{"product_id":"9780771041693","title":"The Vanishing Country, Abridged Edition: The Sellout of Canada","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHurtig, Mel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMcClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe forgotten story of how a generation of politicians and businesspeople sold out the country, with a foreword by Carol Off.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2003, long before Trump started invoking fears of a future as the 51st state, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Country \u003c\/i\u003ewas sounding the alarm about Canada’s vulnerability to US takeover and impending Americanization. Mel Hurtig’s seminal book is a record of the “sellout” of Canada that had been building for decades, and a stark warning that, unless we rally to stop it, we could lose the country so many are proud to call home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA meticulously researched rallying cry in defence of what makes us different, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Country\u003c\/i\u003e also pulls back the curtain on the decades of furtive decision-making that allowed the US to encroach so significantly. It captures the history of nation-building that can be so easily forgotten, and stands as an urgent primer for the economics and politics of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbridged for a new generation and a new fight, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Country\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for anyone who values Canadian sovereignty, and wants to preserve it for coming generations.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294038700287,"sku":"9780771041693","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780771041693_s600x595.png?v=1779818830","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780771041693","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}