LEADER 03950nam 2200673 450 001 9910456513803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-7686-8 010 $a1-282-04224-6 010 $a9786612042249 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442676862 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001406 035 $a(EBL)3255272 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000302097 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11214578 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302097 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10265138 035 $a(PQKB)10254578 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600651 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255272 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671689 035 $a(DE-B1597)464622 035 $a(OCoLC)1013948567 035 $a(OCoLC)944177981 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442676862 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671689 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257391 035 $a(OCoLC)244768747 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001406 100 $a20160922h20002000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMackenzie King and the Prairie West /$fRobert A. Wardhaugh 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2000. 210 4$dİ2000 215 $a1 online resource (343 p.) 225 0 $aHeritage 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4426-1506-0 311 $a0-8020-4733-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. In Search of the New Jerusalem, 1874-1919 -- $t2. Following Phantoms, 1919-1921 -- $t3. Belling the Cat, 1922-1924 -- $t4. The Angels on Side, 1924-1926 -- $t5. Leaving the Plough in the Furrow, 1927-1930 -- $t6. The Stiffer the Application, the Swifter the Cure, 1931-1935 -- $t7. The Radical Has Left Us, 1936-1940 -- $t8. Viewing the Mountains without Scaling the Hills, 1941-1950 -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIt is usually assumed that the decline of the Liberal party on the Canadian prairies began in 1957, following the electoral triumph of the 'beloved prairie son,' John Diefenbaker, and the Progressive Conservatives. According to Robert Wardhaugh, however, the disintegration of Liberal fortunes in the prairie west began much earlier, during the tumultuous era of William Lyon Mackenzie King.Guiding us through a maze of western issues, from tariffs to freight rates, Wardhaugh analyzes the political management of the prairie west by Canada's longest-serving prime minister. He argues that Mackenzie King courted the prairies as long as western settlement was central to national economic development, but changed his attitude during the Depression years when the region became a financial burden. King's sympathy for western concerns abated even further, says Wardhaugh, during the years of war and post-war reconstruction, when the emphasis was on industry and, more precisely, the manufacturing concerns of central Canada. The decline of Liberal Party's influence in the west thus paralleled the growing divide between the region and central Canada.This study provides a meeting ground for a number of interlocking themes. In analyzing Mackenzie King's treatment of the prairies, Wardhaugh creates a comprehensive view of the process of western alienation, at the same time clarifying the differing political interests of the three prairie provinces. 606 $aLiberalism$zPrairie Provinces$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aPrairie Provinces$xPolitics and government$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLiberalism$xHistory 676 $a971.2/02 700 $aWardhaugh$b Robert Alexander$f1967-$0906405 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456513803321 996 $aMackenzie King and the Prairie West$92458597 997 $aUNINA