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The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada by Peter Neary; J.L. Granatstein is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada about?
Rehabilitating Canada's soldiers to civilian life following World War II was a massive undertaking. The Veterans Charter, the program devised by the federal government to do this, promised to provide "opportunity with security" and was one of the building blocks of the Canadian welfare state. This collection of essays by some of Canada's leading historians explores the Charter's origins, history, and benefits as well as highlights its role in the development of the Canadian welfare state and postwar society.
Who reads The Veterans Charter and post-World War II Canada?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Peter Neary; J.L. Granatstein
- Publisher
- ACP - McGill Queen's University Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780773566965
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Social Science, Military
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