The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada / edited by Peter Neary and J.L. Granatstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neary, Peter, 1938-

Granatstein, J. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Canada.

World War, 1939-1945.

Canada--History--1945-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Desmond Morton sets the scene with a survey of the experiences of veterans of the Great War, who found much to fault in Ottawa's policies; Jeff Keshen looks at the very different experience of Canada's veterans of World War II. Dean Oliver examines the organization and administration of the return of Canadian soldiers from Europe after VE-Day, and Don Ives examines the philosophy and program of the Veterans Charter. Focusing on specific benefits of the Charter, Michael Stevenson looks at issues surrounding veterans' right to reinstatement in civil employment, Peter Neary deals with educational benefits made available through the Veterans Rehabilitation Act of 1945, and Terry Copp and Mary Tremblay examine rehabilitation of veterans with psychiatric and physical disabilities. Taking a broader scope, James Struthers provides an insightful assessment of the construction of the Canadian welfare state and Doug Owram offers a revisionist appraisal of Canadian society in the postwar era. J.L. Granatstein concludes the volume with a probing reflection on the meaning for Canadians of the veteran experience and of their country's participation in World War II. The achievements of this generation of Canadian soldiers are sometimes downplayed; this collection of essays puts their achievements on the historical record and pays tribute to their memory and accomplishments.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Illustrations""; ""Introduction""; ""The Canadian Veterans' Heritage from the Great War""; ""Awaiting Return: Life in the Canadian Army's Overseas Repatriation Depots, 1945�1946""; ""Getting It Right the Second Time Around: The Reintegration of Canadian Veterans of World War II""; ""The Veterans Charter: The Compensation Principle and the Principle of Recognition for Service""; ""National Selective Service and Employment and Seniority Rights for Veterans, 1943�1946""

""Canadian Universities and Canadian Veterans of World War II""""From Neurasthenia to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Canadian Veterans and the Problem of Persistent Emotional Disabilities""; ""Going Back to Main Street: The Development and Impact of Casualty Rehabilitation for Veterans with Disabilities, 1945�1948""; ""Family Allowances, Old Age Security, and the Construction of Entitlement in the Canadian Welfare State, 1943�1951""; ""Canadian Domesticity in the Postwar Era""; ""A Half-Century On: The Veterans' Experience""; ""APPENDICES""; ""1 Public Opinion Polls""

""2 Back to Civil Life (revised 1 April 1946)""""Further Reading""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85486-0

9786612854866

0-7735-6696-1