Description
The first-ever synthesis of both the patriotic and the problematic in wartime Canada, Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers shows how moral and social changes, and the fears they generated, precipitated numerous, and often contradictory, legacies in law and society. From labour conflicts, to the black market, to prostitution, and beyond, Keshen acknowledges the underbelly of Canada’s Second World War, and demonstrates that the “Good War” was a complex tapestry of social forces – not all of which were above reproach.
Awards
- Short-listed, Raymond Klibansky Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Science 2006
- Commended, C.P. Stacey Prize, Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War 2006