{"product_id":"canada-and-the-first-world-war-second-edition-9781487523213","title":"Canada and the First World War Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First World War is often credited as being the event that gave Canada its own identity, distinct from that of Britain, France, and the United States. Less often noted, however, is that it was also the cause of a great deal of friction within Canadian society. The fifteen essays contained in \u003ci\u003eCanada and the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e examine how Canadians experienced the war and how their experiences were shaped by region, politics, gender, class, and nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor David MacKenzie has brought together some of the leading voices in Canadian history to take an in-depth look into the tensions and fractures the war caused, and to address the way some attitudes about the country were changed, while others remained the same. The essays vary in scope, but are strongly unified so as to create a collection that treats its subject in a complete and comprehensive manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada and the First World War is a tribute to esteemed University of Toronto historian Robert Crai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface, David MacKenzie  Introduction, David MacKenzie   I Introduction 1. Craig Brown's Logical Reason,Ramsay Cook   II Fighting the War 2. The Military Effort, 1914-1918, Terry Copp 3. Conscription in the Great War, J.L. Granatstein 4. Political Leadership in the First Worls War, John English 5. Against Isolationalism: Napoleon Belcourt, French Canada, and \"La grande guerre\", Patrice Dutil 6. The Economic Impact of the Great War, Douglas McCalla   III The War at Home 7. Mobilizing Canadian Women for War, Joan Sangster 8. Supporting Soldiers' Families: Separtion Allowance, Assigned Pay and the Unexpected, Des Morton 9. Ontario and the Great War: Variations on a Patriotic Theme, Adam Crerar 10. The Crusade for Science: Science and Technology on the Home Front. Rod Millard 11. Canada Invaded!: The Great War, Mass Culture, and Canadian Nationalism, Paul Litt 12. Eastern Approaches: Maritime Canada and Newfoundland, David MacKenzie   IV The Aftermath 13. Canada and the Peace Settlements, Margaret MacMillan 14. Remembering Armageddon, Jonathan Vance\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409153040727,"sku":"9781487523213","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487523213.jpg?v=1730505660","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/canada-and-the-first-world-war-second-edition-9781487523213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}