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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Responsible Government: Theory and Practice |
Historical review of responsible government in Canada in support of an argument that the current situation is in need of reform. | Peter Aucoin | 45 | 2011 | $4.50 Add |
From NEW! The French RevolutionFrom: Myths of Modern History |
The book begins with the myth of the French Revolution, the “original catastrophe” (Urkatastrofe, to use a term coined by German historians) of modern history, and the wars that … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 34 | 2022 | $3.40 Add |
From The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Causes, Aims, and Course of Events |
On October 23, 1956, a revolution broke out in Budapest and spread all over the country in just a few days. The demonstrators, strikers, armed insurgents, leaders of the organizations of the … | János M. Rainer | 20 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
From Wang Juntao’s ExileFrom: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square Collection: Immigrating to Canada |
This chapter begins with the story of a Chinese exile named Wang Juntao, who was a student leader during the 1989 uprising and now lives in New York. The author goes on to discuss the legacy of … | Michael Cormier | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
From NEW! Welcome to the RevolutionPart I: The Big Lie From: Has Populism Won? |
The authors address the question of why populist movements have become so convincing. The chapter discusses several aspects including the everyman narrative, nationalism and nativism, cultural … | Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
From “Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial SecretaryFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
1858 letter drafted by Alexander Galt to promote the idea that the constitution of the proposed Canadian confederation be derived from the Imperial Parliament rather than be based on the American … | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 2 | 2015 | $0.20 Add |
From NEW! Chapter 1The Place of an Election in the Comprehensive Political Law Cycle From: Anatomy of an Election |
A list of the elements of a policy cycle and highlighting where an election fits into the cylce. | Gregory Tardi | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
From Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions |
Whether it could have been otherwise is the most frequent and poignant question for contemporaries and posterity alike when a revolution or an uprising has failed. Was defeat inevitable, or might … | Csaba Békés | 21 | 2010 | $2.73 Add |
From Deciding in democraciesThe long road to self-government From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Two explores the context in which we make good or bad political decisions. You cannot separate a decision from the time and place in which it is made. Our personalities and brains, our … | David Moscrop | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
From NEW! Doing Social ResearchIntentionally Exploring Social Life From: Making Sense of Society |
In Chapter 2, Khasnabish examines the process of how social research is conducted by anthropologists, sociologists, and practitioners in other related disciplines and the problems that can arise … | Alex Khasnabish | 39 | 2022 | $3.90 Add |
From Economists and Canadian Democracy |
- | John Kearney; Patrick Kerans | 9 | 2006 | $0.90 Add |
From Ethical DutiesFrom: Honest Politics Now |
Discusses ethical duties (trustees of public interest, impartiality, accountability) of elected politicians and other public officials as the basis for the more specific codes of ethical conduct … | Ian Greene | 23 | 2017 | $2.30 Add |
From Exploring Democracies in Venezuela, Bolivia and EcuadorVenezuela: New Experiments in Participatory Democracy From: Cuba and Its Neighbours |
- | Arnold August | 30 | 2013 | $3.30 Add |
From Sun Yat-sen’s Unfinished Dream |
This chapter begins with the story of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. The chapter goes on to provide a historical account of the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
From NEW! The Big LiePart I: The Big Lie From: Has Populism Won? |
This chapter discusses the big lies told by populist leaders including, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, López Obrador, and how they are presented to rally individuals to join their cause. … | Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese | 28 | 2022 | $2.80 Add |
From NEW! The Road to the War Against DemocracyFrom: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter focuses on the First World War and the myth that this was an unexpected war triggered by an "accident;" rather, as the author explores, this war was wanted, expected, … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |