Pearson: the unlikely gladiator

"In this volume Robert Bothwell introduces Pearson the man and Denis Stairs presents his political ideas. Governor General award-winning author and journalist Christina McCall and J. L. Granatstein compare Pearson and his nemesis, John Diefenbaker. Stephen Azzi and Greg Donaghy write respective...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal [u.a.] McGill-Queen's Univ. Press 1999
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Summary:"In this volume Robert Bothwell introduces Pearson the man and Denis Stairs presents his political ideas. Governor General award-winning author and journalist Christina McCall and J. L. Granatstein compare Pearson and his nemesis, John Diefenbaker. Stephen Azzi and Greg Donaghy write respectively about Pearson's relations with Walter Gordon and Paul Martin, Sr. Tom Kent and Penny Bryden discuss the Pearson welfare state, while Claude Ryan and Michael Behiels debate national unity. Patrick Brennan looks at the media. Monique Begin, Andrew Cohen, Blair Neatby, and former public servants Ross Campbell, Al Johnson, Geoffrey Pearson, and Gordon Robertson reassess Pearson's legacy."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:X, 213 S.
ISBN:0773517685

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