Teeth of Time: Remembering Pierre Elliott Trudeau

by Ramsay Cook

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773578692
Publisher:	MQUP
Publication date:	08/10/2006
Series:	Footprints Series , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ramsay Cook was awarded the 2005 Canada Council Molson Prize in the Social Sciences and Humanities. He is the author of Watching Quebec and general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada. He is adjunct professor, history, University of Toronto, and professor emeritus, York University.

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 time, Cook is doing what historians have always done with their subjects but have so rarely attempted with their friends. The results are most worthwhile." P.E. Bryden, University of Toronto Quarterly

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