 | Canada and the Birth of Israel: A Study in Canadian Foreign Policy Subjects: Canada -- Foreign relations -- Palestine; Palestine -- Foreign relations -- Canada; Canada -- Foreign relations -- 1945-; Palestine -- History -- 1917–1948; Israel -- History -- 1948–1949; David Bercuson's study reveals Canada as having established a middle east policy during the 1930s, not on moral or ideological grounds, but on the basis of the politicians' view of its own national interests. Canadian David Bercuson is a military historian, writer, and educator. Bercuson was a special advisor to the Minister of National Defense and is still a member of the Minister of National Defense's monitoring committee. He was a former dean at Calgary College and is currently director of the university's strategic studies program. In addition to writing several scholarly periodicals, Bercuson has written several books including Significant Incident: Canada's Army, the Airborne, and the Murder in Somalia. (Bowker Author Biography) |
