Research & Theory

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Making Sense of Society Power and Possibility	Grounded in the sister disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this textbook is an accessible and critical introduction to contemporary social research. Alex Khasnabish eschews the common …		273		View
From Making Society Bringing the World into Being From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 3, Khasnabish examines social order as a complex amalgamation of material practices, relationships, institutions, and ideologies which create a society. In a very real sense, each of …	Alex Khasnabish	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From Mao’s Democracy From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter begins with a brief account of Mao’s rise to power in China at the end of World War Two. It goes on to provide a historical account of his rise to power and the rise of the …	Michael Cormier	21	2013	$2.10 Add
From Meeting with the Ethics Committee From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at meeting with the SFU’s ethics committee in their conduct in the Ogden Case	John Lowman; Ted Palys	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Money in Politics The Ethics of Election Finance Regulation and Expense Claims Oversight From: Honest Politics Now View James Lorimer and Company	Examines attempts by federal and provincial governments, dating from the 1970s, to constrain undue influence by both publicizing and placing limits on campaign contributions and fundraisers. …	Ian Greene; Lori Turnbull; Robert Shepherd	28	2017	$2.80 Add
NEW! Myths of Modern History From the French Revolution to the 20th century world wars and the Cold War - new perspectives on key events James Lorimer and Company	Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels challenges readers to reconsider what they know about some key events in the last 250 years of world history. At a time when it’s all too easy to …	Jacques R. Pauwels	392	2022	View
From Neighbourhood From: Turning the World Right-Side Up View Fernwood Publishing		John Kearney; Patrick Kerans	13	2006	$1.30 Add
From New Zealand: Neo-Conservative Laboratory From: Counting Out The Scholars View James Lorimer and Company	Case Study of the New Zealand and Performance Indicators in high educational institutions there	Donald C. Savage; William Bruneau	26	2002	$2.60 Add
From Nostalgia, Knighthood, and the Circle of Dreams From: The Triumph of Narrative View House of Anansi Press	From The Triumph of Narrative:	Robert Fulford	32	1999	$3.20 Add
From “Not Derived from the People”: Letter from the Fathers of Confederation to the British Colonial Secretary From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition View Emond Montgomery	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 Ogden v. SFU From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	Ogden resolves to hold the univeristy responsible for his legal bills as a breach of contractual obligation between himself and the university as he followed every policy and procedue outlined to …	John Lowman; Ted Palys	8	2014	$0.80 Add
From Ogden’s Research on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	Beginning of their analysis of Russell Ogden’s case regarding the subpoena he received on his research into assisted suicide, looks at his history with Simon Fraser University’s …	John Lowman; Ted Palys	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From Opposition to the Solidarity Movement From: Compassion and Solidarity View House of Anansi Press	From Compassion and Solidarity: The Church for Others	Gregory Baum	19	199	$1.90 Add
From Our bodies, our minds, mental shortcuts, and the media From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Four focuses on why it is so difficult to make well informed discussions. The chapter explores our biological and psychological motivations behind our abilities towards good political …	David Moscrop	27	2019	$2.70 Add
From Our institutions From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Six focuses how political institutions are formed, maintained, and how they condition the way we think and behave. Institutions set up rules, expectations, norms, punishments, and …	David Moscrop	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Our milieu From: Too Dumb for Democracy? View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Five explores the conditions under which we tend to make the best decisions about complex issues, political or otherwise. We do best when we have lots of time and resources at our …	David Moscrop	11	2019	$1.10 Add