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Selected Works of Paul W Nesbitt-Larking
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Contemporary Orangeism in Canada: Identity, nationalism, and Religion
(2017)
  • Paul W Nesbitt-Larking
  • James W. McAuley
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Abstract
This book uses original research and interviews to consider the views of contemporary members of the Orange Order in Canada, including their sense of political and societal purpose, awareness of the decline of influence, views on their present circumstances, and hopes for the future of Orangeism in Canada. In so doing, it details the organisational structure of Canadian society: the role of religion in public life, the changing context of multicultural Canada, and the politics of resistance of a political and social organisation in decline. This book offers a social scientific complement to existing historical work on the role of the Orange Order in Canadian society, and builds upon it through an analysis of contemporary Orangeism. It considers the Orange Order as a worldwide body and makes some comparisons and contrasts with its organisational status and membership in Ireland and elsewhere. As such, the book makes a distinctive contribution to our knowledge of a fraternal organisation and the role of religious belief and politics in contemporary society. 
Keywords
  • Orange Order,
  • Canada,
  • Multiculturalism,
  • Religion,
  • The State
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Publication Date
Fall September 10, 2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN
978-3-319-61842-5
Publisher Statement
  • Offers an original look at the contemporary Orange Order in Canada in its impoverished position from what was once a mass movement, bringing the historical literature into the present
  • Draws on interviews gained from access to Orange Order members, content analysis of the Orange Order's newspaper, and historical materials for a diversified methodological approach
  • Examines how the decline of Orangeism in Canada has been intertwined with the rise of secularism, the rise of multiculturalism, the decline of the British Empire, and the rise of Canadian identity
Citation Information
Paul W Nesbitt-Larking and James W. McAuley. Contemporary Orangeism in Canada: Identity, nationalism, and Religion. New York(2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul_nesbitt-larking/64/