加拿大的民族认同与反美主义

Canadian National Identity and Anti-Americanism

加拿大人的民族认同与其反美主义传统紧密地联系在一起,与美国的对立成为他们认同自身的主要方式。由此很多学者提出,缺乏民族身份是加拿大人反美的主要原因,反美使他们获得了民族认同。但笔者并不这么认为。因为,第一,加拿大反美主义有其深刻的历史原因;第二,同其他民族对比是确立民族身份的主要方式;第三,加拿大人对本民族有共同的理解和认同。

Canadian national identity is closely related to anti-Americanism and for Canadians,opposition to America has become the main way to identify themselves.So some scholars argue that Canada lacks a real national identity and this is the main reason of its anti-American tradition.However,the author couldn＇t agree because of three reasons： Canadian anti-Americanism enjoys various historical reasons;contrast with another nation is inevitable when a nation identifies itself;Canadians have common understanding of their own nation.