{"product_id":"9781487549848","title":"Friends and Enemies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriends and Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e presents a collection of essays on Canadian foreign policy written by J.L. Granatstein, one of the leading political and military historians in the country. The essays cover a period primarily from the Second World War through to the early 2000s and examine policy under prime ministers Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester Pearson, and Pierre Trudeau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese essays are not theoretical; instead, they are narrative accounts based on interviews and extensive research in archives across Canada, the United States, and Britain. The collection addresses important topics such as peacekeeping and Canada-US relations, as well as multiculturalism and foreign policy, the Cold War, and Canada-Soviet relations. Written over many years, the essays reveal how Granatstein’s views shifted as he reacted to altered conditions in Canada, Canadian alliances, and the world situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering rich and masterful insight into the events that shaped our understanding of Canadian foreign policy, \u003cem\u003eFriends and Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e allows readers and students of history and political science to examine events from a sharply pointed perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.L. Granatstein (CA)","offers":[{"title":"University of Toronto Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-05-15","offer_id":44652804538623,"sku":"9781487549848","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3525b751-bf55-4061-9621-7a788fcdff78.jpg?v=1704235584","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781487549848","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}