Reaction and Reform: The Politics of the Conservative Party under R.B. Bennett, 1927-1938

by Larry A. Glassford

When R.B. Bennett assumed the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 1926, he inherited a party out of step with a modernizing Canada. Three years later, in the early days of the Depression, he led the Tories to power with a mandate to bring back prosperity. Larry A. Glassford explores the politics of Bennett's leadership, the strategies with which he tackled the Depression, and the reception he and the Conservative party received from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802076734
• ISBN13: 9780802076731
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher