Social Science Native American Studies
The Comeback
How Aboriginals Are Reclaiming Power And Influence
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2015
- Category
- Native American Studies, Native American, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780143192725
- Publish Date
- Aug 2015
- List Price
- $21.00
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Now in paperback, Canada's leading public intellectual's powerful entry into the national discourse on Aboriginal rights and the renaissance of Canada
Historic moments are always uncomfortable, Saul writes in this impassioned argument, calling on all of us to embrace and support the comeback of Aboriginal peoples. This, he says, is the great issue of our time--the most important missing piece in the building of Canada. The events that began late in 2012 with the Idle No More movement were not just a rough patch in Aboriginal relations with the rest of Canada. What is happening today between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals is not about guilt or sympathy or failure or romanticization of the past. It is about citizens' rights. It is about rebuilding relationships that were central to the creation of Canada. These relationships are just as important to its continued existence. The centrality of Aboriginal issues and peoples has the potential to open up a more creative way of imagining ourselves and a more honest narrative for Canada.
Wide in scope but piercing in detail, The Comeback presents a powerful portrait of modern Aboriginal life in Canada illustrated by a remarkable selection of letters, speeches, and writings by Aboriginal leaders and thinkers, showcasing the extraordinarily rich, moving, and stable indigenous point of view across the centuries.
About the author
John Ralston Saul is one of Canada’s leading social and political commentators. He is the author of numerous books on philosophy and contemporary politics, including Voltaire’s Bastards, Reflections Of A Siamese Twin, and most recently The Collapse of Globalism. Saul was the Massey lecturer in 1995, and won the 1996 Governor General’s Award for nonfiction for The Unconscious Civilization, based on those lectures. He is the former president of PEN Canada and the creator of the acclaimed LaFontaine Baldwin Lecture series. A regular speaker and panelist across Canada and internationally, John Ralston Saul currently lives in Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
“(Saul) has written a powerful treatise that provides a fresh way to look at Canadian history.” - The Globe and Mail
“The Comeback surges across the past two thousand years of history with scholastic ease, reframing some of the current Aboriginal debates through an inspired lens. . . . Saul lives up to his reputation for breadth and originality of thought, arguing that what are typically presented as 'Aboriginal issues,' are actually political battles that matter to us all.” - National Post
"Every Canadian should read The Comeback." - The Walrus
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