{"product_id":"partisan-odysseys-canadas-political-parties-paperback-softback-9781487525392","title":"Partisan Odysseys; Canada's Political Parties (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487525392","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePartisan Odysseys\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCanada's Political Parties\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNelson Wiseman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487525392\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 April 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePartisan Odysseys\u003c\/i\u003e is well-written, engaging, and an important body of work that offers a condensed look at the history of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s political parties. \u003ci\u003ePartisan Odysseys\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp;#x2018;falls between the cracks of history and political science. It reflects a wide reading of materials and may be read as a history of the parties through the lens of Canadian history or as a history of Canada through the lens of the history of the parties.\u0026amp;#x2019;\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Kate Malloy (The Hill Times) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePartisan Odysseys\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely celebration of Canadian-style democracy in an era of minority parliaments and the guillotine of surprise elections. It\u0026amp;#x2019;s a first-rate observance of a hundred years of hell-raising. It makes you proud to be Canadian.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Holly Doan (\u003cem\u003eBlacklock\u0026amp;#x2019;s Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePartisan Odysseys: Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s Political Parties\u003c\/i\u003e, by the well-known and respected political scientist Nelson Wiseman, summarizes the emergence, successes, failures, and fates of almost two dozen political parties from the early nineteenth century to today. Among the book\u0026amp;#x2019;s many pleasures are numerous conclusions about national governance that are not generally accepted or well known. Those who know or know of Nelson Wiseman will not be disappointed by this work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Ron Hikel (\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePartisan Odysseys\u003c\/i\u003e, Nelson Wiseman sets out to survey the history of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s political parties. Uncovering distinctive motifs and events in Canadian party politics from pre-Confederation to the present, Wiseman shows how parties have adjusted, adapted, and reinvented themselves in response to significant social and economic changes as well as how parties have, in turn, shaped or reinforced these social forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begins by tracing the rise of four different types of parties in the nineteenth century. By the end of the century, the Conservative and Liberal parties that continue to this day were firmly established. Among the topics covered throughout are nationalism, minority governments, third parties, and the reconfiguration of party positions. Wiseman concludes by examining changes in the way Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s ever-evolving parties have operated and the rise of the modern party as a nimble, enterprising institution compared to its historical antecedent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstantial yet accessible, \u003ci\u003ePartisan Odysseys\u003c\/i\u003e will enlighten students, scholars, and general readers alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Four Party Types: Nineteenth-Century Party Politics\u003cbr\u003e2. Imperialism, Continentalism, Nationalism\u003cbr\u003e3. Industrialization, Urbanization, and Depression: The Rise of Third Parties\u003cbr\u003e4. Parties of Warfare and Welfare\u003cbr\u003e5. Minority Governments: The Diefenbaker-Pearson Years\u003cbr\u003e6. Economy, Language, Unity\u003cbr\u003e7. Trading Places \u003cbr\u003e8. Division and Reconfiguration\u003cbr\u003e9. Conservatism: Old and New \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Ever-Changing Party\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595605438744,"sku":"9781487525392","price":20.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/partisan-odysseys-canadas-political-parties-paperback-softback-9781487525392","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}