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Pearson: The Unlikely Gladiator

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In this collection of essays marking the centenary of Pearson's birth, eighteen leading academics, journalists, public servants, and politicians recreate and reassess Pearson's premiership from 1963 to 1968. 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 the prime minister's relations with Walter Gordon and Paul Martin Sr. Tom Kent and Penny Bryden discuss the Pearson welfare state, while Claude Ryan, editor of Le Devoir in the 1960s, and Michael Behiels debate national unity. Patrick Brennan looks at the media. Monique Bégin , Andrew Cohen , Blair Neatby , and former public servants Ross Campbell, Al Johnson, Geoffrey Pearson, and Gordon Robertson gauge the scope of Pearson's legacy. The collection also includes an introduction by the editor and a foreword by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: July 08, 1999

ISBN: 0773517685

ISBN 13: 9780773517684

Pearson: The Unlikely Gladiator

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In this collection of essays marking the centenary of Pearson's birth, eighteen leading academics, journalists, public servants, and politicians recreate and reassess Pearson's premiership from 1963 to 1968. 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 the prime minister's relations with Walter Gordon and Paul Martin Sr. Tom Kent and Penny Bryden discuss the Pearson welfare state, while Claude Ryan, editor of Le Devoir in the 1960s, and Michael Behiels debate national unity. Patrick Brennan looks at the media. Monique Bégin , Andrew Cohen , Blair Neatby , and former public servants Ross Campbell, Al Johnson, Geoffrey Pearson, and Gordon Robertson gauge the scope of Pearson's legacy. The collection also includes an introduction by the editor and a foreword by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Release: July 08, 1999

ISBN: 0773517685

ISBN 13: 9780773517684

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