George Grant: A Biography

By William Christian

Book Overview

George Grant's Lament for a Nation and Technology and Empire inspired a generation of Canadians. This critically acclaimed biography of one of Canada's most controversial philosophical, religious, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802059228
• ISBN13: 9780802059222
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Expert Journalism on Thought

This is a very easy book to read; I hold this out as a virtue since George Grant was a very complicated man. Christian does well to stick to the facts of Grant's life and then when necessary add insight to the scaffolding. There is a human quality present throughout. The all-too-human is not totally absent; although, it is obvious the author greatly admires Grant, and it is apparent Grant was his ad-hoc tutor, friend and...