In search of R. B. Bennett / P.B. Waite.
نوع المادة :
نصالناشر:Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 2012وصف:xiv, 364 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0773539085 (pbk)
- 9780773539082 (pbk)
- Bennett, R. B. (Richard Bedford), 1870-1947
- Prime ministers -- Canada -- Biography
- Politicians -- Alberta -- Biography
- Canada -- Politics and government -- 1930-1935
- Bennett, R. B. (Richard Bedford), 1870-1947
- Canada -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1930-1935
- Premiers ministres -- Canada -- Biographies
- Hommes politiques -- Alberta -- Biographies
- F1033.B47 W33 2012
| نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
كتاب
|
UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | F1033.B47 W33 2012 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 300100316938 |
Browsing UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات shelves, Shelving location: General Collection | المجموعات العامة إغلاق مستعرض الرف(يخفي مستعرض الرف)
| F1031.5 C65 1992 Colonial leviathan : state formation in mid-nineteenth-century Canada / | F1032.M126 W54 2012 Thomas D'Arcy McGee : passion, reason, and politics, 1825-1857. / | F1032.M126 W54 2012 Thomas D'Arcy McGee : passion, reason, and politics, 1825-1857. / | F1033.B47 W33 2012 In search of R. B. Bennett / | F1034.2 C92 2002 Cyber-diplomacy : managing foreign policy in the twenty-first century / | F1034.2 C92 2002 Cyber-diplomacy : managing foreign policy in the twenty-first century / | F1034.2 D585 2001 Diplomatic departures : the Conservative era in Canadian foreign policy, 1984-93 / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-344) and index.
"No Canadian prime minister has a legacy as uncertain as that of R.B. Bennett (1870-1947). Leader of the country during the worst years of the Great Depression, Bennett's fortune and ascension to the British House of Lords distanced him from the Canadian people during his lifetime, while his burial in England kept him aloof from his country even in death. In Search of R.B. Bennett explores the statesmanship, ideas, and temperament of Canada's eleventh prime minister, presenting an enigmatic portrait of a difficult and fascinating man.
Writing a life of Bennett, who reportedly destroyed his correspondence every seven years, presents challenges for the biographer. Yet, as P.B. Waite shows, Bennett's lasting contributions to Canada are beyond doubt. He describes Bennett's bold initiatives, including his attempt to introduce unemployment insurance and a minimum wage, as well as his founding of the Bank of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - achieved in the teeth of opposition from banking and media magnates. Waite also contemplates Bennett's friendships, his relationships, and his lifelong bachelorhood, shedding new light on his life and personality."--pub. desc.
