The first book-length study on the 1917 election, held during WWI, which nearly tore the country apart over questions of conscription and Canada's place in the worldPublished to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the election, 17 December 1917Deals with issues still of great public interest and debate today: national unity, Canadian values and citizenship, and negative advertisingArgues that 1917 was the most divisive election in Canadian history, with dramatic details of electoral manipulation, political friends torn apart, stress of warThis was the first federal election in Canada where women could vote, and the impact of this change on the campaign and outcome is a major topicAuthors are experts in their fields, and their previous book, Canada 1911, was praised in the Literary Review of Canada and Canada's History
- ISBN13 9781459737280
- Publish Date 7 October 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Dundurn Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 360
- Language English