Description150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism.
Featuring the scope and vivid characterizations of an epic novel, Canada\'s Odyssey is a magisterial work by an astute observer of Canadian politics and history, a perfect book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Confederation..
It is the very incompleteness of these Conquests that have made Canada what it is today, not just a multicultural society but a multinational one.
By focusing on what he calls the "three pillars" of English Canada, French Canada, and Aboriginal Canada, Russell advances an important view of our Country as one founded on and informed by "Incomplete conquests".
Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day.
In Canada\'s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H.
But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation.
Description150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism
