Human Rights

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Anti-Terrorism Security and Insecurity after 9/11 Fernwood Publishing	This edited collection critically analyzes the concept of “terrorism,” the Canadian and American government responses to terrorist activity since the events of 9/11 and the problem of …	Sandra Rollings-Magnusson	221	2009	View
Educating for Action Strategies to Ignite Social Justice New Society Publishers	The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless effort, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued. The task of constructing a new …	Anthony J. Nocella II; Jason Del Gandio	259	2014	View
Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract Coach House Books	A cultural planner's immodest proposal: change how we think about children and we just might change the world. We live in an 'adultitarian' state, where the rules are based on …	Darren O'Donnell	218	2018	View
Human Rights Social Justice in the Age of the Market Fernwood Publishing	Rampant market economics has led to violations of human rights. Koen de Feyter questions how far the international human rights system provides effective protection against the adverse effects of …	Koen de Feyter	250	2005	View
In Search of a Better World A Human Rights Odyssey House of Anansi Press	A work of memoir, history, and a call to action, the CBC Massey Lectures by internationally renowned UN prosecutor and scholar Payam Akhavan is a powerful and essential work on the major human …	Payam Akhavan	401	2017	View
NEW! In Your Face Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada Irwin Law Inc.	This book explores the experiences of a group of women in Canada who are small in numbers yet have garnered much legal, political, and social attention in recent years. Muslim women who cover …	Natasha Bakht	266	2020	View
International Human Rights Law Irwin Law Inc.	The last fifty years have witnessed the development of a global system of human rights promotion and protection. Canada has played a significant role in its growth and will likely continue to do …	Gibran van Ert; Mark Freeman	651	2004	View
Ohpikiihaakan-ohpihmeh (Raised Somewhere Else) A 60s Scoop Adoptee's Story of Coming Home Fernwood Publishing	During the 60s Scoop, over 20,000 Indigenous children in Canada were removed from their biological families, lands and culture and trafficked across provinces, borders and overseas to be raised …	Colleen Cardinal	213	2018	View
Radical Transformation Oligarchy, Collapse, and the Crisis of Civilization Between The Lines	Radical Transformation is a story about industrial civilization’s impending collapse, and about the possibilities of averting this fate. Human communities first emerged as egalitarian, …	Kevin MacKay	264	2017	View
The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? The Munk Debates House of Anansi Press	The world is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Over 300,000 are dead in Syria, and one and half million are either injured or disabled. Four and a half million …	Louise Arbour; Mark Steyn; Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Schama	114	2016	View
The United Nations in the 21st Century Grappling with the world's most challenging issues: militarism, the environment, human rights, inequality James Lorimer and Company	After more than seven decades, the United Nations embodies humanity’:s hopes for peace, security, social justice, human rights, equality for women, and a voice for all. At the same time, …	Douglas Roche	98	2015	View
From Forward Reading Peace Education From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	Editors Jason Del Gandio and Anthony J. Nocella II, along with volume contributors, present Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice as an engaging and instructive manual for …	Joy James	4	2014	$0.40 Add
Introduction The United Nations and Peace: A fair assessment View James Lorimer and Company		Douglas Roche	4	2015	$0.40 Add
From Introduction The United Nations and Peace: A fair assessment From: The United Nations in the 21st Century View James Lorimer and Company		Douglas Roche	4	2015	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction Meet Your Neighbours From: In Your Face View Irwin Law Inc.	In the introduction, the author outlines the reasons why some women choose to wear the niqab, and the flagrant disregard for these women’s basic dignity and human rights.	Natasha Bakht	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From Introduction From: Human Rights View Fernwood Publishing		Koen de Feyter	6	2005	$0.60 Add