Political Philosophy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Aviation and Rail Regulatory Capture in the Aviation and Rail Sector From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Bruce Campbell examines the risks in the regulatory capture of the rail and aviation sectors in Canada and the dangers with the increase deregulation of transport. Campbell …	Bruce Campbell	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Balance of Power: the NDP in Minority Parliament 2019–2021 From: From Layton to Singh View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 8 examines the NDP’s role during Trudeau’s minority government between 2019 and 2021. The chapter covers topics including the Wet’suwet’en resistance to the …	Matt Fodor	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Banks and Financial Institutions Canadian Bank Regulation — A Case of Efficient Capture From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Marc- André Pigeon and David Pringle examine how the defining features of Canada’s banking sector are its enduring stability and profitability, as well as examine the …	David Pringle; Marc-André Pigeon	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From NEW! Barrick Gold, the University of Toronto, and the Corporate Capture of the Canadian Government Part Two: Dispossession Abroad From: Capitalism and Dispossession View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 7, author Sakura Saunders presents a historical account of how Canadian civil actors have attempted to compel the Canadian government to hold Canadian mining companies to account for …	Sakura Saunders	28	2022	$2.80 Add
NEW! Beyond Contempt How Liberals can Communicate Across the Great Divide New Society Publishers	Liberal and progressive frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump’s destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and other conservatives. …	Erica Etelson	242	2020	View
Beyond the Fragments Feminism and the Making of Socialism Fernwood Publishing	Inspired by the activism of the 1970s that surrounded the triumph of the right under Margaret Thatcher in U.K., Beyond the Fragments was written to create stronger bonds of solidarity in a new …	Hilary Wainwright; Lynne Segal; Sheila Rowbotham	324	2013	View
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism Between The Lines	More than ever, “the body” is today at the center of radical and institutional politics. Feminist, antiracist, trans, ecological movements–all look at the body in its manifold …	Silvia Federici	161	2020	View
From Big Oil and Think Tanks Besiege Kyoto From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the business led campaign to discredit the Kyoto Accord in the 1990s and 2000s. Big business lobbied for a "made in Canada" solution while funding a massive anti-Kyoto …	Donald Gutstein	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From Big Oil Takes Control From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the rise of neo-liberalism think tanks in Canada and their impact on energy policy through the 1970s and 1980s. Trudeau’s Keynesian interventions such as the NEP and Petro Canada …	Donald Gutstein	18	2018	$1.80 Add
Billion Dollar Start-Up The True Story of how a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company ECW Press	From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the …	Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis	306	2021	View
From NEW! Black and British A Lived Contradiction From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	This chapter detailed Paul Gilroy’s life after 1968 and his interest in the rebel spirit of black American and Caribbean musicians. Topics include British immigration policy, political …	Daniel McNeil	32	2022	$3.20 Add
BlackBerry Town How high tech success has played out for Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo	The smartphone was an incredibly successful Canadian invention created by a team of engineers and marketers led by Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. But there was a third key player involved — …		264		View
From Boomtown From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Howitt describes Research in Motion’s continued success, specifically from the point of view of several of the company’s key employees.	Chuck Howitt	17	2019	$1.70 Add
NEW! Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge What It Will Take to Deal with American Decline, Inequality and the Climate Crisis	Neoliberalism arrived in Ottawa with the Mulroney government in 1984, and has continued as widely accepted common sense about government until today. Neoliberalism’s basic tenets – …		184		View
From NEW! Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal Election From: From Layton to Singh View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 2 focuses on the period of momentum experienced by the Federal and Provincial NDP between the 2008 and 2011 Federal Elections. The chapter covers topics including the 2008 financial …	Matt Fodor	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From Building Political Infrastructure for the Present From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left View Fernwood Publishing	The Current Context – Toronto: Sites of Mutation – Conclusions	Lina Nasr El Hag Ali	7	2020	$0.70 Add