{"product_id":"the-order-of-canada-genesis-of-an-honours-system-second-edition-hardback-9781487500948","title":"The Order of Canada; Genesis of an Honours System, Second Edition (Hardback) 9781487500948","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Order of Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGenesis of an Honours System, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher McCreery (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487500948\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages\u003cbr\u003e26 x 19.1 x 3.3 cm, 1.15 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1966, a project to create a national honour for Canadians was begun. The order recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievements, dedication, and service to the country. It is a product of national identity, politics, and history, and includes such individuals as Atom Egoyan, Joseph Boyden, and Louise Arbour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e continues the celebration of the order. Christopher McCreery sheds new light on the development of Canadian honours in the early 1930s, the imposed prohibition on honours from 1946 to 1967, and new details on those who have been removed or resigned from the Order. Extensively illustrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the individuals who felt the need for a system of recognition for Canadians. Indeed, the order\u0026amp;#x2019;s history is as fascinating as the more than four thousand Canadians who have received it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrontispiece\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMessage from the Queen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by the Governor General \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One False Starts \u0026amp; Honours in Canada, 1867-1917: The creation of a Canadian policy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two Controversy and Discontent, 1917-30: The decline of British honours in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three The Brief Revival of British honours and the Creation of the First Canadian Honour, 1930-35; Bennett\u0026amp;#x2019;s Canadianized system\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four The Honours Quagmire, 1935-48: An incomplete system\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five More False Starts and Modest Progress: Massey presses forward \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six Founding the Order of Canada: the impending centennial of Confederation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven Selection and Reaction: The first honours list\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight Transition to a More Complete Honours System\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine Enlargement and Acceptance; Into the 1980s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten Unity and Diversity: The composition of the Order of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven Honorary and Extraordinary Membership: The extended projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve Refused, Resigned and Revoked\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirteen The Logistics of a National Order: Crowns, ribbons and snowflakes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fourteen Fifty Years of Recognition: Centrepiece of a modern honours system\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix One Members of the Interdepartmental Committee and Awards Coordination Committee, 1942\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Two Royal Warrant Establishing the Canada Medal, 1943\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Three Royal Warrant Establishing the Canadian Award of Honour and Canadian Decoration of Honour, 1943\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Four Amendments to the Constitution of the Order of Canada and Enlargements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Four Letters Patent Establishing the Order of Canada, 1967\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Five Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1967\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Six Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1972\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Seven Constitution of the Order of Canada, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Eight Policy and Procedure for Terminiation of Appointments to the Order of Canada \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Nine Sovereign and Chancellors of the Order of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Ten Officials of the Order of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Eleven Members of the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Twelve Nomination form from Vincent Massey \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Thirteen Distribution of the First Order of Canada Appointments, July 1967\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Fourteen Appointments to the Order of Canada, July 1967\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Fifteen Order of Canada Insignia Manufacture, 1967-2017\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Sixteen Honours postnominals \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595448807704,"sku":"9781487500948","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-order-of-canada-genesis-of-an-honours-system-second-edition-hardback-9781487500948","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}