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Engler, Yves, 1979-
Canada -- History, Military.
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Stand
on
guard
for
whom
? : a
people
's
history
of the
Canadian
military
/ Yves Engler.
by
Engler, Yves, 1979-
Black Rose Books, 2021.
Call #:
355.033071 E58s
Subjects
Canada --
History
,
Military
.
ISBN:
9781551647555 (hc.)
Alternate title:
People
's
history
of the
Canadian
military
Description:
389 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"'
Stand
on
Guard
For
Whom?
' is the first book to present a
history
of the
Canadian
military
from the perspective of its victims. In his eleventh book, Yves Engler, the prolific author and critic of
Canadian
politics, exposes the reality of
Canadian
wars, repression, and
military
culture despite the mythologies of Canada as an agent for international peacekeeping and humanitarianism. Originating as a British force that brutally dispossessed First Nations, the
Canadian
Forces regularly quelled labor unrest in the decades after Confederation. It would go on to participate in
military
occupations or invasions in Sudan, South Africa, Europe, Korea, Iraq, Serbia, Afghanistan, and Libya, as well as
Canadian
gunboat diplomacy and UN deployments that have ousted elected governments. As the federal government department with by far the greatest budget, staff, PR machine, and intelligence-gathering capacities, this book shows how the
Canadian
military
is a key developer of
military
technology, including chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. It also has an immense ecological footprint and a toxic patriarchal, racist, and anti-democratic culture. However, as this book shows,
Canadian
militarism has always been contested, as early as opposition to conscription during World War I and as especially during peace activism against the US war in Indochina. More recently, city councils have declared themselves nuclear weapons free zones and prevented hosting of weapons bazaars and, in 2003, antiwar activists stopped Prime Minister Jean Chrétien from leading Canada into the US-led invasion of Iraq. This book reveals the hidden militarism in
Canadian
life and reminds us that the first step to contest it is to recognize its pervasiveness and power."--Goodreads.
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Captain William Spry Public Library
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355.033071 E58s
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