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Alexa!: Changing the Face of Canadian Politics - Couverture rigide

Kimber, Stephen

 
9781773101958: Alexa!: Changing the Face of Canadian Politics
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ISBN 10 : 1773101951 ISBN 13 : 9781773101958
Editeur : Goose Lane Editions, 2021

Synopsis

Winner, Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award
Finalist, APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award and George Borden Writing for Change Award

Alexa McDonough’s impact on Canadian politics cannot be measured solely by election victories or seat tallies. As the first female leader of a mainstream Canadian political party, she helped transform Nova Scotian and Canadian politics. In the process, she transcended party affiliation and gender to become simply "Alexa" to Canadians across the country.

In this authorized biography, veteran author Stephen Kimber chronicles Alexa’s life and political career and with it, weaves a narrative of the changing attitudes towards women in politics, from her early battles as the lone female MLA in a hostile Nova Scotian legislature to her leadership of the federal NDP to her role as senior stateswoman in Jack Layton’s shadow cabinet. Along the way, Kimber delves into McDonough’s personal life to uncover the origins of her political career: her upbringing in a wealthy family committed to progressive politics, her tightknit circles of female friends, her personal metamorphosis from "wife-of" to "leader-of," and her emergence as a political leader whose importance goes beyond partisan politics. The result is an engrossing story of one of Canada’s most beloved politicians, whose common touch and lifelong advocacy of progressive causes made her a significant player in Canadian public life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stephen Kimber is Professor of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax and an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster. He is the author of nine non-fiction books, including What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five.

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Éditeur
Goose Lane Editions
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1773101951
ISBN 13 
9781773101958
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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