Pearson: The Unlikely Gladiator 9780773567368
Lester B. Pearson was Canada's most successful diplomat, but as prime minister he was both controversial and parado
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English Pages 240 [224] Year 1999
Table of contents :
Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Pearson and the Sense of Paradox
Canada's Moment: Lester Pearson, Canada, and the World
Lester B. Pearson and the Meaning of Politics
Pearson and Diefenbaker: Similar Men?
The Unlikely Gladiators: Pearson and Diefenbaker Remembered
Lester B. Pearson and the Conundrum of National Unity, 1963–1968
Lester B. Pearson and Canadian Unity
Prescience, Prudence and Procrastination: National Social Policies in the Pearson Era
"It Was Walter's View": Lester Pearson, the Liberal Party and Economic Nationalism
"A Good Man for the Middle Innings": Lester Pearson and the Media, 1963–1968
Minding the Minister: Pearson, Martin and American Policy in Asia, 1963–1967
LEGACIES
Pearsonianism
Pragmatism
Continuity
Reformism
Consistency
Duality
Unity
Notes
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Index
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