Norman Hillmer

O.D. Skelton

A Portrait of Canadian Ambition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

O.D. Skelton is the definitive biography of the most influential public servant in Canada’s history, written by one the most prolific Canadian historians of international affairs and the editor of Skelton’s voluminous papers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781487521226
• ISBN-10: 1487521227
• Artikelnr.: 45061292

Autorenporträt

Norman Hillmer is a professor of History and International Affairs at Carleton University, an award-winning teacher, and the author or editor of twenty-nine books.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Going Away and Coming Home. 1878–1908
2. Citizen Entrepreneur, 1908–14
3. War and Sir Wilfrid, 1914–19
4. Courting Mr King, 1919–22
5. Amen, Downing Street, 1923
6. The Decision, 1924–5
7. You Ought to be Prime Minister, 1925–6
8. Inching towards Independence, 1927–9
9. Life with RB, 1930–3
10. The Moderate Leaguer, 1933–5
11. Fortune in Our Neighbours, 1935–6
12. Pretty Well Used Up, 1937–8
13. Together and Apart, 1938–9
14. Half-Day’s Work Nearly Done, 1939–41
Conclusion