<strong>Fur Nation</strong> traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality nationalidentity and colonialism. Chantal Nadeau shows how Canada a white sett... » 

Fur Nation traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality nationalidentity and colonialism. Chantal Nadeau shows how Canada a white settlercolony bases its existence and its nationhood on a complex sexual economybased on women wrapped in fur.Nadeau traces the centrality of fur through a series of intriguing casestudies including Hollywoods take on the 330 year history of the Hudson Bay Company foundedto exploit Canadas rich fur resources the life of a postwar fur fashion photographer a 1950s musical called My Fur Lady the battle between Brigitte Bardots antifur activists and the fur industry.Nadeau highlights the connection between fur ladies women wearingexploiting or promoting furs and the beaver symbol of Canada and naturesmaster builder. She shows how in postcolonial Canada the nation is sexualizedaround female reproduction and fur which is both a crucial factor in economicdevelopment and a powerful symbol through which the nation itself is conceivedand commodified. Fur Nation demonstrates that for Canada fur really is thefabric of a nation. «