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Review of: First among Unequals: The Premier, Politics, and Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador by Alex Marland and Matthew Kerby, eds.
American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol.45(2), pp.252-254
04/03/2015
Web of Science ID: WOS:000362455400013
Abstract
Newfoundland was the last province admitted to Canadian Confederation, in 1949; the province, particularly the island portion, has a distinctive sense of its own nationalism that sets it apart from the rest of Canada, owing to its own separate history as a colony and later as a dominion. Newfoundland is often not well understood by outsiders, particularly some in more urban centers. I took a trip to Newfoundland in 2005—to me, it was a beautiful, colorful place bathed in history, but also an environment that could be tough on the soul. Here was a place removed from the rest of the world, where people relied heavily on themselves, each other, and their provincial government. Politicians who are successful in this setting are keen to protect the interests of the province; larger-than-life personalities play well in the collective mindset. Politics in Newfoundland are often as much about theater as they are about the benefits of public discourse and high-minded considerations of what might constitute the public interest.
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- Title
- Review of: First among Unequals: The Premier, Politics, and Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador by Alex Marland and Matthew Kerby, eds.
- Publication Details
- American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol.45(2), pp.252-254
- Resource Type
- Review
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Copyright
- © 2015, Christopher L. Atkinson
- Identifiers
- WOS:000362455400013; 99380175897106600
- Academic Unit
- Business Administration; Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
- Language
- English