A Fair Country
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A Fair Country is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher and writer John Ralston Saul that argues Canada’s identity and political culture are fundamentally shaped by Indigenous, rather than European, traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John Ralston Saul’s body of work on Canadian democracy ⓘ |
| author | John Ralston Saul ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| critiques | Eurocentric interpretations of Canadian history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical roots of Canadian political culture
ⓘ
relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canadian state ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasArgumentStyle | historical and philosophical analysis ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
general readership
ⓘ
readers interested in Canadian studies ⓘ readers interested in Indigenous–settler relations ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | argues for a métis or mixed Indigenous-European foundation of Canada ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism and its legacy
ⓘ
national identity ⓘ public philosophy ⓘ reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Canadian identity
ⓘ
Canadian political culture ⓘ Indigenous influence on Canada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging conventional narratives of Canada as primarily European in origin
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emphasizing Indigenous concepts in Canadian governance and culture ⓘ |
| proposes | reframing Canada as a civilization shaped by Indigenous values ⓘ |
| publisher | Viking Canada ⓘ |
| setting | Canada ⓘ |
| thesis | Canada’s identity is fundamentally shaped by Indigenous rather than European traditions ⓘ |
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