Fool for Christ : the political thought of J.S. Woodsworth /

James Shaver Woodsworth (1874-1942) stands as one of the half-dozen most important national political figures in twentieth-century Canadian history. Allen Mills acknowledges his outstanding achievements while providing a critical account of the Woodsworth legacy and revising the received opinion of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mills, Allen George, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1991.
Temas:
Woodsworth, J. S. > (James Shaver), > 1874-1942 > Political and social views.
Woodsworth, J. S. > (James Shaver), > 1874-1942.
Woodsworth, J. S. > (James Shaver), > 1874-1942 > Pensée politique et sociale.
Woodsworth, J. S. > (James Shaver), > 1874-1942
Woodsworth, James S.
Canada. > Parliament. > House of Commons > Biography.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation > Biographies.
Canada. > Parliament. > House of Commons
1914-1945
Legislators > Canada > Biography.
Politicians > Canada > Biography.
Politiciens > Canada > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Politicians
Legislators
Political and social views
Politics and government
Politieke meningen.
Canada > Politics and government > 1914-1945.
Canada > Politics and government > 1921-1930.
Canada > Politics and government > 1930-1935.
Canada > Politics and government > 1935-1948.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1921-1930.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1930-1935.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1935-1948.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1914-1945.
Canada
Biographies
Biography.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:James Shaver Woodsworth (1874-1942) stands as one of the half-dozen most important national political figures in twentieth-century Canadian history. Allen Mills acknowledges his outstanding achievements while providing a critical account of the Woodsworth legacy and revising the received opinion of him as a man of unbending conviction and ever-coherent principle.A product of western Canada's pioneer society and a stern Methodist household, Woodsworth grew up to make his way into social service and politcal action. A member of parliament for over twenty years, he rejected the traditional forms of political activity, seeking a new politics and a new political party. The latter turned out to be the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation founded in 1932. Its first leader was Woodsworth himself.In a crucial period between the World Wars, Woodsworth helped define the character of the modern Canadian, non-Marxist Left and of many of Canada's important economic and social institutions. Among them are the welfare state, the Bank of Canada, and Canada's internationalist role in the contemporary world. Disclaimer: Quotes by T.S. Eliot, F.R. Scott, and Louis MacNeice removed at the request of the rights holder.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442623354
1442623357
9781442655928
1442655925

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