Canada's greatest wartime muddle [[electronic resource] ] : national selective service and the mobilization of human resources during World War II / / Michael D. Stevenson

• Autore: Stevenson Michael D. <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/71
• Soggetto topico: Industrial mobilization - Canada - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Manpower - Canada; Draft - Canada
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: To 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Canada's greatest wartime muddle
• ISBN: 1-282-85965-X; 9786612859656; 0-7735-6965-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783795303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II