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Hardcover, in dust jacket. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Codice articolo 84991w78
Uncovers a systematic state-sponsored repression of communists and the Left in Canada, directed at civil servants, scientists, trade unionists, and political activists. Reconstructs the Gouzenko spy scandal, and examines the purges in the National Film Board and trade unions, attacks on peace activist James Endicott, and the trials of Canadian diplomat Herbert Norman. Outlines the creation of Canada's Cold War policy and the country's alignment with the US in the global Cold War. Includes b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Informazioni sull?autore: Gary Marcuse is an independent journalist and film maker who lives in Vancouver.
Titolo: Cold War Canada: The Making of a National ...
Casa editrice: University of Toronto Press, Toronto
Data di pubblicazione: 1995
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Fine
Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine
Edizione: 1st Edition
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed, without inscription, upon title page by Gary Marcuse. xxi, [xvii], 511 pages. Footnotes, list of primary sources, and index. Many pages of black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Digs past the official moderation and uncovers a systematic state-sponsored repression of communists and the Left, directed at civil servants, scientists, trade unionists, and political activists. Unlike the United States, Canada's purges were shrouded in secrecy imposed by the government and avidly supported by the RCMP security service." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart, is sunned along spine. A high quality copy. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo 643h1841
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