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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781487595043
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035 _a(OCoLC)1091663597
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072 7 _aBIO010000
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082 0 4 _a971.063/2/0924
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aEsberey, Joy
_eautore
245 1 0 _aKnight of the Holy Spirit :
_bA study of William Lyon Mackenzie King /
_cJoy Esberey.
264 1 _aToronto :
_bUniversity of Toronto Press,
_c[1980]
264 4 _c©1980
300 _a1 online resource (256 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aHeritage
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aThis study of the personality of William Lyon Mackenzie King challenges the view that he led 'a double life. ' Through a blending of psycho-biography and political analysis, Joy Esberey shows how King 's personality traits influenced his political behaviour, and how his personal and public life were an integrated whole, neither contradictory nor unrelated. She explores the various traumas of his early family life, resulting in difficulties with autonomy and adequate occupational and sexual roles. She also discusses the dimensions of neurotic trends, including problems associated with his mother 's death, the significance of his religious beliefs and need for spiritualism, the cult of money, and obsessive-compulsive defence mechanisms. King was greatly concerned with the Tennysonian ideal of knightly conduct -- pure and heroic social leadership. This trait is defined in terms of relationships with women and with such men as Lord Tweedsmuir, Loring Christie, and Vincent Massey. His role as policy maker is considered in light of the assertion that consensus rather than compromise characterized his behaviour. This hypothesis is explored through a study of tariff policy and relations with Britain, and through the model of King as peacemaker and his visit to Hitler.Throughout the book, the author makes extensive use of King 's letters and diary, illuminating his personality and showing how, despite his quirks and oddities, he managed to keep himself in balance. This fresh view of King concludes with a brief description of consistencies and repetitions in his personal and political conduct in his declining years. Short Description - This study of the personality of William Lyon Mackenzie King challenges the view that he led 'a double life. ' Through a blending of psycho-biography and political analysis, Joy Esberey shows how King 's personality traits influenced his political behaviour, and how his personal and public life were an integrated whole, neither contradictory nor unrelated.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 7 _aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487595043
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