Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. Abbreviations x
5. Introduction 3
6. The Commonwealth
7. A New Vision for the Commonwealth 25
8. Different Leader, Different Paths 45
9. Canadian-American Relations
10. The Spirit of ’56 67
11. When the Chips Are Down 85
12. The Problem Child 103
13. Nuclear Weapons
14. The Defence Dilemma, 1957–63 123
15. “I Would Rather Be Right” 143
16. The Developing World
17. A Limited Engagement 167
18. The Diefenbaker Government and Foreign Policy in Africa 186
19. Tilting the Balance 209
20. The Winds of Change 227
21. The Role of the Foreign Minister
22. Sidney Smith, Howard Green, and the Conduct of Canadian Foreign Policy during the Diefenbaker Government, 1957–63 249
23. The End of the Diefenbaker Era
24. A Complex Reckoning 271
25. Conclusion 279
26. Contributors 287
27. Index 289