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Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture

Paperback • 1994 • English

Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture

By Ian Stewart

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About the book

Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture is a book about outdated political stereotypes. The Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia are often regarded as pre-modern hinterland in which corrupt practices and traditional loyalties continue to predominate. While this depiction of Maritime political life may, at one time, have been largely accurate, this is no longer the case. Employing a variety of indicators, this book argues that a new se...Show more

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ISBN

9780774804981

Publisher

Vancouver, BC, CAN : UBC Press

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

Roasting Chestnuts: The Mythology of Maritime Political Culture

Format

Paperback

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