Political Science

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Trouble with the TPP’s Copyright Rules From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada View James Lorimer and Company	Michael Geist, one of Canada’s most knowledgeable and incisive critics of the TPP, examines the implications of its copyright provisions. As anticipated early on in the negotiations, the …	Michael Geist	15	2016	$1.50 Add
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; …		336		View
From The Turning Point From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the BC Court of Appeal decision in 2003 and order a stay of application just as the Ontario courts did and how this tipped the scales in favour of same-sex marriage at the federal level. …	Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque	19	2006	$1.90 Add
From The UN and the Responsibility to Protect From: Peacemakers View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the UN’s responsibilty to protect and maintain peace. Pays particular focus to international law		19	2014	$1.90 Add
From Averting World War III From: The United Nations in the 21st Century View James Lorimer and Company	The history of how the UN has proved itself to the people in its efforts to avert another World War.	Douglas Roche	10	2015	$1.00 Add
The United Nations in the 21st Century Grappling with the world's most challenging issues: militarism, the environment, human rights, inequality James Lorimer and Company	After more than seven decades, the United Nations embodies humanity’:s hopes for peace, security, social justice, human rights, equality for women, and a voice for all. At the same time, …		98		View
From The United States at War with Japan and Germany From: The Myth of the Good War View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes how the attack on Pearl Harbour was the strong turning point in america’s decision to go to war against Germany. The power elite wanted a war with Japan and the American People …	Jacques R. Pauwels	12	2015	$1.20 Add
From NEW! The United States, Champion of Democracy? From: Myths of Modern History View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter explores how in theory US foreign policy and ceaseless military ventures promote democracy, but in reality they seek to achieve corporate desiderata such as worldwide open doors for …	Jacques R. Pauwels	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From The United States, the Soviets, and the Post-war Fate of Germany From: The Myth of the Good War View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at the difficulty and complexity of dealing with post-war Germany and how it was not as simple as other texts and resources have made it out to be.	Jacques R. Pauwels	21	2015	$2.10 Add
From NEW! The United States: “Virus” of Disinformation Part III: A New Cold War? From: China Unbound View House of Anansi Press	Chapter 9 features reporting from the United States that gathers evidence and points towards potential areas of global conflict with Chinese interests in the region and looks for what can be done …	Joanna Chiu	36	2021	$3.60 Add
From The Unjust Society From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	Excerpt of a 1969 book by Harold Cardinal criticizing the federal government’s 1969 Indian policy as a thinly disguised program of extermination through assimilation.	Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell	4	2015	$0.40 Add
From NEW! The Unsustainable Costs of the Public Police From: Canadian Policing View Irwin Law Inc.	In The Unsustainable Cost of the Public Police author Kent Roach explores where all the money given to policing across Canada goes. With the average police salary at $118,000, Canada spends $15.7 …	Kent Roach	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From The Urban Dimension From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History View James Lorimer and Company	The monumental incapacity of mainstream organs of knowledge production to offer anything close to a sustained pattern of critical self-reflection means that such efforts fall to alternative …	David Hugill	11	2016	$1.10 Add
From The US Occupation From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires View Baraka Books	Chapter four, The US Occupation focuses on the reasoning behind American interests in the Korean Peninsula after the Second World War. He focuses on the perspective of the American, Soviets, and …	Stephen Gowans	14	2018	$1.40 Add
From NEW! The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	Readings in part 4 of this text explore the ways in which data-driven decision making are applied to different industries. This chapter explored case studies in the Canadian government, including …	Mark Schrutt	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From NEW! The Use of Force PART IV: RECOURSE FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW From: International Law, 3/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Chapter 14 examines the limited circumstances in which armed force may still be used, and by whom, to secure or restore compliance with international law by focusing on the general prohibition of …	Craig Forcese; Joanna Harrington; John H. Currie; Valerie Oosterveld	56	2022	$5.60 Add