Stanley R. Barrett is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.

"The Lamb and the Tiger presents an interesting and well-presented critique of the Harper Government while appealing for Canada’s return to a major role in international peace efforts. The anthropological assessments and framework effectively contribute to the author’s arguments and offer important concepts and ideas that are useful to anyone advocating for Canada to play a more active role in the international community’s efforts towards world peace. The book is readable for those without an anthropological background, making it a worthy selection for anyone interested in Canadian foreign policy and international peace studies."

Lowell Ewert, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Waterloo:

"Stanley R. Barrett’s explanation of how the Canadian military helped to shape the notion of the warrior nation is compelling. I doubt most Canadians are aware of the deliberate way in which military officials worked to advance their ‘tiger’ interests at the expense of the ‘lamb.’"

Robert A. Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Professor of International Relations, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University:

"Barrett has built up an enviable reputation as the foremost Canadian political anthropologist. The Lamb and the Tiger seeks to understand how Canada’s reputation as a major international peace-keeping power transitioned to one flexing its military muscle on the international scene; moving, one might say, from a pax-fare state to one of war-fare. Stanley R. Barrett does this from a solidly anthropological perspective, examining and successfully critiquing current theories concerning the genetic and cultural basis for war. A prime example of public anthropology, The Lamb and the Tiger is devoid of jargon, and is written in a delightful, and at times humorous style, that readily holds the reader’s attention."