A Prophet in Politics: A Biography of J.S. WoodsworthUniversity of Toronto Press, 22 Ιουν 2017 - 304 σελίδες In this elegant and rigorously researched work, Kenneth McNaught details the life, work, and principles of J.S Woodsworth and shows the powerful moral and political force that the pacifist, Methodist thinker exerted on Canadian politics. Woodsworth first went to the House of Commons in 1922, and became leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation at its formation in 1933. A socialist to the end, he exhibited his anti-war convictions to Parliament, when, in 1939, he alone spoke out against joining the war in Europe. Woodsworth's ideas and strong social conscience helped to shape the development of the welfare state in Canada, and have left an intellectual legacy in both socialist and liberal circles. A Prophet in Politics marks the progress of socialism in Canada, as well as the economic and political conditions in the first half of the twentieth century. McNaught, who died in 1997, is himself an important figure in Canadian history, having fought as a professor of history for academic freedom and having brought the scholarly discussion of national politics into the public sphere. At the time of its original publication, Globe and Mail reviewers called it 'a definitive biography that in drama and organization ranks with the best books about the makers of Canada.' This edition, presented in the 'Reprints in Canadian History' series, includes a new introduction by Allen Mills. |
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... provincial government next door at Queen's Park.6 Underhill came close to being fired on a number of occasions. Only good fortune, not prudence, saved his job! Underhill always framed his socialism in liberal terms. Yet his liberalism ...
... provincial and municipal educational policy, asserted that the Manitoba schools question was by no means dead. In an article in the Christian Guardian he argued that if the basic problems of assimilation and of city life were to be ...
... Provincial Labour Representation Committee which was organized by S.J. Farmer and others to gain support for the Social Democratic candidate, F. J. Dixon, in the provincial elections of that year. Dixon himself soon became one of ...
... provincial support for a scheme of assimilation. He also drew a rather unhappy picture of what happened when the average immigrant was simply left to his own devices, and suggested that this condition was a threat to Canada's future. To ...
... provincial political morals. Introducing a resolution on the subject in Conference he said, “Mr. Taylor I have known personally for years and hence am loath to credit statements against his moral character. On the other hand I have too ...
Περιεχόμενα
Assessing National Policies | |
Militarism Imperialism and Nationalism | |
A Question of Politics | |
Death of a Doctrine | |
19281935 | |
The Depression | |
APPENDIX | |
19351942 | |
Decision | |
The Plunge | |
The Winnipeg Strike | |
Electoral Verdict | |
19221927 | |
The New Member | |
A Leaders Problems | |
20 | |
Epilogue | |
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Programme | |
INDEX | |
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A Prophet in Politics: A Biography of J.S. Woodsworth Kenneth McNaught Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2001 |
A Prophet in Politics; a Biography of J.S. Woodsworth Kenneth William Kirkpatrick McNaught Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2021 |
A Prophet in Politics: A Biography of J. S. Woodsworth Kenneth McNaught,Allen Mills Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2001 |