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Canada in World Affairs

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AuthorHector Mackenzie
Date01 March 2010
Published date01 March 2010
DOI10.1177/002070201006500114
Subject MatterBlasts from the Past
| International Journal | Winter 2009-10 | 221 |
Hector Mackenzie
Canada in
World Affairs
A legacy of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) that still
rewards scholars, students, and others is the incomplete and defunct series,
Canada in World Affairs. Readers invariably learn more about Canada’s past
external relations, particularly how policies and events were understood by
contemporaries. Beyond their value in recalling parliamentary, press, and
public opinion, these books have been distinguished by their analytical
quality. Evaluations by historians, political scientists, economists, and one
professor of international law, written with a view to timely publication—an
often elusive goal—have shaped interpretations or simply provided distinct
insights. Before commenting on individual volumes, it is important to put
this ambitious project in its context and to consider its demise.
While the CIIA honoured its mandate of public education, collaborating
with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the League of Nations
Hector Mackenzie is the senior departmental historian of the Department of Foreign Affairs
and International Trade and an adjunct research professor in the department of history of
Carleton University. He has edited two volumes in the series Documents on Canadian
External Relations and published numerous articles and reviews on the history of Canada’s
international relations.
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