In search of R.B. Bennett

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Tác giả: Peter B Waite

Ngôn ngữ: eng

Ký hiệu phân loại: 971.062 1921—1935

Thông tin xuất bản: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012

Mô tả vật lý: xiv, 364 pages, [8] pages of plates : , illustrations ; , 24 cm

Bộ sưu tập: Lịch sử, Địa lý

ID: 115239

"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 manWriting 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
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-344) and index
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