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George Grant”s Lament for a Nation and Technology and Empire inspired a generation of Canadians. This critically acclaimed biography of one of Canada’s most controversial philosophical, religious, and political thinkers draws on his many letters, private papers, and published writings to portray a man who has been described as `the most formidable combination of personality and intellect Canada has produced.’.

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Format PDF ● Pages 495 ● ISBN 9781442675285 ● Publisher University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ● Published 1996 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6570316 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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