Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers
Canada's Second World War
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2013
- Category
- Canada, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Social History, World War II
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774850827
- Publish Date
- Dec 2013
- List Price
- $125.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774809245
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774809238
- Publish Date
- Apr 2004
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
The first-ever synthesis of both the patriotic and the problematic in wartime Canada, Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers shows how moral and social changes, and the fears they generated, precipitated numerous, and often contradictory, legacies in law and society. From labour conflicts, to the black market, to prostitution, and beyond, Keshen acknowledges the underbelly of Canada’s Second World War, and demonstrates that the “Good War” was a complex tapestry of social forces – not all of which were above reproach.
About the author
Jeffrey A. Keshen is Dean of Arts at Mount Royal University.
Awards
- Short-listed, Raymond Klibansky Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Science
- Commended, C.P. Stacey Prize, Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War
