Political Science

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Power in the Pleistocene On Spears, Fires, Furs, Words, and Flutes - And Why Men Are Such Power-Hogs From: Power View New Society Publishers	This chapter describes prehistoric forms of human power, including stone tools, fire, animal skins, and language.	Richard Heinberg	43	2021	$4.30 Add
From Power-over From: Are We Done Fighting? View New Society Publishers	This chapter starts with a look at the assumed relationship between power and violence, and introduces and dissects a concept called power-over. Power-over is rooted in violence or punishment, …	Matthew Legge	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Power Protects Itself Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Power Protects Itself Nash explores some of the many barriers women face when entering politics. A few of the barriers examined in the chapter include systemic biases, Westminster …	Peggy Nash	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Power Sharing, Community Leadership and Dynamic Governance at the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation From: Interrupting Innovation View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, the authors examine how the SHIFT Centre at Concordia University in Montreal employs shared power and community governance to drive social justice since its 2019 founding.	Cheryl Gladu; Stephanie Childs	24	2025	$2.40 Add
From Power to Those Who Have It! Phillip Gourevitch From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa View Baraka Books	In Chapter 9, Philpot explores the notion of the chosen “good” chiefs who the Europeans used during their imperial and colonial pursuits in Africa. Philpot discusses two African …	Robin Philpot	11	2013	$1.10 Add
Power Trap How fear and loathing between New Democrats and Liberals keep Stephen Harper in power--and what can be done about it	In 2011 the Harper Conservatives won a majority government with a minority of votes. If the opposition parties were willing to work together, they would have an excellent chance of defeating the …		296		View
From Power-with and Power-from-within From: Are We Done Fighting? View New Society Publishers	The author describes characteristics of power-with, and offers tips on how it can be recognized and developed in different contexts. The chapter concludes with the introduction of a third type of …	Matthew Legge	14	2019	$1.40 Add
From Powerless and Powerful Identities Hegemony and Supreme Power From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	Powerless and Powerful Identities, explores the space between Gramsci’s hegemony, the idea that the very acceptance of power as dominance renders one powerless, and the philosophy of …	Cyndi Suarez	11	2018	$1.10 Add
From Precarious Employment and Occupational Health and Safety in Ontario From: Boom, Bust and Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		John Peters	15	2012	$2.25 Add
From Precarious Work How Lax Employment Standards Perpetuate Poverty From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Mary Gellatly	10	2010	$1.00 Add
From Precarious Work Requires Precarious Workers From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter specifically follows the rise of temporary placement agencies as a tool of employers to utilize undocumented, precarious and racialized migrants for capital. The shift from …	Mostafa Henaway	12	2023	$1.20 Add
From Preface How This Book Came to Be From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Rosemary Cornell, Adrienne Robnies, and Tim Bray, discuss how this book came to be. First of their meeting while resisting the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) in 2018, and the work it …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	2	2024	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Imperialism View bar	In this preface, Saul examines imperialism as the use of extra-economic means for economic ends, a pattern spanning all eras rather than a single stage of capitalism.	Samir Saul	11	2025	$1.10 Add
From Preface From: Freedom of Conscience and Religion View Irwin Law Inc.	Overview of the topics covered in the book.	Richard Moon	8	2014	$0.80 Add
From Preface Why Write This Book? From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	Outlines the authors history of Activism and how he came to the point of writing this book. His qualifications on the subject and the focus of the book	Joel D. Harden	7	2013	$0.70 Add
From Preface From: False Security View Irwin Law Inc.	Legal analyses of various aspects of Canadian national security law expressed in Bill C-51.	Craig Forcese; Kent Roach	8	2015	$0.80 Add