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1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations, portraits. |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Studies in Canadian military history,
1499-6251
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Studies in Canadian military history.
1499-6251
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Canadian ideas of the citizen soldier -- A military spirit in Canada, 1896-98 -- An army for empire, 1898-1901 -- "Don't call me Tommy," 1901-04 -- "Who are you going to fight?" 1905-1908 -- Continental commitments, 1909-11 -- Involuntary action, 1911-1914 -- War and citizenship, 1914-17 -- Victory and vindication, 1918-21 -- A citizen's duty in "Canada's Century" -- Appendices. Total Canadian militia expenditures, 1894-1922 ; Canadian militia establishment and numbers trained, 1895-1914 ; Membership in military and civilian rifle associations, 1903-1914 ; Membership in school cadet corps, 1908-14 ; Compulsory vs. voluntary service : costs and results. |
| Summary |
"This is a must-have book in Canadian military and social history, representing both fields at their very best. Wood sets the record straight on one of the most discussed but nonetheless little-known concepts in our history: the militia myth. For the first time, we have a real and compelling understanding of what was once demonized in our history ù the idea of being a citizen first and a soldier if necessary."ù Roch Legault, co-editor of Loyal Service: Perspectives on French-Canadian Military Leaders. |
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"Militia Myths is an engaging and important book. It revises our understanding of military professionalism in the early twentieth century. Wood shows the distinction between amateur and professional soldiers in modern warfare to be more complex than we have come to believe. His work is sure to stimulate further study of the pre-1914 period and the impact of the Great War on Canada's armed forces."--Andrew Iarocci, author of Shoestring Soldiers: The 1st Canadian Division at War, 1914-15. |
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The citizen soldier is a foundational figure in the Canadian social memory of the First World War. This cultural history of the amateur military tradition, however, traces the origins of the citizen soldier ideal to long before Canadians left for the Western Front. Militia Myths explores the ideological transformation that took place between 1896 and 1921, turbulent years in which the untrained citizen volunteer replaced the long-serving militiaman as the archetypical Canadian soldier. --Book Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Sociology, Military -- Canada.
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Sociology, Military. |
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Canada. |
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Canada -- History, Military.
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History, Military. |
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Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Militia -- History.
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Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Militia. |
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Canada -- Armed Forces -- History.
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Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Canada. |
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Armed Forces. |
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Militia. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wood, James A. Militia myths : ideas of the Canadian citizen soldier, 1896-1921. Vancouver : UBC Press, [2010] xii, 350 pages ; 24 cm. Studies in Canadian military history 1499-6251 9780774817660 (DLC) 10831352 (OCoLC)473375581 |
| ISBN |
9780774817677 (e-book) |
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0774817674 (e-book) |
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0774817666 |
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9780774817660 |
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9780774817660 (paperback) |
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9780774817653 (acid-free paper) |
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0774817658 (acid-free paper) |
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1280777796 |
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9781280777790 |
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9786613688187 |
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6613688185 |
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