Trudeau and Our Times
Trudeau and Our Times by Stephen Clarkson, published by McClelland & Stewart in 1991, is a comprehensive two-volume study that explores Pierre Trudeau’s significant influence on Canadian society and politics. This edition spans 502 pages and is presented in English. The first volume, titled The Magnificent Obsession, delves into Trudeau’s formative years, his rise to leadership within the Liberal Party, and his initial decade as prime minister, highlighting key events such as the 1980 referendum campaign and the patriation of the Canadian constitution.
The second volume, The Heroic Delusion, offers an in-depth analysis of Trudeau’s interactions with neo-conservative figures like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, while examining Canada’s political economy in the post-World War II era. This work presents a detailed account of Trudeau’s liberal ideals and the challenges he faced in maintaining an independent policy direction. Readers will find a thorough exploration of biography and political science themes, making this edition a significant resource for those interested in historical and political studies related to Canada.
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The classic two-volume study of Trudeau and his impact upon Canadian society and politics
Volume 1: The Magnificent Obsession
“Winner of the Governor General’s Award”
This volume examines the formative influences on Pierre Trudeau’s childhood, his knight-errant youth and early manhood, his charismatic ascent to the Liberal Party leadership, and his dramatic first decade as prime minister. It concludes with his bittersweet triumphs in fighting off the separatists in the 1980 referendum campaign and his battle with provincial premiers to patriate the Canadian constitution.
Volume 2: The Heroic Delusion
“Winner of the John W. Dafoe Prize for Distinctive Writing”
This volume describes in fascinating detail the abiding liberal Pierre Trudeau’s quixotic confrontations with his neo-conservative opponents, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. A masterful analysis of the country’s political economy in the decades following World War II, it suggests that Trudeau’s delusion was that Canada could pursue a policy independent of her neighbours to the south.
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