Statesmen, strategists, and diplomats : Canada's prime ministers and the making of foreign policy /

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Imprint:	Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2023] ©2023
Description:	xii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	C.D. Howe series in Canadian political history C.D. Howe series in Canadian political history.
Subject:	Prime ministers -- Canada. Diplomatic relations. Canada -- Foreign relations. Canada.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13155646

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Other authors / contributors:	Dutil, Patrice A., 1960- editor.
ISBN:	9780774868556 0774868554
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic format.
Summary:	"Foreign policy is a tricky business. Typically, its challenges and proposed solutions are perceived as mismatched unless a leader can amass enough support for an idea to create a consensus. Because the prime ministers are typically the ones supporting a compromise, Canadian foreign policy can be analyzed through the actions of these leaders. Statesmen, Strategists & Diplomats explores how prime ministers--from Sir John A. MacDonald to Justin Trudeau--have shaped foreign policy. This innovative focus is destined to trigger new appreciation for the formidable personal attention and acuity involved in a successful approach to external affairs."--
Other form:	Online version: Statesmen, strategists, and diplomats. Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2023 0774868570 9780774868570

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Imperial Prime Minister: The Central Role in Canadian Foreign Policy
2. Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie in the Nascent North Atlantic Triangle
3. The Realism of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Foreign Policy
4. Sir Robert Borden and the Rise of Conservative Internationalism
5. The Very Double Life of Mackenzie King's Foreign Policy
6. The Surprising Engagement of R.B. Bennett's Foreign Policy
7. The Transformative Foreign Policy of Louis St-Laurent
8. John Diefenbaker's "Rogue" Foreign Policy
9. The Limits of Pearsonianism
10. The Twists and Shouts of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Foreign Policy
II. Brian Mulroney, Joe Clark, and a New Constructive Internationalism
12. Jean Chrétien's Reactive Foreign Policy
13. The Thwarted Ambitions of Paul Martin
14. Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau on the International Stage
15. Ranking the Effectiveness of Prime Ministers in Managing Foreign Policy
Tribute: Remembering Greg Donaghy
List of Contributors
Index

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