{"product_id":"revival-and-change-the-1957-and-1958-diefenbaker-elections-9780774866644","title":"Revival and Change: The 1957 and 1958 Diefenbaker Elections","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John C. Courtney\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Process - Campaigns \u0026amp; Elections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of the rise and fall of Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's governments.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Upsetting a decades-long Liberal majority, John Diefenbaker led the Canadian Conservatives to a landslide victory in 1957. His boisterous media appearances, denouncing leftist arrogance, not only earned him the prime ministry but also fueled a 1958 election that reduced the Liberals to a historical low, ousted the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation's leader, and eliminated the Social Credit Party altogether. It was a rout never before seen in Canadian history. \u003ci\u003eRevival and Change\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of those elections, the governments and oppositions they produced, and the era's legacy in Canadian politics and society.","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47595887591575,"sku":"9780774866644","price":2921.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780774866644.webp?v=1774991585","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/revival-and-change-the-1957-and-1958-diefenbaker-elections-9780774866644","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}