The World is Our Parish : : John King Gordon, 1900-1989: An Intellectual Biography / / Keith Fleming.
One of Canada's most outspoken and respected advocates of internationalism during the early Cold War, John King Gordon had a remarkably eclectic professional life. Keith R. Fleming's biography of Gordon explores the man's many careers, from his start as a Manitoba clergyman in the 192...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction: "Universe of the spirit"
- 1. "Breaking out of a comfortable cocoon" (1900-1924)
- 2. "I play spectator in an Aristotelian sense" (1924-1931)
- 3. "A fiery apostle of social justice" (1931-1934)
- 4. "Politics is the only road to heaven now" (1935-1938)
- 5. "A bifocal view towards American affairs" (1938-1949)
- 6. "A ringside view of contemporary history in the making" (1950−1961)
- 7. "To get on in the world you accept the beliefs and values of the establishment" (1962-1989)
- Conclusion: "An observer, not an actor"
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index