Canada

This book exemplifies the self-congratulatory cringe-liberalism for which its subject is famous.......more

I like how certain reviewers aren't happy with the emphasis on Canada's genocidal history. That's it. That's my review.......more

Ever since the my first encounter with Canada via How I Met Your Mother's Robin Scherbatsky, Canada has been 'that country' about which I've am curious about but not, patient enough to read upon. Bu Karma has placed me in a strange trajectory, for the better or worse, towards the Great White North. H......more

The approach this book takes to the topic of "Canada" is more or less synthetic history, or perhaps you could call it a "topical" approach. In the end, it's more of a political introduction to Canada than an historical survey. As such, it does a reasonably good job of introducing key themes in Canad......more

What is this book supposed to be? It calls itself an introduction to Canada, but at times it leaned into being a left-wing screed. Not that I have a problem with left wing screeds. There is a time and place for them, but not in a “Very Short Introduction.” The Very Short Introductions should present......more