Political Science

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Spectres of Fascism Historical, Theoretical and International Perspectives Between The Lines	Concerns over the rise of fascism have been preoccupied with the Trump presidency and the Brexit vote in the UK, yet, globally, we are witnessing a turn towards anti-democratic and illiberal …	Samir Gandesha	304	2020	View
Spin Doctors How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic Fernwood Publishing	As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that …	Nora Loreto	417	2021	View
Stampede Misogyny, White Supremacy and Settler Colonialism Fernwood Publishing	Kimberly A. Williams wants the annual Calgary Stampede to change its ways. An intrepid feminist scholar with a wry sense of humour, Williams deftly weaves theory, history, pop culture and …	Kimberley A. Williams	232	2021	View
State Theories Third Edition Classical Global and Feminist Perspectives Fernwood Publishing	The Third Edition of State Theories: Classical, Global and Feminist Perspectives formally introduces a new co-author, Wendee Kubik. Since the first edition of State Theories was published …	Murray Knuttila; Wendee Kubik	221	2000	View
Staying Alive While Living The Life Adversity, Strength, and Resilience in the Lives of Homeless Youth Fernwood Publishing	In Staying Alive While Living the Life, Sue-Ann MacDonald and Benjamin Roebuck unpack the realities of living on the streets from the perspective of homeless youth. While much is written about …	Benjamin Roebuck; Sue-Ann MacDonald	212	2018	View
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
Stolen Motherhood Surrogacy and Made-to-Order Children bar	Neither marginal nor secret, contracting surrogate mothers is growing rapidly and is regarded as socially progressive. Yet the “process” is vitiated from the get go, i.e., …	Maria De Koninck	194	2020	View
The Age of Increasing Inequality The Astonishing Rise of Canada's 1% James Lorimer and Company	For 35 years, Canada has become vastly wealthier, but most people have not. This book documents the dramatic and rapid growth in inequality. It identifies the causes. It proposes meaningful steps …	Lars Osberg	248	2018	View
NEW! The Attack on Nova Scotia’s Schools The story behind 25 years of tumultuous change Formac Publishing	Nova Scotia’s public schools and their students have faced dramatic conflict and drastic change over the past 25 years. While critics charge that schools are failing kids, teachers have …	Grant Frost	180	2020	View
The Big Stall How big oil and think tanks are blocking action on climate change in Canada James Lorimer and Company	This book traces the origins of the Trudeau government’s climate change plan back to the energy sector itself — in particular Big Oil. It shows how, in the last fifteen years, Big Oil …	Donald Gutstein	304	2018	View
The Canadian Labour Movement A Short History James Lorimer and Company	The Canadian Labour Movement tells the story of Canada’s workers since the mid-nineteenth century, painting a vivid picture of key developments, such as the birth of craft unionism, the …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	240	2020	View
NEW! The Case for Basic Income Freedom, Security, Justice Between The Lines	Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious …	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	264	2021	View
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms 30+ years of decisions that shape Canadian life James Lorimer and Company	Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed Canadian life since it was adopted as part of the Canadian constitution in 1982. The Charter requires judges to make decisions on a …	Ian Greene	440	2014	View
The Court and the Charter Emond Montgomery	This companion volume to The Court and the Constitution focuses specifically on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It features 36 cases that each include a concise introduction that provides …	Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman	451	2017	View
The Court and the Constitution Leading Cases, 2nd Edition Emond Montgomery	The Court and The Constitution: Leading Cases, 2nd Edition is a revised and updated collection of edited decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada. These landmark rulings are organized to …	Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman	611	2017	View
The Culture of Nature North American Landscape from Disney to the Exxon Valdez, Second Edition Between The Lines	Since it was first published in 1991, few books have come close to capturing the depth and breadth of Alexander Wilson’s innovative ecocultural compendium The Culture of Nature. His work …	Alexander Wilson	352	2019	View