A prophet in politics : a biography of J.S. Woodsworth /

In this elegant and rigorously researched work, Kenneth McNaught details the life, work, and principles of J.S Woodsworth and shows the powerful moral and political force that the pacifist, Methodist thinker exerted on Canadian politics. Woodsworth first went to the House of Commons in 1922, and bec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McNaught, Kenneth, 1918-1997
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, Ã2001.
Series:Reprints in Canadian history.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=467877
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PREFACE
  • PART I: 1874-1921
  • 1. Frontier Evangelism
  • 2. Oxford and the British Slums
  • 3. Trial
  • 4. The Social Gospel
  • 5. Practical Experiments
  • 6. Decision
  • 7. The Plunge
  • 8. The Winnipeg Strike
  • 9. Electoral Verdict
  • PART II: 1922-1927
  • 10. Ottawa
  • 11. The New Member
  • 12. Assessing "National Policies
  • 13. Militarism, Imperialism, and Nationalism
  • 14. A Question of Politics
  • 15. Death of a Doctrine
  • PART III: 1928-1935
  • 16. The Depression (I)
  • 17. The Depression (II)
  • 18. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
  • PART IV: 1935-1942
  • 19. A Leader's Problems
  • 20. War
  • 21. Epilogue
  • APPENDIX
  • Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Programme
  • 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
  • Z.