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An analysis of how the quality of social life should be evaluated and the strengths and weaknesses in CanadaAn analysis of how the quality of social life should be evaluated and the strengths and weaknesses in Canada's social fabric.About the...

A critical look at the interaction of constitutional litigation and politics in Canada following the entrenchment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982.A critical look at the interaction of constitutional litigation and politics in...

How might we mend the world? Charles Blattberg suggests a 'new patriotism', one that reconciles conflict through a form of dialogue that prioritizes conversation over negotiation and the common good over victory. This patriotism can be global as well as...

In Waiting for the Wave, Tom Flanagan studies the rapid rise of the Reform Party and presents some fascinating insights into the party and its leaders. He corrects two popular misconceptions about Preston Manning: that his political philosophy is...

An exploration of Quebec's role in Canadian identity, and the ramifications of secession for the self-understandings of Canadians.An exploration of Quebec's role in Canadian identity, and the ramifications of secession for the self-understandings of...

In The Poetics of Political Thinking Davide Panagia focuses on the role that aesthetic sensibilities play in theorists' evaluations of political arguments. Examining works by thinkers from Thomas Hobbes to Jacques RanciEre, Panagia shows how each one...

To most of us the food that we associate with home - our national and familial homes - is an essential part of our cultural heritage. No matter how open we become to other cuisines, we regard home-cooking as an intrinsic part of who we are. In this book,...

A look back at a century of Canada's engagement with the world.A look back at a century of Canada's engagement with the world.About the AuthorRobert Bothwell is professor of history and director of the International Relations Program at the University of...

Why contemporary transformations of the military based on networked operations will failWhy contemporary transformations of the military based on networked operations will fail.About the AuthorAllan English is adjunct professor, history, Queen's...

Since the early twentieth century, hormones have commonly been understood as 'messengers of sex'. They are seen as essential to the development and functioning of healthy reproductive male and female bodies; millions take them as medications in the...

Going well beyond graphic descriptions of death row's madness and suicide-inducing realities, Writing for Their Lives offers powerful, compassionate, and harrowing accounts of prisoners rediscovering the value of life from within the brutality and...

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) was equally celebrated as a mathematician, a philosopher and a physicist. He collaborated with his former student Bertrand Russell on the first edition of Principia Mathematica (published in three volumes between 1910...

A topic considered taboo since the Victorian Age-how we die-is now a subject of open discussion, theological pronouncement, ethical argument, and legislative debate. There are many opinions about choices offered and actions taken. Morality; professional...

Outside the United States, forced municipal mergers were a popular policy in many European countries and Canadian provinces during the 1960s and 1970s. The city of Laval, just north of Montreal, and the "unicity" of Winnipeg owe their origins to this...

As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement Canada's relations with Mexico and Latin America have reached a turning point both politically and economically. Beyond Mexico is a timely assessment of the dynamic state and the prospects of...

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A wide range of social scientific perspectives - from anthropology, geography, history, and Indigenous studies to politics, psychology, and sociology - are represented here. The effects of restructuring processes in Canada and New Zealand are...

Presents the initial results of a study into the formation and growth of industry clustersPresents the initial results of a study into the formation and growth of industry clustersAbout the AuthorCABook InformationISBN 9780889119598Author David A...

Masculine codes of honor and dominance often are expressed in acts of violence, including war and terrorism. In Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance, David A. J. Richards examines the lives of five famous men-great leaders and crusaders-who...

Millions of Americans believe Social Security will be bankrupt by the time they retire; they resent contributing to a system that may never benefit them. Others want to opt out of the system and see to their own retirement needs. The Social Security...

This volume presents the philosophies of Hume and Kant through their actual writings and through commentary provided by the authors. The selections, which were taken from their major works, were chosen to reflect the wide perspectives of both...

The six parts of Feminist Research: Prospect and Retrospect parallel the female life cycle, highlighting themes such as the increasing power of medical definitions of female experience - including conception, pregnancy, childbirth - and the nature of...

Wallace Clement and Glen Williams have ensured that all areas of the field are discussed, with chapters on the state, resources, industrialization, the provinces and regions, labour, gender, culture, Quebec, race and ethnicity, the legal system, capital...

Catherine Potvin, Margaret Kraenzel, and Gilles Seutin asked scientists from developing countries to summarize their experiences of international collaboration and to suggest attitudes and practices that would lead to more fruitful exchanges with...

In Myths of Modernity, Elizabeth Dore rethinks Nicaragua's transition to capitalism. Arguing against the idea that the country's capitalist transformation was ushered in by the coffee boom that extended from 1870 to 1930, she maintains that coffee...

In this important volume, Herman Lebovics, a preeminent cultural historian of France, develops a historical argument with striking contemporary relevance: empire abroad inevitably undermines democracy at home. These essays, which Lebovics wrote over the...

Dating back to work of Berthelot, rigid cohomology appeared as a common generalization of Monsky-Washnitzer cohomology and crystalline cohomology. It is a p-adic Weil cohomology suitable for computing Zeta and L-functions for algebraic varieties on...

An examination of federal reform and Aboriginal-state relations.An examination of federal reform and Aboriginal-state relations.About the AuthorMichael Murphy is lecturer, Department of Political Studies, the University of Otago, and research associate,...

An extensive survey of industrial clusters in Canada by members of the Innovation Systems Research Network.An extensive survey of industrial clusters in Canada by members of the Innovation Systems Research Network.About the AuthorCABook InformationISBN...

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Highlights Roosevelt's 1938 speech pledging to defend Canada if the Dominion was ever attackedHighlights Roosevelt's 1938 speech pledging to defend Canada if the Dominion was ever attackedAbout the AuthorArthur Milnes, a journalist and fellow of the...

Colored Amazons is a groundbreaking historical analysis of the crimes, prosecution, and incarceration of black women in Philadelphia at the turn of the twentieth century. Kali N. Gross reconstructs black women's crimes and their representations in...

If the central defence management question during the Cold War was, "how much is enough?" the most pressing question today is "how can we do more with what we have?" With only a few exceptions, soldiers and defence managers in every state are asked to...

This insightful, compassionate, and lucidly written handbook by a world-renowned cardiologist is also a personal testimonial by a surviving cancer patient and an informative guide to end-of-life issues. Dr. Basta relies on his medical expertise and...

The relationship between tort law jurisprudence, and the ethics and phenomenology of Emmanuel Levinas.Details the relationship between tort law, jurisprudence and the ethics and phenomenology of Emmanuel LevinasAbout the AuthorDesmond Manderson is...

Although caregiving is predominantly women's work, care for the elderly is largely absent from the feminist agenda in this country. Emily K. Abel presents a compelling and sensitive report that describes the experience of caregiving from the perspective...

Marred by political tumult and violent conflict since the early twentieth century, Gaza has been subject to a multiplicity of rulers. Still not part of a sovereign state, it would seem too exceptional to be a revealing site for a study of government...

Human Anatomy - Multimedial Interactive Atlas is made of a paper support (three volumes) and a web platform (Virtual Campus), combining an innovative learning strategy for anatomy based on a precise representation of the anatomical structures and virtual...

How to avoid protectorate status and restore Canadian sovereignty.How to avoid protectorate status and restore Canadian sovereignty.About the AuthorRoy Rempel, senior policy advisor, Breakout Educational Network, is the author of Counterweights: The...