Mike : the memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson. Volume 2, 1948-1957 / edited by John A. Munro and Alex I. Inglis ; with a foreword by the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Rt. Hon. Lester B., author.

Contributor:

Munro, John A., 1938- editor.

Inglis, Alex I., 1939- editor.

Chrétien, Jean, 1934- writer of foreword.

Chretien, Rt. Hon. Jean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pearson, Lester B.

Prime ministers--Canada--Biography.

Prime ministers.

Canada--Politics and government--20th century.

Canada.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

One of Canada's most dynamic prime ministers, Lester B. Pearson lived a life which took him from a childhood in rural Ontario to the apex of international politics. In the second volume of his memoirs, he provides a first-person account of the busy and challenging decade that followed his entry into politics in 1948.This volume, completed after Pearson's death under the supervision of his son Geoffrey, recounts his involvement in Canadian politics and diplomacy as a MP and Secretary of State for External Affairs during the early years of the Cold War. It offers his perspective on issues such as the formation of NATO, Canada's involvement in the Korean War, and the diplomacy that ended the Suez Crisis and earned Pearson the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. Two appendices, taken from his diaries, show him hard at work at the United Nations during the Korean crisis.Mike captures Pearson's intellect, his sense of humour, and his humanity, offering an inside look at the moments that shaped the twentieth century. This new edition features a foreword by Pearson cabinet minister and former prime minister Jean Chrétien.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

2. SOVEREIGNTY IS NOT ENOUGH

3. ATLANTIC VISION

4. NATO AT WORK

5. THE NEW COMMONWEALTH

6. AT THE UNITED NATIONS

7. KOREA: RESPONSE TO AGGRESSION

8. KOREA: THE SEARCH FOR PEACE

9. A VISIT TO MR KHRUSHCHEV

10. FROM PALESTINE TO SUEZ

11. CRISIS AND RESOLUTION

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

INDEX

Notes:

Originally published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1972-1975.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jul 2018)

Other Format:

Print version: Pearson, Lester B. Mike : Volume 1, 1897-1948 ; with a foreword by the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien

ISBN:

9781442668669

1442668660

9781442668652

1442668652

OCLC:

945609718