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Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers

Canada's Second World War

by (author) Jeffrey A. Keshen

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2013
Category
Canada, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Social History, World War II
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774850827
    Publish Date
    Dec 2013
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774809245
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774809238
    Publish Date
    Apr 2004
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

The first-ever synthesis of both the patriotic and the problematic in wartime Canada, Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers shows how moral and social changes, and the fears they generated, precipitated numerous, and often contradictory, legacies in law and society. From labour conflicts, to the black market, to prostitution, and beyond, Keshen acknowledges the underbelly of Canada’s Second World War, and demonstrates that the “Good War” was a complex tapestry of social forces – not all of which were above reproach.

About the author

Jeffrey A. Keshen is Dean of Arts at Mount Royal University.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Raymond Klibansky Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Science
  • Commended, C.P. Stacey Prize, Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War