Acknowledgements

• Author: John Helis
• Pages: 19-19

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Acknowledgements

I would like to express my gratitude to Mark Walters for his invaluable

help in ensuring the success of this project. e completion of this book is

in large measure a result of Professor Walters’s guidance and mentorship.

I am forever in his debt. I am thankful to the numerous people who pro-

vided feedback on early drafts of this work, including Matthew Lewans,

Janet Hiebert, Tsvi Kahana, Lisa Kerr, Beverley Baines, and Jonathan

Rose. A special thanks to Vincent Kazmierski, who encouraged me to

pursue this project. Lastly, I gratefully acknowledge the nancial support

from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).