Political Science

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism Lessons from Bolivia Fernwood Publishing	Around the world, plantation economies are on the rise. Increasing concerns over food, energy and financial security, combined with a geopolitical restructuring of the global agro-food system, …	Ben M. McKay	172	2020	View
The Politics of Voting Reforming Canada's Electoral System Emond Montgomery	The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada’s Electoral System is a timely examination of Canada’s voting system by one of Canada’s leading authorities on electoral reform. In a …	Dennis Pilon	227	2007	View
The Power Manual How to Master Complex Power Dynamics New Society Publishers	Liberate yourself by understanding and mastering power dynamics All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps …	Cyndi Suarez	195	2018	View
The Reconciliation Manifesto Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy James Lorimer and Company	In this book, leading Indigenous rights activist Arthur Manuel offers a radical challenge to Canada and Canadians. He questions virtually everything non- Indigenous Canadians believe about their …	Arthur Manuel	312	2017	View
The Right to Die The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death James Lorimer and Company	"Who owns my life?" Sue Rodriguez was dying of a form of ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease) when she asked this question of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1993. She was fighting for …	Gary Bauslaugh	290	2016	View
The Rise of Populism The Munk Debates House of Anansi Press	The twenty-third semi-annual Munk Debate, held on November 2, 2018, pits Stephen Bannon, the CEO of the Donald Trump presidential campaign, against columnist and author David Frum to debate the …	David Frum; Rudyard Griffiths; Stephen K. Bannon	120	2019	View
The Rise of the New West The History of a Region in Confederation James Lorimer and Company	This one-volume history chronicles a 150-year history of dramatic changes in fortune and attitudes in western Canada. From the Riel Rebellions and the Winnipeg General Strike to the founding of …	John F. Conway	400	2014	View
NEW! The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada James Lorimer and Company	There are more billionaires than ever in Canada – and they are capturing an ever-growing share of the country’s wealth. Meanwhile 90% of Canadians are steadily losing ground. …	Lars Osberg	288	2024	View
The Secret Power of Juries What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it James Lorimer and Company	Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don’t know is how far that right actually goes, and …	Gary Bauslaugh	216	2013	View
The Socialist Challenge Today Syriza, Sanders, Corbyn Fernwood Publishing	In what direction should the left move in the 21st century? The so-called ‘Third Way’ lacked realism as well as imagination. The social democratic embrace of neoliberal globalization …	Leo Panitch; Sam Gindin	96	2018	View
The Socialist Challenge Today – New Expanded Edition Syrzia, Corbyn, Sanders Fernwood Publishing	In what direction should the left move in the 21st century? The so-called ‘Third Way’ lacked realism as well as imagination. The social democratic embrace of neoliberal globalization now lies …		96	2020	View
NEW! The Socialist Register 2022 New Polarizations, Old Contradictions: The Crisis of Centrism Fernwood Publishing	The 58th annual volume of the Socialist Register takes up the challenge of exploring how the new polarizations relate to the contradictions that underlie them and how far ‘centrist’ …	Colin Leys; Greg Albo; Leo Panitch	352	2021	View
The Tangled Garden A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age James Lorimer and Company	The emergence of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (the FAANGs) has created an unprecedented challenge to Canada’s news, television and film businesses. In this book Richard …	Richard Stursberg	224	2019	View
The Time Has Come Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution House of Anansi Press	In the vein of Tim Wise’s White Like Me and Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, The Time Has Come —by co-founder of the White Ribbon campaign Michael Kaufman — offers a …	Michael Kaufman	274	2019	View
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada A Citizen's Guide James Lorimer and Company	The Trans-Pacific Partnership, with its twelve participating countries on three continents, is the largest regional trade and investment agreement that Canada has ever negotiated. It is also one …	Scott Sinclair; Stuart Trew	216	2016	View
NEW! The Trudeau Record Promise and Performance 25 experts weigh in James Lorimer and Company	In this book, independent experts analyze the performance of Justin Trudeau’s years in power in six key policy areas: Indigenous rights, governance and housing; the environment and energy; …	Katherine Scott; Laura Macdonald; Stuart Trew	336	2024	View