Dominion of capital : the politics of big business and the crisis of the Canadian bourgeoisie, 1914-1947 / Don Nerbas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nerbas, Don, 1980- author.

Series:

Canadian social history series

The Canadian social history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial policy--Canada--History--20th century.

Industrial policy.

History.

Canada--Economic conditions--1918-1945.

Canada.

Economic conditions.

Canada--Politics and government--1914-1945.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 378 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]

Summary:

The Canadian Social History Series is devoted to in-depth studies of major themes in our history, exploring neglected areas in the day-to-day existence of Canadians. The emphasis of this innovative series is on increasing the general appreciation of our past and opening up new areas of study for students and scholars. The editor of the series is Gregory S. Kealey, Professor of History, University of New Brunswick. A leading historian of the Canadian working class, Dr Kealey was the founding editor of Labour/Le Travail. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Big Business from Triumph to Crisis

1 Provincial Man of Mystery: Howard P. Robinson and the Politics of Capital in New Brunswick 29

2 Charles A. Dunning: A Progressive in Business and Politics 69

3 The Dilemma of Democracy: Sir Edward Beatty, the Railway Question, and National Government 114

Part 2 Continentalism and the Managerial Ethic

4 Stewardship and Dependency: Sam McLaughlin, General Motors, and the Labour Question 157

5 Engineering Canada: CD. Howe and Canadian Big Business 201.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of New Brunswick, 2010) under the title: The politics of capital.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442645455

1442645458

9781442613522

1442613521

OCLC:

842880148