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Book SynopsisRobert A. Wardhaugh chronicles Clark's contributions to Canada's modern state in Behind the Scenes, which reconstructs the public life and ideas of one of Canada's most important bureaucrats.
Trade Review'Wardhaugh's biography is comprehensive, exhaustively reviewing the archival sources, well written and a pleasure to read... For anyone interested in the history and politics of mid-twentieth-century Canada, this is an essential read.' -- Colin Campbell; British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011
Table of ContentsContents Preface 3Chapter 1An Academic Mind, 1889-19229Chapter 2American Financier, 1922-193246Chapter 3Civil Servant, 1932-193586Chapter 4A New Boss, 1935-1939128Chapter 5Preparing For War, 1939-1940190Chapter 6Dark Days, 1940-1941231Chapter 7Mobilizing the Nation, 1941-1942269Chapter 8 Building a Brave New World, 1942-1943311Chapter 9Getting the Job Done, 1944-1945350Chapter 10The Postwar World and New Beginnings, 1946394Chapter 11The Trials of Prosperity, 1947-1949433Chapter 12The End of an Era, 1950-1952470Chapter 13Conclusion496Bibilography 512Endnotes 535
