| Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th Centuries Contributor(s): Ferguson, Barry (Editor), Wardhaugh, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0889772169 ISBN-13: 9780889772168 Publisher: University of Regina Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Political Science | World - Canadian |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2022435010 |
| Series: Tbs |
| Physical Information: 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Manitoba's long history of conflict, and the impact that has had on the rest of Canada, is revealed in these political biographies of the province's first eighteen premiers. Throughout its history, Manitoba has been a province struggling with religious, linguistic, ethnic and class conflict. Manitoba's premiers have led--and often barely controlled--political movements and parties that have been consistently unstable. Their governments have been characterized by policies that have divided the province. The premiers of Manitoba have ranged from clever legislative managers, like Davis and Norquay, through tough party bosses like Greenway, Roblin and Norris managing a rudimentary two-party system, to uneasy coalitions controlled by the iron-willed Bracken and his successors Garson and Campbell. The modern period has seen shifting partisan alliances under the successive premierships of Roblin, Weir, Schreyer, Lyon, Pawley, Filmon and Doer. These are their stories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barry, Barry: - Barry Ferguson teaches Canadian History at the University of Manitoba. His teaching and research interests have concentrated on the 20th century. Recent publications include Recent Social Trends in Canada, 1960-1999 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005) and "Social Cohesion in Canada" in The Tocqueville Review 30, no. 2 (2009). |
