The Sense of Power : : Studies in the Ideas of Canadian Imperialism, 1867-1914, Second Edition / / Carl Berger.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Berger, Carl,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND USE OF TITLES --; Introduction to the Second Edition --; Introduction --; 1. Men --; 2. Canada First --; 3. The Loyalist Tradition --; 4. Progress and Liberty --; 5. The Canadian Character --; 6. Critique of the Republic --; 7. Social Criticism and Reform --; 8. Democracy and Leadership --; 9. Mission --; 10. Militarism --; 11. Conclusion --; NOTE ON SOURCES --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442668973; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442668973
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carl Berger.

Prior to the publication of The Sense of Power most studies of the Canadian movement for imperial unity focused on commercial policy and military and naval cooperation. This influential book demonstrated that the movement - which held that Canada could only become a great nation within the British Empire - was significantly influenced by its leading advocates' belief in nationalism. Carl Berger explores the emotional appeal and intellectual context of this belief, arguing that these advocates' support of imperial unity can be grasped only in terms of their commitment to certain conservative values and in relation to their conception of Canada.The Sense of Power was commended by the Toronto Star when it was first published as "entertaining as well as brilliant," and in 2011 Ramsay Cook noted that "few first books, or for that matter few books, have made as marked an impact on the interpretation of a major theme in Canadian history." This second edition brings to life the work's incisive analysis and its important contribution to Canadian intellectual history.