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Permanent State of Emergency

By (author) Ryan Alford
Categories: Political Science

Permanent State of Emergency is an unflinching analysis of the destruction of America’s constitutional order and the creation of an elective dictatorship. Alford establishes that the ongoing failure ...

Unbuttoned

When Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King died in 1950, the public knew little about his eccentric private life. In his final will, King ordered the destruction of his private diaries, seemingly ...

Washington's Long War on Syria

By (author) Stephen Gowans
Categories: International relations
Series: None

When President Barack Obama demanded formally in the summer of 2011 that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down, it was not the first time Washington had sought regime change in Damascus. The United ...

An Exceptional Law

An Exceptional Law showcases how the emergency law used to repress labour activism during the First World War became normalized with the creation of Section 98 of the Criminal Code, following the Winnipeg ...

Should We Change How We Vote?

During the 2015 federal election, the Liberal Party pledged that, if elected, they would end the “first past the post” electoral system, where whichever candidate receives the most votes wins a riding ...

Canada's Odyssey

By (author) Peter H. Russell
Categories: Politics and government

In Canada’s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day.

Making a Global City

Making a Global City celebrates one of the world’s most multicultural cities and shows how education plays a vital role in shaping and integrating immigrants in liberal democracies.

Swingback

By (author) Mike Blanchfield
Categories: Political Science

From 2006 to 2015, Stephen Harper charted a new course for Canada’s foreign policy, turning away from multilateralism and refusing to “go along to get along” on the world stage. Justin Trudeau, ...

The Islamic Challenge and the United States

By (author) Ehsan M. Ahrari
Categories: Political Science

In The Islamic Challenge and the United States, Ahrari takes a close look at this ideological conflict and suggests that the United States sees global jihadists as absolutist and irrational. This book ...

K9 Drug Detection

A comprehensive guide to training and deploying your drug-detection dog.

In the fight against illegal drugs, a well-trained K9 can be your most important asset. K9 Drug Detection gives trainers and handlers ...