Alliance and Illusion: Canada and the World, 1945-1984, Robert Bothwell

Alliance and Illusion is the definitive assessment of the domestic and international aspects of Canadian foreign policy in the modern era. Robert Bothwell provides nuanced studies of Canada’s leaders and discusses international currents that drove Canadian external affairs, from American influence over Vietnam and the draft dodgers, to the French case of de Gaulle’s eruption into Quebec in 1967. This definitive recounting and assessment of Canadian foreign policy in the modern era fills a crucial gap in Canadian history and provides invaluable context for understanding Canada’s present-day foreign policy dilemmas.

Introduction

1 Construction and Reconstruction: Canada in 1945

2 Real Prosperity and Illusory Diplomacy

3 Realigning Canadian Foreign Policy, 1945-1947

4 Dividing the World, 1947-1949