- October 2, 2014
Please join the University of Manitoba Press in celebrating the launch of Jody Perrun’s The Patriotic Consensus.
When: Thursday, October 2, 7:00 pm
Where: McNally Robinson Booksellers (1120 Grant Avenue)
Cost: FREE
Light refreshments will be served.
About the Book
When the Second World War broke out, Winnipeg was Canada’s fourth largest city: culturally diverse, with strong class divisions, and a vibrant tradition of political protest.
Citizens demonstrated their support for the war effort through their wide commitment to initiatives such as Victory Loan campaigns or calls for voluntary community service. But, given the city’s ethnic and ideological divide, was the Second World War a unifying event for Winnipeg residents?
In The Patriotic Consensus, Jody Perrun explores the wartime experience of ordinary Winnipeggers through their responses to recruiting, the treatment of minorities, and the adjustments made necessary by family separation.
With nearly one in ten Canadians in uniform, the war touched everyone’s lives in some way. In Winnipeg, Perrun argues, unity was enhanced by shared hardships and the effectiveness of both official and unofficial information management.
About the Author
Jody Perrun teaches history at the University of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba, and the Royal Military College of Canada, specializing in the Second World War, post-Confederation Canada, and the Holocaust.
