Eugene a. Forsey

An Intellectual Biography

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

In this unusual biography of one of Canada's most well-known public figures, author Frank Milligan traces the intellectual foundations on which Eugene Forsey's worldview was constructed. Starting with his middle-class Ottawa upbringing, Forsey's philosophical pilgrimage was the product of a deep allegiance to a Christian social gospel, exposure to the radical politics of the labour movement and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and a profound reverence for British Tory constitutionalism.Milligan weaves these threads together with skill and dexterity. By studying Forsey's beliefs, both religious and political, Milligan unearths the philosophical underpinnings of many of Canada's early twentieth-century political, economic, religious, and social reform movements.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-02-28
Mått:149 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:330
Förlag:University of Calgary Press
ISBN:9781552381182

Utforska kategorier

Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Biografier inom Biografier

Mer om författaren

Frank Milligan earned his PhD from the University of Alberta. He was also the founding director of the Reynolds Alberta Museum, director of the New Brunswick Museum, and, since 1998, has been the executive director of the Nantucket Historical Association.

Recensioner i media

This is no mere collection of family anecdotes and reminiscence, nor is it a volume of collected works, though it does include many pieces of Eugene Forseys writings. It is a scholarly work, well-researched and erudite, that combines the expected personal insights of a daughter writing about her father with an objective exploration of the work of a man well-known and significant to our history. - Thecanadianencyclopedia.com, blog posting June 2012

Innehållsförteckning

ForewardPreface 1. The Early Years 2. Eugene Forsey and Tory Democracy 3. The Roots of Christian Activism 4. The Oxford Tradition 5. Depression-Era Christianity 6. "Real Democracy": 1930-19357. Civil Libertarian and the Forces of Reaction 8. The Planned Society9. The British Constitutional Tradition 10. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index