Literature Analysis

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
The Legacy of Tiananmen Square	More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television’s former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests …		240		View
From NEW! The October Revolution and its Legacy From: Myths of Modern History View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter deconstructs major myths surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolution and especially its second phase, "Red October" and considers the positive impacts of this event on world …	Jacques R. Pauwels	23	2022	$2.30 Add
From NEW! The Post-Liberal Order Part II: The Insurgency From: Has Populism Won? View ECW Press	This chapter discusses how populist leaders are against liberal international order. This chapter discusses how populist figures continue to challenge liberal free-trade internationalism.	Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From The Prime Minister and the House of Commons: The Democracy Deficit From: Democratizing the Constitution View Emond Montgomery	Assessment of Canada’s parliamentary system in support of an argument that the House of Commons cannot effectively constrain prime ministerial abuse of executive power.	Peter Aucoin	44	2011	$4.40 Add
From NEW! The Road to the War Against Democracy From: Myths of Modern History View James Lorimer and Company	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
From The Role of Women in the 1956 Revolution From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution View University of Ottawa Press	This paper attempts to characterize the role of women during the 1956 revolution on the basis of photographic records of key moments and events during the revolution, as well as a review of …	Mária Palasik	22	2010	$2.86 Add
From NEW! The Sovereignty Project Part II: The Insurgency From: Has Populism Won? View ECW Press	This chapter discusses the populist goal of regaining sovereignty lost during globalization. Including examples from leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.	Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese	18	2022	$1.80 Add
Too Dumb for Democracy?	Brexit. Trump. Ford Nation. In this timely book, David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age. In an …		256		View
Turning the World Right-Side Up Science, Community and Democracy Fernwood Publishing	The focus of this book is on the un-sustainability of the system that economists, in the name of science, have foisted upon society. Corporations and the economists who act as their apologists, …	John Kearney; Patrick Kerans	240	2006	View
From Turning the World Right-Side Up From: Turning the World Right-Side Up View Fernwood Publishing		John Kearney; Patrick Kerans	6	2006	$0.60 Add
From Wang Dan’s Shooting Star From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Collection: Witnesses to Global Conflict: Canadian Authors' Accounts Goose Lane Editions	This chapter begins with the author meeting with Wang Den in London, one of the student leaders of the Tiananmen Square Uprising. The chapter goes on to provide a detailed day-by-day account of …	Michael Cormier	33	2013	$3.30 Add
From Wang Juntao’s Exile From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Collection: Immigrating to Canada Goose Lane Editions	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 Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on …	Michael Cormier	22	2013	$2.20 Add
From NEW! Welcome to the Revolution Part I: The Big Lie From: Has Populism Won? View ECW Press	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 What is a good political decision? From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Three examines what makes a good political decision. This chapter focuses the process rather than the Outcome of “good” political decision.	David Moscrop	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From When Conventions Fail: Constitutional Governance Without Clear Rules From: Democratizing the Constitution View Emond Montgomery	Discussion of uncertainty and disagreement over features of constitutional conventions, particularly prorogation, the confidence convention, and dissolution of a parliament.	Peter Aucoin	36	2011	$3.60 Add