Embattled Nation

Canada's Wartime Election of 1917

Patrice Dutil, David Mackenzie (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

360 Seiten

2017
Dundurn Group Ltd (Verlag)
9781459737266 (ISBN)

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Embattled Nation explores Canada’s tense wartime election of 1917. Amidst the drama of the First World War, Canada’s most divisive election ever raised pivotal questions about Canada’s place in the war and the world. This book examines the issues, people, and events behind one of the most important elections in Canada’s history.

Embattled Nation explores Canada’s tumultuous wartime election of 1917 and the people and issues that made it a pivotal moment in Canadian history.

Embattled Nation explores the drama of Canada’s tumultuous election of 1917. In the context of the bloody battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and of the Halifax explosion, Sir Robert Borden’s Conservative government introduced conscription and called for a wartime election. Most Liberals, led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, opposed compulsory military service, while in Quebec a new movement emerged to contest the Canadian government’s attitude and policy. To survive and win the election, Prime Minister Borden resorted to unprecedented measures that tested the fabric of Canadian democracy.

Patrice Dutil is professor of politics and public administration at Ryerson University and the president of the Champlain Society. He is the author and editor of many books on Canadian politics. He lives in Toronto. David MacKenzie is professor of history at Ryerson University and the author of several books on Canadian history and international relations. He lives in Toronto.

Preface
Acknowledgements

1 The Conundrum: Robert Borden, War, and the Call for an Election
2 The Response of French Canada: Henri Bourassa, Schools, and Nationalities
3 The Issue: Conscription
4 The Liberals in Opposition: Wilfrid Laurier’s Leadership Tested
5 Creating Divisions, Choosing Sides: The Great Gerrymander
6 Framing the Campaign
7 The Campaign: French Canada
8 The Campaign: English Canada
9 The Results
10 The Aftermath: Union without Unity
11 Conclusion

Appendix 1: Results of the 1917 Election
Appendix 2: Winners of the 1917 Election
Appendix 3: Electoral Maps
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Image Credits
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2018
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9781459737266 / 9781459737266
Zustand	Neuware