Dynasties and Interludes

LeDuc, Lawrence (author.). Jon H. Pammett, (author.).

Summary: An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements. Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new parties, leaders, or social movements (interludes). This revised and updated second edition includes an analysis of the results of the 2011 and 2015 federal elections as well as an in-depth discussion of the?Harper Dynasty.?

Record details

ISBN: 1459733371
ISBN: 9781459733374
ISBN: 145973338X
ISBN: 9781459733381
ISBN: 1459733398
ISBN: 9781459733398
Physical Description: 1 online resource
Publisher: Dundurn 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 544-562) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: 1. Continuity and Change in Federal Elections -- 2. The Macdonald and Laurier Dynasties -- 3. A New Liberal Dynasty: The Mackenzie King Era -- 4. The Diefenbaker Interlude -- 5. Forging New Structures of Competition -- 6. Trudeaumania -- 7. Stumbling into a Dynasty: 1972 -- 74 -- 8. The Clark Interlude and the Return of the Liberals -- 9. The End of the Trudeau Dynasty and the Mulroney Landslide -- 10. The Free Trade Election of 1988 -- 11. The Progressive Conservative Cataclysm of 1993 -- 12. The Chretien/Martin Dynasty -- 13. The Rise and Fall of the Harper Dynasty -- 14. Explaining Dynasties and Interludes.
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