The North Atlantic Triangle in a Changing World
The North Atlantic Triangle in a Changing World

Author: B. J. C. McKercher

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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A collection of studies examining the intertwined fates of Britain, the US, and Canada from 1902 to 1956, looking at economic rivalry; wartime collaboration; the survival of the political and economic ideology on which the governments and societies of the three powers were based; and how the North Atlantic triangle influenced global politics beyond its confines. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Escott Reid
Escott Reid

Author: Greg Donaghy

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2004-11-16

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0773571957

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Jack Granatstein introduces Reid and the forces that shaped his progressive idealism in the 1920s and 1930s. Hector Mackenzie assesses Reid's contribution to the creation of the United Nations in the mid-1940s, while David Haglund and Stéphane Roussel examine Reid's crucial role in the negotiations to establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Greg Donaghy, Bruce Muirhead, and Alyson King write, respectively, about Reid as high commissioner to India, as an important influence on World Bank policy in the early 1960s, and, finally, as founding principal of York University's Glendon College.

Our Towns
Our Towns

Author: James Fallows

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1101871857

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "James and Deborah Fallows have always moved to where history is being made.... They have an excellent sense of where world-shaping events are taking place at any moment" —The New York Times • The basis for the HBO documentary streaming on HBO Max For five years, James and Deborah Fallows have travelled across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, the America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but it is also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself.

The Canadian Way of War
The Canadian Way of War

Author: Bernd Horn

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1550026127

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This collection of essays underlines the reality that the "Canadian way of war" is a direct reflection of circumstances and political will.

Alanson B. Houghton
Alanson B. Houghton

Author: Jeffrey J. Matthews

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0842050515

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As the leading ambassador in Europe, Houghton played a key role in the major diplomatic achievements of the era, including the Dawes Plan for reparations, the Locarno security treaties, and the Kellogg-Briand peace pact. While Hougton's significant contributions to these international accords is fully explored, the major theme of this book is his emergence as chief critic of U.S. foreign policy within the Harding and Coolidge administrations.

The Middle Power Project
The Middle Power Project

Author: Adam Chapnick

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2007-10

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0774851732

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Based on materials not previously available to Canadian scholars, The Middle Power Project presents a critical reassessment of the traditional and widely accepted account of Canadas role and interests in the formation of the United Nations.

The Strange Demise of British Canada
The Strange Demise of British Canada

Author: C.P. Champion

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0773591052

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Examining cases such as the introduction of the Maple Leaf to replace the Canadian Red Ensign and Union Jack as the national flag, Champion shows that, despite what he calls Canada's "crisis of Britishness," Pearson and his supporters unwittingly perpetuated a continuing Britishness because they - and their ideals - were the product of a British world. Using a fascinating array of personal papers, memoirs, and contemporary sources, this ground-breaking study demonstrates the ongoing influence of Britishness in Canada and showcases the personalities and views of some of the country's most important political and cultural figures. An important study that provides a better understanding of Canada, The Strange Demise of British Canada also shows the lasting influence Britain has had on its former colonies across the globe.

Canada's Navy, 2nd Edition
Canada's Navy, 2nd Edition

Author: Marc Milner

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0802096042

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A wide-ranging look at the history of the Canadian Navy, from its beginnings in 18th-century exploration and trade, to its astonishing expansion during the Second World War, through to its current roles in operations with United Nations and NATO forces.