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Continental divide : the values and institutions of the United States and Canada / Seymour Martin Lipset.
- Title
- Continental divide : the values and institutions of the United States and Canada / Seymour Martin Lipset.
- Author
- Lipset, Seymour Martin
- Publication
- New York : Routledge, 1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E169.1 .L545 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 337 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Presents a systematic comparison of the United States and Canada--two centuries which still reflect their dissimilar ideological origins in politics, religion, social behavior, and economy. Includes sections on the American ideology ; the Canadian identity ; literature and myths ; Canadian perspectives ; the impact of religion ; law and deviance ; economic behavior and culture ; government, welfare, and philanthropy ; social stratification, trade unions, and politics.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-317) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Revolution and counterrevolution : the introduction -- The American ideology -- The Canadian identity -- Literature and myths : Canadian perspectives -- The impact of religion -- Law and deviance -- Economic behavior and culture -- Government, welfare, and philanthropy -- Social stratification, trade unions, and politics -- Mosaic and melting pot -- Center and periphery -- Still Whig, still Tory.
- ISBN
- 0415903092
- LCCN
- ^^^90152978^
- OCLC
- 21950538
- SCSB-12268879
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library