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What kind of Canada does the under-35 generation see themselves heir to? Do they consider themselves members of a Canadian nation at all?
The only way to find out, Myrna Kostash decided, was to travel across Canada and talk to young people in all walks of life. Her aim was to draw a map of the next Canada and see how its ideals compared to those of her own generation, which came of age and learned its politics in the sixties and seventies. In chapters on economics and the workplace, media and the arts, gender politics and sexuality, and racial and cultural identity, Kostash meets a diverse and outspoken set of young Canadians. Filled with wit, intelligence, and candour, this profound and insightful book will force a reassessment of the way we look at the 25- to 35-year-old generation.
The only way to find out, Myrna Kostash decided, was to travel across Canada and talk to young people in all walks of life. Her aim was to draw a map of the next Canada and see how its ideals compared to those of her own generation, which came of age and learned its politics in the sixties and seventies. In chapters on economics and the workplace, media and the arts, gender politics and sexuality, and racial and cultural identity, Kostash meets a diverse and outspoken set of young Canadians. Filled with wit, intelligence, and candour, this profound and insightful book will force a reassessment of the way we look at the 25- to 35-year-old generation.
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About the Author:
Myrna Kostash is the author of the classic All of Baba’s Children, the award-winning No Kidding: Inside the World of Teenage Girls, and Bloodlines: A Journey into Eastern Europe. Her most recent book is The Doomed Bridegroom: A Memoir, which was one of the Globe and Mail’s notable books of 1999. Her essays and magazine articles have appeared in numerous anthologies.
Kostash has been the Chair of the Writers’ Union of Canada and serves on the executive committee of the Canadian Conference of the Arts. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Kostash has been the Chair of the Writers’ Union of Canada and serves on the executive committee of the Canadian Conference of the Arts. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta.
“Interspersed with more serious issues – the overexposure of Canadians to American media, for example, or the ravages of homelessness – are lighter subjects, and this mix is what makes the book entertaining as well as thought-provoking.”
–Montreal Gazette
“Richly documented...An important work.”
–Globe and Mail
“What Kostash has done is illuminate the psychic and philosophical turf of our generation is working and restore faith that, yes, our generation cares about what it means to be Canadian, cares to work for social and political change.”
–Georgia Straight
“Great insight from an eclectic group of young people, whose interests and passions will undoubtedly shape this Canada into the next.”
–Southam News
–Montreal Gazette
“Richly documented...An important work.”
–Globe and Mail
“What Kostash has done is illuminate the psychic and philosophical turf of our generation is working and restore faith that, yes, our generation cares about what it means to be Canadian, cares to work for social and political change.”
–Georgia Straight
“Great insight from an eclectic group of young people, whose interests and passions will undoubtedly shape this Canada into the next.”
–Southam News
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- PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0771045611
- ISBN 13 9780771045615
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages360
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