MacMechan, AM (English spelling) MacMechanAM

Japanese: MacMechan,A.M.(英語表記)MacMechanAM
MacMechan, AM (English spelling) MacMechanAM

… After World War I, Britain's diplomatic and economic influence declined and was replaced by the United States, and the same happened in the cultural sphere. As early as 1920, Archibald McKellar MacMechan warned about the penetration of American popular culture into Canada, from chewing gum to celebrating Mother's Day, but the problem was that Canadians actually welcomed this trend and tried to catch up with American culture, including in terms of their standard of living. It was after World War II that Canada began to demonstrate cultural nationalism. …

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… 第1次大戦後,外交上・経済上のイギリスの影響力が減少し,アメリカ合衆国に取って代わられたのと軌を一にして,文化面でも同様の事態が進行した。早くも1920年,マクメカンArchibald McKellar MacMechanはチューインガムから母の日を記念することにいたる,アメリカ大衆文化のカナダ浸透に警告を発したが,問題はカナダ人がむしろこの傾向を歓迎し,生活水準をはじめとしてアメリカ文化に追いつこうとした点にあった。 カナダが文化ナショナリズムを発揮し始めたのは第2次大戦後のことであった。…

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