{"product_id":"behind-the-scenes-9781442610521","title":"Behind the Scenes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents 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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408348389719,"sku":"9781442610521","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442610521.jpg?v=1730502540","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/behind-the-scenes-9781442610521","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}