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Book SynopsisThe Good Fight is the insightful and entertaining biography of arguably the most important francophone diplomat and civil servant in Canadian history.
Trade Review"[An] absorbing political biography."
-- Bruce K. Ward * Literary Review of Canada *
Kelly’s formidable biography – superbly researched, judiciously argued, and well written – is a guarantee that Cadieux will no longer be forgotten. -- Greg Donaghy * British Journal of Canadian Studies *
"This is an excellent biography of one of Canada’s most important diplomats and civil servants during a pivotal period in Canada’s international affairs."
-- Robin Gendron * Canadian Foreign Policy Journal *
This excellent biography should be required reading for foreign policy practitioners and academics alike. Kelly has deeply mined his primary sources in both official languages and has offered up a narrative that convincingly challenges some existing precepts of this period in Canadian diplomatic history. He offers us a convincing portrait of one of the greats in Canadian public service. In his Marcel Cadieux we see a selfless diplomat of firm and fearless skill, as well as a Canadian and Quebecois patriot deeply devoted to national unity. Through Brendan Kelly’s rendering, we also see Cadieux as the epitome of the human, networked, and connected diplomat.
-- Peter Boehm, Senate of Canada * International Journal *
"Une excellente biographie consacrée à un haut fonctionnaire francophone d’une grande valeur, d’une grande intégrité professionnelle, et dont la contribution fût marquante au service du Canada et qui, à certains égards, demeure toujours d’actualité."
-- Jean-Pierre Juneau * Forum: Bulletin of Canadian Foreign Service *
"[B]y centering the French-Canadian perspective and focusing on the figure of Marcel Cadieux, The Good Fight enriches our understanding of Canadian international history in the mid-twentieth century."
-- David Meren * American Review of Canadian Studies *
Table of ContentsPreface
1 The Birth of a French Canadian Nationalist, 1915–41
2 Premières Armes: Ottawa, London, Brussels, 1941–47
3 The Making of a Diplomat and Cold Warrior, 1947–55
4 A Versatile Diplomat, 1955–63
5 Departmental Tensions: Cadieux, Paul Martin Sr., and Canadian Foreign Policy, 1963–68
6 A Lonely Fight: Countering France and the Establishment of Quebec’s “International Personality,” 1963–67
7 The National Unity Crisis: Resisting Quebec and France at Home and in la Francophonie, 1967–70
8 The Politician and the Civil Servant: Pierre Trudeau, Cadieux, and the DEA, 1968–70
9 Ambassadorial Woes: Washington, 1970–75
10 Final Assignments, 1975–81
Conclusion
Notes; Bibliography; Index
