{"product_id":"the-call-of-the-world-9780774890007","title":"The Call of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fiercely intelligent memoir, Bill Graham  Canada's minister of foreign affairs and minister of defence during the tumultuous years following 9\/11  takes us on a personal journey through a period of upheaval in global and domestic politics, arguing that global institutions based on international law offer the best hope for a safer, more prosperous, and just world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is rare when former politicians fail to use every word, sentence, and chapter of their memoirs to justify their decisions, to explain how they were either misunderstood or unheeded when things went wrong, and how their superior sense and profound understanding of what was necessary prevailed when things went right. It is precisely this rarity that makes \u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World: A Political Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e so readable and unique.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hugh Segal, Distinguished Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs; Master, Massey College, University of Toronto * International Journal, Vol. 72 (4) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A]mong the most profound writing of any postwar Canadian politician … To read \u003cem\u003eThe Call Of The World\u003c\/em\u003e is to sense a nagging conscience and sleepless nights … Graham is sincere and forthright … [He] deserves credit for plain honesty in a political memoir that breaks the mold of self-serving platitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Holly Doan * Blacklocks Reporter, June 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the more revealing memoirs by a Canadian politician to come along.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Lawrence Martin * Globe and Mail, May 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was in the Parliamentary Press Gallery for \u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e during the whole of Graham’s elected career and wrote about him from time to time. But I have to admit that I came away from his book with a greater appreciation of his gravitas and accomplishments than I reflected in my stories at the time – indeed the whole gallery underestimated him. If we had paid more attention to him and done our homework, the Canadian public would have been better informed.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hugh Winsor * Literary Review of Canada, July 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Liberal party back in government after an eleven-year run by Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, we are seeing many figures who served Liberal governments throughout the 1990s and early 2000s returning in advisory capacities. One of those is Bill Graham, who was variably Foreign Affairs Minister, Minister of Defence and interim leader of the Liberal Party. While he might be unfamiliar to a new generation of voters, his autobiography \u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, gives insight into Graham the politician and the inner workings of the Liberal governments under former prime ministers Paul Martin and Jean Chretien.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Patrick Gossage * Toronto Star, May 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Graham was foreign minister in 2003 when Canada infuriated George W. Bush by refusing to join his “coalition of the willing” and invade lraq. In \u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World\u003c\/em\u003e Graham reveals the intense pressure that Bush put on Jean Chrétien, the prime minister, who turned down the president’s request to come to Ottawa and make his case in person. Canadians, who often feel bullied by their powerful neighbour, are entranced.\u003c\/p\u003e -- “What the World is Reading” * The Economist, July 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World\u003c\/em\u003e includes a good deal of interesting information about the nuts and bolts of electoral politics in this country and how they are changing. -- George Fetherling * Diplomat and International Canada, October 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham’s “political memoir” \u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World \u003c\/em\u003eis not only one of the best autobiographies ever produced by a Canadian politician, it is a deeply informed and insightful commentary on Canada’s international relations, both in policy and practice, as well as a passionate positive appeal for active citizenship from the local to the global.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gerald Schmitz * Prairie Messenger, November 2016 *\u003cbr\u003eWell written, and leavened with ample doses of humor and insight, \u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World \u003c\/em\u003eis above all a frank and compelling account of one policymaker’s efforts to reconcile our highest legal and human rights ideals with the real world. However imperfect, it’s a record worth celebrating. -- Greg Donaghy, Historical Section, Global Affairs Canada * H-Canada, March 2017 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Graham’s political memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Call of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, provides a window seat to some of the most important domestic and foreign events of the past quarter century in a candid and colourful way.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kevin Brushett, Royal Military College of Canada * British Journal of Canadian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Foreign Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Where I Come From\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Out and About\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Trading Places\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Never Twice without a Third\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Foreign Matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 House Duty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Parliamentary Diplomacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Democratic Deficit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Human Security\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 All Geopolitics Is Local\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Marching as to War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Foreign Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Friends in High Places\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The Unwilling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Picking Up the Pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Foreign Legions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Changing of the Guard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 The 3D War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Home Fires\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAftermath\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404953952599,"sku":"9780774890007","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774890007.jpg?v=1730488179","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-call-of-the-world-9780774890007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}