Biography & Autobiography Political
Teeth of Time
Remembering Pierre Elliott Trudeau
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2006
- Category
- Political
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- ISBN
- 9780773578692
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Trudeau, the most intellectual of Canadian prime ministers, turned to Cook, an illustrious historian and a speech-writer during the 1968 election campaign, for his trusted views. Cook's revealing memoir also traces how public affairs and the central political themes of Trudeau's reign – nationalism, federalism, and constitutional reform – continued to drive their relationship after Trudeau's resignation in 1984.
About the author
Ramsay Cook is Professor Emeritus in teh Department of History at York University, where he taught for more than twenty-five years. He has published extensively in teh area of Canadian history, and has been a visiting professor at both Harvard and Yale. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. Since 1989, he has been the General Editor of The Dictionary of Candian Biography.
Editorial Reviews
"The Teeth of Time serves two parallel purposes, providing personal insights into Pierre Trudeau, while also giving us greater insight into the intellectual and political development of Cook himself, as he developed his understanding of Quebec, the Canadian constitution, and English-French relations. As a contribution to Canadian political and intellectual history, and as a commentary on public engagement by intellectuals, The Teeth of Time is a valuable, and often entertaining, addition to the literature." Left History
"This is a smart book about the way we remember the past, the allure of power and celebrity, the potential depths of intellectual companionship, and ultimately about one man’s view of that most enigmatic of Canadian politicians. In breaking the teeth of t
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