Silent Partners

The Origins and Influence of Canada's Military-Industrial Complex
Herausgeber: Souchen, Alex; Wiseman, Matthew S.

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Produktbeschreibung

Silent Partners delves into the shadowy world of security and national defence to shine a light on the influence they hold in Canadian society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 151mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780774868969
• ISBN-10: 0774868961
• Artikelnr.: 69829592

Autorenporträt

Edited by Alex Souchen and Matthew S. Wiseman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Canadian Military-Industrial Complex? / Alex Souchen and
Matthew S. Wiseman
Part 1: Origins and Environments
1 Victory at All Costs: Canada's Munitions Industry and the Environment
during the Second World War / Alex Souchen
2 Military Dispossession: Alberta's Suffield Experimental Station, 1939-47
/ Brandon Davis
Part 2: Ethics and Experts
3 The Human Sciences at Downsview: Military Research in Cold War Toronto /
Matthew S. Wiseman and Matthew Farish
4 In Pursuit of Security: Canada's Defence Research Board and Sensory
Deprivation Research, 1950s-1970s / Meghan Fitzpatrick
Part 3: Politics and Procurement
5 The Honest (Arms) Broker: Promoting the Military-Industrial Complex
during the Golden Age of Canadian Foreign Policy / Asa McKercher
6 "This Seems Pie in the Sky and Most Unlikely": The Origins of General
Dynamics Land Systems-Canada / Frank Maas
7 The Royal Canadian Air Force and the Military-Industrial Complex: A
Figment of the Imagination / Randall Wakelam
Conclusion: "Insurance for Peace" / Matthew S. Wiseman
Index