{"product_id":"fur-nation-from-the-beaver-to-brigitte-bardot-paperback","title":"Fur Nation: From the Beaver to Brigitte Bardot - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChantal Nadeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFur Nation\u003c\/em\u003e traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism. Chantal Nadeau shows how Canada, a white settler colony, bases its existence and its nationhood on a complex sexual economy based on women wrapped in fur.\u003cbr\u003eNadeau traces the centrality of fur through a series of intriguing case studies, including: \u003cbr\u003e* Hollywood's take on the 330 year history of the Hudson Bay Company, founded to exploit Canada's rich fur resources\u003cbr\u003e* the life of a postwar fur fashion photographer\u003cbr\u003e* a 1950s musical called \u003cem\u003e Fur Lady\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* the battle between Brigitte Bardot's anti-fur activists and the fur industry.\u003cbr\u003eNadeau highlights the connection between 'fur ladies' - women wearing, exploiting or promoting furs - and the beaver, symbol of Canada and nature's master builder. She shows how, in postcolonial Canada, the nation is sexualised around female reproduction and fur, which is both a crucial factor in economic development, and a powerful symbol through which the nation itself is conceived and commodified. \u003cem\u003eFur Nation\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that, for Canada, fur really is the fabric of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChantal Nadeau is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Concordia University, Montréal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.22 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45340213084262,"sku":"9780415158749","price":101.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bk5IbCtZMW5xS29hVDJkSkxsRnRMdz09.webp?v=1774770573","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/fur-nation-from-the-beaver-to-brigitte-bardot-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}