The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada /

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Imprint:Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1998.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121068
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Other authors / contributors:Neary, Peter, 1938- editor.
Granatstein, J. L., editor.
ISBN:9780773566965
0773566961
0773516786
9780773516786
0773516972
9780773516977
1282854860
9781282854864
9786612854866
6612854863
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:"Rehabilitating Canada's armed forces to civilian life following World War II was a massive undertaking. The Veterans Charter, the program devised by the federal government to do this, promised to provide "opportunity with security" and was one of the building blocks of the Canadian welfare state. This collection of essays by some of Canada's leading historians explores the Charter's origins, history, and benefits as well as highlighting its role in the development of the Canadian welfare state and postwar society." "The achievements of this generation of Canadian veterans are sometimes downplayed; this collection of essays puts their achievements on the historical record and pays tribute to their memory and accomplishments."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada. Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1998 0773516786