Robert A Wardhaugh

Behind the Scenes

The Life and Work of William Clifford Clark

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Produktbeschreibung

Robert A. Wardhaugh chronicles Clark's contributions to Canada's modern state in Behind the Scenes, which reconstructs the public life and ideas of one of Canada's most important bureaucrats.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 880g
• ISBN-13: 9781442641266
• ISBN-10: 1442641266
• Artikelnr.: 28884965

Autorenporträt

Robert A. Wardhaugh is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Western Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface 3
Chapter 1An Academic Mind, 1889-19229
Chapter 2American Financier, 1922-193246
Chapter 3Civil Servant, 1932-193586
Chapter 4A New Boss, 1935-1939128
Chapter 5Preparing For War, 1939-1940190
Chapter 6Dark Days, 1940-1941231
Chapter 7Mobilizing the Nation, 1941-1942269
Chapter 8 Building a Brave New World, 1942-1943311
Chapter 9Getting the Job Done, 1944-1945350
Chapter 10The Postwar World and New Beginnings, 1946394
Chapter 11The Trials of Prosperity, 1947-1949433
Chapter 12The End of an Era, 1950-1952470
Chapter 13Conclusion496
Bibilography 512
Endnotes 535

Rezensionen

'Wardhaugh's biography is comprehensive, exhaustively reviewing the archival sources, well written and a pleasure to read... For anyone interested in the history and politics of mid-twentieth-century Canada, this is an essential read.' -- Colin Campbell; British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011