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The order of Canada : its origins, history, and development / Christopher McCreery.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2005.Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442627963
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • CR6257 .O734 2005
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Contents:
Controversy and discontent, 1917-1935: the decline and brief revival of British honours in Canada -- The honours quagmire, 1935-1948: the ubiquitous Canada medal -- More false starts: Massey presses forward -- First successful steps: founding the Order of Canada -- Selection and reaction: the first honours list -- Transition to a complete honours system -- Enlargement and acceptance -- The logistics of a national order -- Unity and diversity: the composition of the Order of Canada -- Honorary membership: the extended project -- Centrepiece of a modern honours system: recognition from sea to sea.
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Subject: Extensively illustrated with never-before-published photographs, The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History, and Developments pays tribute to the individuals who felt the need for a system of recognition for Canadians.
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"Desiderantes meliorem patriam."

Includes bibliographies and index.

False starts and honours in Canada, 1867-1917: the creation of a Canadian policy -- Controversy and discontent, 1917-1935: the decline and brief revival of British honours in Canada -- The honours quagmire, 1935-1948: the ubiquitous Canada medal -- More false starts: Massey presses forward -- First successful steps: founding the Order of Canada -- Selection and reaction: the first honours list -- Transition to a complete honours system -- Enlargement and acceptance -- The logistics of a national order -- Unity and diversity: the composition of the Order of Canada -- Honorary membership: the extended project -- Centrepiece of a modern honours system: recognition from sea to sea.

Extensively illustrated with never-before-published photographs, The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History, and Developments pays tribute to the individuals who felt the need for a system of recognition for Canadians.

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