{"product_id":"searching-for-w-p-m-kennedy-9781487506346","title":"Searching for W.P.M. Kennedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this highly entertaining biography, W.P.M. Kennedy emerges as a complicated yet compelling figure in the academic and legal history of Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[M]asterful biography…Friedland deftly weaves an account of Kennedy’s complex life with great insight and scholarship.” -- Bob Rae * \u003cem\u003eCanada’s History\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e“[F]ascinating new biography… Friedland’s biography provides a meticulously researched evaluation of a man keen to obscure and rewrite his own past. Despite these challenges, Friedland succeeds in providing a vivid portrait of WPM Kennedy that places him in the context of his wider contribution to Canadian society.” -- Thomas Mohr * \u003cem\u003eDublin University Law Journal\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e“The book is skillfully written and very accessible. In fact, it is a real page turner in places….” -- Dr. Peter Ludlow, President-General of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association * \u003cem\u003eMaritime Institute for Civil Society\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e“W.P.M. Kennedy is one of the most important Canadian legal figures that most Canadian legal academics have not heard of…Friedland deploys all his experience, ingenuity, and investigative skills to complete his ‘search for truth about the life of W.P.M. Kennedy.’” -- Adam M. Dodek * \u003cem\u003eAmerican Journal of Comparative Law\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW.P.M. Kennedy Timeline    Preface    1. Coming to America  2. Earlier Years  3. After Trinity College Dublin  4. St. Michael’s College  5. Turning to the Canadian Constitution  6. Pauline Simpson  7. The Constitution of Canada and Beyond  8. Deeks v. Macmillan and H.G. Wells  9. The Irish Constitution  10. Productive Years  11. Lord Elgin and More  12. Starting a Law Program  13. Creating a Law School  14. More Projects  15. Running a Law School  16. Encouraging Scholarship  17. Rethinking the BNA Act  18. The War Years  19. The Changing Law School  20. The Cottage  21. The Family  22. Sidney Smith Arrives  23. Final Years as Dean 24. The Struggle Continues  25. Retirement  26. Final Days  27. Summing Up    Endnotes","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409143669079,"sku":"9781487506346","price":70.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487506346.jpg?v=1730505600","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/searching-for-w-p-m-kennedy-9781487506346","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}