The enduring riddle of Mackenzie King /

"A giant of Canadian history. A hapless bachelor who practically worshipped his mother. A racist and anti-Semite typical of his generation. A devoted occultist. An astoundingly effective Liberal Party leader. The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King explores the character, thoughts, and actions of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dutil, Patrice A., 1960- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2025]
Series:C.D. Howe series in Canadian political history.
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Table of Contents:
  • GOAT or Goat? A Life in Review / Patrice Dutil
  • From the Mundane to the Insane: The Diary as a Window Into King's Soul / Allan Levine
  • "A Journalist at Present": King as City Reporter / Arthur Milnes
  • King and the Press in English Canada / Mark Bourrie
  • The Anatomy of Success: King's Tireless Search for Supporters and Subordinates / Patrice Dutil
  • A High-Wire Act: King and the French-Canadians / John MacFarlane
  • "Desiring a White Canada": King's Anti-Asian Racism / Kirk Niergarth
  • King and the Germans / John English
  • A Complete Misjudgement: King and the Jews / Pierre Anctil
  • A Studied Indifference: King and the First Nations / J.R. Miller
  • King and the Revolution in Government Finance: The Income Tax / Colin Campbell
  • King as Canada's First Minister of Culture / Anton Wagner
  • King's Secret Vocation as Urban Planner / David L.A. Gordon
  • King's Radical Turn / Raymond B. Blake
  • King's Cautious Transformation / Stephen Azzi and Norman Hillmer
  • King in the World of International Organizations / David MacKenzie
  • King and the Soft Tissue of Relations with Washington, DC / Robert Bothwell
  • "It's Not You, It's Me": Canadians' Posthumous Romance with King / Christopher Dummitt
  • King on My Mind: Reflections on Three-Quarters of a Century / J.L. Granatstein
  • Appendix: William Lyon Mackenzie King, a Chronology.