{"product_id":"9781459400504","title":"Our Lives: Canada after 1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a short, comprehensive history of post-war Canada. All the major events and developments in Canadian history are discussed: the evolution of the welfare state; the growth of economic domination by the United States; the halcyon days as a Middle Power; the Quiet Revolution; the First Nations' quest for autonomy; the flowering of English-Canadian nationalism; Quebec nationalism; the women's movement; neo-conservatism; and globalization. Finkel covers political, economic, social, and cultural history in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis second edition includes a substantial new chapter that discusses the people, events, and developments that have dominated the period from 1995 to 2012. This chapter looks at the growing social inequality within Canadian society; the effects of globalization on Canada's industries, economy, and workers; and the increasing environmental challenges that we face.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eExtensively illustrated, \u003ci\u003eOur Lives: Canada after 1945\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely accessible and comprehensive overview of a period only beginning to attract the attention of historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Finkel, Alvin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ History","offer_id":47665914806496,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_51dbad41-e84d-47b3-9785-fe9cfb49557d.jpg?v=1755358312","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781459400504","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}