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  • Mackenzie King in the Age of the Dictators

    Canada's Imperial and Foreign Policies

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    Until the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, Mackenzie King prided himself on never publicly saying anything derogatory about Hitler or Mussolini, unequivocally supporting the appeasement policies of British prime minister Neville Chamberlain and regarding Hitler as a benign fellow mystic. In Mackenzie King in the Age of the Dictators Roy MacLaren leads readers through the political labyrinth that ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Commissions High

    Canada in London, 1870-1971

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    MacLaren, a former diplomat posted to London, offers an insider's perspective on immigration, Canada's trade and finance, the coronation of George VI, the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and NATO. For many years the position of high commissioner was so important that the incumbent had to be a minister in the Canadian government. MacLaren argues that, despite today's shift in Anglo-Canadian ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Mackenzie King in the Age of the Dictators

    Canada's Imperial and Foreign Policies

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    Until the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, Mackenzie King prided himself on never publicly saying anything derogatory about Hitler or Mussolini, unequivocally supporting the appeasement policies of British prime minister Neville Chamberlain and regarding Hitler as a benign fellow mystic. In Mackenzie King in the Age of the Dictators Roy MacLaren leads readers through the political labyrinth that ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Empire and Ireland

    The Transatlantic Career of the Canadian Imperialist Hamar Greenwood, 1870–1948

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    In Empire and Ireland, Roy MacLaren recounts the life and political career of Hamar Greenwood, a young man from rural Canada who reached the imperial pinnacle of the British cabinet. Greenwood’s arduous route was first beset by conservative opposition to his liberal convictions and later by hostility towards his role as chief secretary for Ireland under British prime minister Lloyd George during ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Commissions High

    Canada in London, 1870-1971

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    MacLaren, a former diplomat posted to London, offers an insider's perspective on immigration, Canada's trade and finance, the coronation of George VI, the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and NATO. For many years the position of high commissioner was so important that the incumbent had to be a minister in the Canadian government. MacLaren argues that, despite today's shift in Anglo-Canadian ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Fundamental Things Apply

    A Memoir

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    "Compromise has remained a good thing in the mosaic called Canada, contributing indirectly and in its own mysterious way to whatever good humour, proportion, tolerance, judgment, and civility we have achieved. When such fundamental things apply, we can learn more about how best to live together, develop public policy, and cherish the natural environment of which we are the stewards."Roy MacLaren - ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Fundamental Things Apply

    A Memoir

    by Roy MacLaren ...
    "Compromise has remained a good thing in the mosaic called Canada, contributing indirectly and in its own mysterious way to whatever good humour, proportion, tolerance, judgment, and civility we have achieved. When such fundamental things apply, we can learn more about how best to live together, develop public policy, and cherish the natural environment of which we are the stewards."Roy MacLaren - ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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  • Britain and World War One

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  • Sir Robert Borden

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  • A Death-Dealing Famine

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