Cold War Canada: The Making of a National Insecurity State, 1945-1957
by Whitaker, Reg; Marcuse, Gary (Signed)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 080205935X
- ISBN 13
- 9780802059352
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, without inscription, upon title page by Gary Marcuse. xxi, [xvii], 511 pages. Footnotes, list of primary sources, and index. Many pages of black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Digs past the official moderation and uncovers a systematic state-sponsored repression of communists and the Left, directed at civil servants, scientists, trade unionists, and political activists. Unlike the United States, Canada's purges were shrouded in secrecy imposed by the government and avidly supported by the RCMP security service." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart, is sunned along spine. A high quality copy..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 643H1841
- Title
- Cold War Canada: The Making of a National Insecurity State, 1945-1957
- Author
- Whitaker, Reg; Marcuse, Gary (Signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 080205935X
- ISBN 13
- 9780802059352
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Cold War Canada: The Making of a National Insecurity State, 1945-1957 Igor Gouzenko Canada Politics and Government Security Espionage Communism Red Threat RCMP Security Service
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics; Covert Operations;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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