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UNINA9910828931503321 |
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Cahill Barry |
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Titolo |
The thousandth man : a biography of James McGregor Stewart / / Barry Cahill |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000 |
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©2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5795-2 |
1-4426-2082-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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Collana |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lawyers - Canada |
Nova Scotia |
Canada |
Nova Scotia Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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APPENDIX A: The Law Firm's Names, 1867-1955 -- APPENDIX B: Profile of Stewart's Corporate Career, 1914-1955 -- APPENDIX C: The Law Firm's Major Corporate Clients, 1909-1955 -- NOTES -- PICTURE CREDITS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: The Osgoode Society -- FOREWORD: Vivian S. Morrison -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Part One: Dalhousian, Pictonian, Presbyterian -- 1 'Lad O' Pairts' -- 2 'Undesirable Elect Dalhousie Cripple' -- 3 Religion and Love -- Part Two: Bar and Privy Council -- 4 Prime Serjeant -- Part Three: Nova Scotia Incorporated -- 5 Business Law Man -- 6 The Alter Ego -- 7 The 'Royal Family' -- Part Four: National Affairs -- 8 Royal Commissionaire -- 9 Coal Bed of Procrustes -- Part Five: Swansong -- 10 Victim, Protege, Master -- 11 Twilight of the God. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thematic rather that chronological in approach, this fascinating legal biography provides both a history of a uniquely Canadian career and an interpretation of its significance for James McGregor Stewart's time and |
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