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IN THIS BRILLIANT
and thoroughly engaging new work Ian McKay sets out
to revamp the history of Canadian socialism.
Drawing on models of left politics in Marx and
Gramsci, he outlines a fresh agenda for exploration
of the Canadian left.
In rejecting the usual
paths of sectarian or sentimental histories, McKay
draws on contemporary cultural theory to argue for
an inventive strategy of "reconnaissance." This
important, groundbreaking work combines the highest
standards of scholarship, and a broad knowledge of
current debates in the field. Rebels, Reds,
Radicals is the introduction to McKay's
definitive three-volume work on the history of
Canadian socialism (volume one forthcoming spring,
2008).
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Big
issues, small packages, cutting-edge
thinkers.
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IAN McKAY is a
Professor of History at Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario.
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