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Dr. Timothy C. Winegard is a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and award-winning author of six books including <i>The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity</i> and <i>The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator</i>. He holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, served as an officer in the Canadian and British Armies, and has appeared on numerous documentaries, television programs, and podcasts. Winegard is an associate professor of history at Colorado Mesa University.
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Oka: A Convergence of Cultures and the Canadian Forces
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Canadian Defence Academy Press, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2008
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ISBN 13: 9781100101088
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Printing. 309 pages. Square and solid with minor wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. "The 1990 Oka crisis is considered a defining moment in Native-Canadian relations. Contrary to popular belief, it was not an isolated event but rather the 300 year long convergence of two disrinct cultures that culminated in a violent clash in the microcosm of Oka and included the domestic deployment of canadian forces, 4500 strong." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 5105
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; three small marks on bottom edge; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; Drawing on a strikingly wide range of historical and primary sources, including interviews and government documents secured through the Access to Information Act, this book dispels the common mythology and disinformation surrounding the causes and events of the Oka Crisis. Winegard highlights the relevance of Oka, as an integral part of Canadian history, towards the formation of governmental policy and the active participation of Indigenous Canadians in their ongoing effort to shape and alter their social a political realities within Canada and their resistance to cultural assimilation. This innovative study also engages in a detailed probe of the most controversial and volatile Canadian Forces internal security operation of the 20th century. Seller Inventory # 006986
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. As New; Drawing on a strikingly wide range of historical and primary sources, including interviews and government documents secured through the Access to Information Act, this book dispels the common mythology and disinformation surrounding the causes and events of the Oka Crisis. Winegard highlights the relevance of Oka, as an integral part of Canadian history, towards the formation of governmental policy and the active participation of Indigenous Canadians in their ongoing effort to shape and alter their social a political realities within Canada and their resistance to cultural assimilation. This innovative study also engages in a detailed probe of the most controversial and volatile Canadian Forces internal security operation of the 20th century. Seller Inventory # 009660
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