HIST 124 Lecture Notes - Scientific Management, World War I, Winnipeg General Strike
21 Apr 2013
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6 ways of looking at history liberal capitalist order. Stop thinking of canada as a pre-existing entity. Canada is the proper name that we give to the historical project of extending liberal capitalism over a number of centuries. History of canada begins where liberal capitalism begins. The dominant class has been dominating this project . It didn"t just happen, it happened due to specific events, people, etc. This has been accomplished by the dominant class creating a national interest even though it is in reality, their own personal interests: ^ an example of hegemony. Hegemony always must be renewed and re- secured because it is constantly shifting. Sometimes hegemony breaks down so thoroughly that the state needs to use coercion to keep things together. How did liberal capitalism spread westward post: where there is power, there is resistance foucault. State regulation: ex: laws/criminal code of canada(introduced in. Resistance = formal political parties formed to resist these laws (cpc, ccf)
