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  • Fool For Christ

    The Intellectual Politics of J.S. Woodsworth

    af Allen Mills ...
    Serier serie Heritage
    James Shaver Woodsworth (1874-1942) stands as one of the half-dozen most important national political figures in twentieth-century Canadian history. Allen Mills acknowledges his outstanding achievements while providing a critical account of the Woodsworth legacy and revising the received opinion of him as a man of unbending conviction and ever-coherent principle.A product of western Canada's ... Læs mere

    285,99 kr.

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  • The Long Exile

    A true story of deception and survival amongst the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic

    A chilling true story of deception and survival set amidst the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic.In 1922 the Irish-American explorer Robert Flaherty made a film called ‘Nanook of the North’ which captured the world's imagination. Soon afterwards, he quit the Arctic for good, leaving behind his bastard son, Joseph, to grow up Eskimo.Thirty years later a young, inexperienced policeman, Ross ... Læs mere

    101,82 kr.

  • Divided Loyalties

    The Liberal Party of Canada, 1984-2008

    The Liberal Party has governed Canada for much of the country's history. Yet over the past two decades, the 'natural governing party' has seen a decrease in traditional support, finding itself in opposition for nearly half of that time. In Divided Loyalties, Brooke Jeffrey draws on her own experience as a party insider and on interviews with more than sixty senior Liberals to follow the trajectory ... Læs mere

    422,61 kr.

  • The Battle of London

    Trudeau, Thatcher, and the Fight for Canada's Constitution

    Oversat af Jacob Homel ...
    A bestseller in Quebec that describes the horse-trading, intrigue and unrest behind Trudeau’s quest to repatriate the Constitution.After the referendum in 1980, Pierre Elliott Trudeau turned his sights on repatriating the Constitution in an effort to make Canada fully independent from Britain. What should have been a simple process snowballed into a complicated intrigue.Quebec, which thought its ... Læs mere

    80,10 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Canada's Odyssey

    A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests

    150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation.In Canada’s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre ... Læs mere

    279,11 kr.

  • Trudeaumania

    The Rise to Power of Pierre Elliott Trudeau

    af Robert Wright ...
    Finalist for the J.W. Dafoe Book PrizeA Hill-Times Best Book of the YearNearly twenty years after his death and more than thirty since his retirement from active politics, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is at long last receding from the lived memory of Canadians. But despite the distance of time, he still holds court in the minds of many, and today his son Justin now lives at 24 Sussex Drive, his own man, ... Læs mere

    150,01 kr.

  • Left in British Columbia, The

    A History of Struggle

    af Gordon Hak ...
    This comprehensive history of the left in British Columbia from the late nineteenth century to the present explores the successes and failures of individuals and organizations striving to make a better world.Nineteenth-century coal miners and carpenters; Wobblies, Single Taxers, and communists; worker militancy in two world wars; the New Democratic Party; the Squamish Five; the Solidarity movement ... Læs mere

    108,24 kr.

  • The Queen at the Council Fire

    The Treaty of Niagara, Reconciliation, and the Dignified Crown in Canada

    Serier Bog 1 - Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada (ISCC) at Massey College
    In the summer of 1764, Sir William Johnson (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) and over two thousand chiefs representing twenty-four First Nations met on the shores of the Niagara River to negotiate the Treaty of Niagara — an agreement between the British Crown and the Indigenous peoples. This treaty, symbolized by the Covenant Chain Wampum, is seen by many Indigenous peoples as the birth of modern ... Læs mere

    72,08 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Trudeau's Tango

    Alberta Meets Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–1972

    A chronicle of Pierre Elliot Trudeau's first term as prime minister and the attempt to bridge one of Canada's classic political fault lines.Trudeau appeared to enjoy the encounter. He stood his ground while escaping projectiles, including a tomato . . .In this insightful and lively history, Liberal insider Darryl Raymaker recalls the attempt to broker "a marriage from hell" between the federal ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Big Tent Politics

    The Liberal Party’s Long Mastery of Canada’s Public Life

    Serier serie McLean Family Canadian Studies Series
    The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the most successful parties in the democratic world. It dominated Canadian politics for a century, practising an inclusive style of “big tent” politics that allowed it to fend off opponents on both the left and right. How did it do this? What kind of party organization did it build over the decades to manage its remarkable string of election victories?This ... Læs mere

    205,04 kr.

  • Across the Aisle

    Opposition in Canadian Politics

    How do parties with official opposition status influence Canadian politics? Across the Aisle is an innovative examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses on whether Canada has developed a coherent tradition of parliamentary opposition.David E. Smith argues ... Læs mere

    265,49 kr.

  • The Frontier of Patriotism

    Alberta and the First World War

    Serier Bog 6 - Beyond Boundaries: Canadian Defence and Strategic Studies
    With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and sacrifices of those who supported those soldiers, and the war effort in general, back at home. The ... Læs mere

    340,49 kr.