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AUTOBIOGRAPHYECONOMICSMILITARYHISTORYCANADIANHISTORYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSJohnM.LetichestartedlifeasIanikLetichevskyacitizenofthenewlyconstitutedUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics.Thesonofabrilliantbutdictatorialfatherandalovingcultivatedmotherhewentontoaremarkablecareerasanaccomplishedscholarprofessorofeconomicsandadvisertogovernments.Letichenowinhisninetiesprovidesanintriguinglookatthechangesthathaveoccurredduringhislifetime.FollowinghisKievchildhoodandformativeyearsinDepression-eraMontrealhecompletedadoctorateattheUniversityofChicagoandtookupaRockefellerfellowshipattheCouncilonForeignRelationsinNewYorkCity.AsatechnicaladvisortotheEconomicCommis-sionforAfricaheconductedtradetalkswithbothgiftedandcorruptheadsofstateinsub-SaharanAfricaandlatersharedaworkingWhiteHousedinnerwithaninfamousAmericanpresident.Hishalf-century-longteachingcareeratBerkeleyincludedafrontrowseatfortheFreeSpeechMovementandthemostdocumentedstudentrevoltinpopularhistory.Toldwithhumourinsightandhumilitymovesnimblyamongweightyeventsandmeaningfulpersonalhistoryshowinghowcivilityinintellectualexchangecametobetheguidingprincipleofalifeofmonumentalexperiences.isprofessoremeritusofeconomicsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Heistheauthorofnumerousbooksandarticlesincludingand.BeforeCanadasshipbuildingindustryhadbeenmoribundfornearlytwodecadesnosteel-hulledocean-goingvesselhadbeenbuiltsince.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhoweverCanadasshipbuildingprogrambecameamajorpartofthenationsindustrialeffort.Shipyardswereexpandedandmorethanathousandwarshipsandcargoshipswereconstructedaswellasmanymorethousandsofauxiliaryvesselssmallboatsandothercraft.Alargeship-repairprogramalsobegan.InJamesPritchardtellsthestoryoftherapidlychangingcircumstancesandforcefulpersonalitiesthatshapedgovernmentshipbuildingpolicy.Heexaminestheownershipandexpansionoftheshipyardsandtheroleofshiprepairingaswellasrecruitmentandtrainingofthelabourforce.Healsotellsthestoryofthestruggleforsteelandtheexpansionofancillaryindustries.PritchardprovidesadenitivepictureofCanadaswartimeshipproductionassessesthecostmorethanbillionandexplainswhysuchanenormouseffortleftsuchashort-livedlegacy.ThestoryofCanadasshipbuildingindustryisasastonishingasthatofthenationswartimenavy.Thepersonnelofbothexpandedmorethanftytimesyetthehistoryofwartimeshipbuildingremainsvirtuallyunknown.WiththedisappearanceoftheCanadianshipbuildingindustryfromboththelandandmemoryitistimetorecallandassessitscontributiontoAlliedvictory.isprofessoremeritusofhistoryQueensUniversityandprize-winningauthorofnumerousarticlesandbooksincluding.CrisesandCompassionFromRussiatotheGoldenGateABridgeofShipsCanadianShipbuildingduringtheSecondWorldWarMarch2011June2011193919211.2johnm.letichejamespritchard2011MQUPSPRINGTheinuentiallifeofaleadingBerkeleyscholarwhoservedasanadvisertotheUnitedNationsandAmericanandAfricangovernments.Aground-breakingworkaboutthechallengesandachievementsofcreatingCanadaslargestshipbuildingindustryever.FootprintsSeries978-0-7735-3820-734.95TCDN29.95TUS20.99cloth5.58.5272pp12photos978-0-7735-3824-559.95TCDN59.95SUS42.00cloth6.259.75440pp45tables6diagrams64photosCrisesandCompassionBalanceofPaymentsandEconomicGrowthRussianStatecraftABridgeofShipsInSearchofEmpireTheFrenchintheAmericas16701730JohnM.LeticheJamesPritchard