Silent partners : the origins and influence of Canada's military-industrial complex / edited by Alex Souchen and Matthew S. Wiseman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Souchen, Alex, 1986- editor.

Wiseman, Matthew S., 1986- editor.

Series:

Studies in Canadian military history

Standardized Title:

Silent partners (2023)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military-industrial complex--Canada--History--20th century.

Military-industrial complex.

Military research--Canada--History--20th century.

Military research.

Canada--Military policy--20th century.

Canada.

Military policy.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Canada is often seen as a peaceful country with a modest military and a small defence industrial base, but its military-industrial complex is deeply embedded in the fabric of the country. Silent Partners reveals its origins and influence. During the Cold War, Canada's military, industrial, and political partnerships developed in silent ways, behind the scenes and without much public scrutiny. Silent Partners explores this complicated history of leveraging military and defence expenditures to fund domestic industries, bolster employment, and support science and technology. Military and defence spending have affected Canada in myriad ways and in uneven patterns of prosperity and decline. The contributions in this volume explore the environmental impact of military activities and munitions production, the ethical issues of human experimentation and military testing, and the economic and political implications of procurement and arms exports. Using a vast array of archival sources--some only recently declassified or discovered--Silent Partners is an illuminating examination of Canada's military-industrial complex from a historical perspective."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Victory at All Costs: Canada's Munitions Industry and the Environment during the Second World War / Alex Souchen

Military Dispossession: Alberta's Suffield Experimental Station, 1939-47 / Brandon Davis

The Human Sciences at Downsview: Military Research in Cold War Toronto / Matthew S. Wiseman and Matthew Farish

In Pursuit of Security: Canada's Defence Research Board and Sensory Deprivation Research, 1950s-1970s / Meghan Fitzpatrick

The Honest (Arms) Broker: Promoting the Military-Industrial Complex during the Golden Age of Canadian Foreign Policy / Asa McKercher

"This Seems Pie in the Sky and Most Unlikely": The Origins of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada / Frank Maas

The Royal Canadian Air Force and the Military-Industrial Complex: A Figment of the Imagination / Randall Wakelam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Silent partners.

ISBN:

0774868953

9780774868952

OCLC:

1373837137