03640nam 2200709 a 450 991081067800332120240416190559.01-282-85965-X97866128596560-7735-6965-010.1515/9780773569652(CKB)1000000000244851(OCoLC)180773126(CaPaEBR)ebrary10119963(SSID)ssj0000277636(PQKBManifestationID)11209193(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277636(PQKBWorkID)10240480(PQKB)10549497(CaPaEBR)400077(CaBNvSL)gtp00521359(Au-PeEL)EBL3330607(CaPaEBR)ebr10132788(CaONFJC)MIL285965(OCoLC)929120633(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/x9ts2j(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400077(MiAaPQ)EBC3330607(DE-B1597)656646(DE-B1597)9780773569652(MiAaPQ)EBC3243594(EXLCZ)99100000000024485120030212d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCanada's greatest wartime muddle national selective service and the mobilization of human resources during World War II /Michael D. Stevenson1st ed.Montreal ;Ithaca, [N.Y.] McGill-Queen's University Pressc20011 online resource (247 p.) Includes index.0-7735-2263-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables and Figure -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Mobilization Debate -- The Regulatory Framework of Mobilization -- Native Canadian Mobilization -- Student Deferment -- War Plant Employees and Other Factory Workers: The Industrial Mobilization Survey Plan -- Coal Labour in Nova Scotia -- Halifax Longshoremen -- Meatpacking Labour -- Female Primary Textile Workers and Nurses -- A Recapitulation -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- IndexTo determine the government's commitment to a comprehensive mobilization strategy, Stevenson considers the effect of NSS policies on eight significant sectors of the Canadian population: Native Canadians, university students, war industry workers, coal miners, longshoremen, meatpackers, hospital nurses, and textile workers. These case studies show that mobilization officials achieved only a limited number of their regulatory goals and that Ottawa's attempt to organize and allocate the nation's military and civilian human resources on a rational, orderly, and efficient scale was largely ineffective. This detailed assessment of the effect of NSS activities on a broad cross-section of Canadian society provides a fresh perspective on the domestic impact of the Second World War. It will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in Canada's economic, military, social, and political history.Industrial mobilizationCanadaHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945ManpowerCanadaDraftCanadaIndustrial mobilizationHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945ManpowerDraft940.53/71Stevenson Michael D.1967-1621865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810678003321Canada's greatest wartime muddle3955372UNINA