Literature Analysis
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From ![]() Public matters, grey matterThe brain and decision-making From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter One explores the roots of our bad political decisions; but the author argues that none of those reasons are excuses for us to throw up our arms and say, “Well, what can you do? We … | David Moscrop | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() Reductionism and Beyond |
John Kearney; Patrick Kerans | 5 | 2006 | $0.50 Add | |
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From ![]() Resources: Food as a Rallying Point |
John Kearney; Patrick Kerans | 16 | 2006 | $1.60 Add | |
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From ![]() Resources: Simplicity and Sustainability |
John Kearney; Patrick Kerans | 15 | 2006 | $1.50 Add | |
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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 |
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From ![]() Seeking Social Licence for the Site C DamA Planner’s Perspective from the Peace River Waterfront From: Damming the Peace |
A Peace River Valley planner on the concept of social license, why it’s important for major projects, and how, in the case of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River … | Reg Whiten | 12 | 2018 | $1.20 Add |
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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 |
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From ![]() Talking to Your Neighbour |
John Kearney; Patrick Kerans | 14 | 2006 | $1.40 Add | |
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From ![]() “That’s How We See It”Trauma and Indigenous Resistance From: Damming the Peace |
Journalist Andrew MacLeod interviews respected First Nations leader Helen Knott about the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on her community, and in … | Andrew MacLeod | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century |
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the 1956 refugee experience, place it in the context of a century and a half of Hungarian immigration to Canada, and establish to what extent and in … | Nándor Dreisziger | 29 | 2010 | $3.77 Add |
![]() The 1956 Hungarian RevolutionHungarian and Canadian Perspectives |
In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was … | Christopher Adam; Judy Young; Leslie Laczko; Tibor Egervari | 306 | 2010 | View |
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From ![]() The ANPP and the Municipality: Functioning Between ElectionsFrom: Cuba and Its Neighbours |
Arnold August | 33 | 2013 | $3.63 Add | |
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From ![]() The Big LieWhy and How BC Hydro Dismissed the Peace River Valley Microclimate From: Damming the Peace |
Former B.C. Environment Minister Joan Sawicki sets out her analysis that BC Hydro “overlooked” the importance of microclimate in its agricultural impact assessment of the Site C dam … | Joan Sawicki | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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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 |
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From ![]() The Confederation Debates in the Province of CanadaFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Excerpts of parliamentary debates by John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier from 1865 regarding the proposed federal union. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() The dynamics of democracyFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft offers a brief analysis of how a modern democracy functions through its institutions which go far beyond elected legislative bodies. | Kevin Taft | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |













