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  • What's Wrong with the Europe Union and How to Fix It

    by Simon Hix ...
    Series series What's Wrong?
    The European Union seems incapable of undertaking economic reforms and defining its place in the world. Public apathy towards the EU is also increasing, as citizens feel isolated from the institutions in Brussels and see no way to influence European level decisions.Taking a diagnosis and cure approach to the EU’s difficulties, Simon Hix tackles these problems with distinct clarity and open ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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  • The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History

    Third Edition

    by Craig Heron ...
    In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada's workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments such as the birth of craft unionism, the breakthroughs of the fifties and sixties, and the setbacks of the early twenty-first century.This new edition has been completely updated, including a substantial new ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Against Reform

    by John Pepall ...
    In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall, initiative, and parliamentary reform, including 'free votes' and parliamentary confirmation of appointments, Pepall contends that these reforms are ill ... Read more

    $23.03 CAD

  • Dynasties and Interludes

    Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

    by Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett, Judith I. McKenzie, André Turcotte ...
    Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new ... Read more

    $7.82 CAD

  • The Rise of the New West

    The History of a Region in Confederation

    by John F. Conway ...
    This one-volume history chronicles a 150-year history of dramatic changes in fortune and attitudes in western Canada.From the Riel Rebellions and the Winnipeg General Strike to the founding of the CCF, Social Credit, and Reform parties, Canada's West has always been a hotbed of political, social, and economic change. In the early twentieth century those calls for change emanated from the left as ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The World Trade Organization

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Amrita Narlikar ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate, controversy and even outrage. Rulings on beef hormones and tuna-dolphin cases provide graphic examples of how the organization regulates and intrudes into areas of individual consumer choice, ethical preferences, and cultural habits. This deep and far-ranging impact ... Read more

    $10.07 CAD

  • South Africa - The Present as History

    From Mrs Ples to Mandela and Marikana

    by John S. Saul, John S. Saul, Patrick Bond, Patrick Bond ...
    In 1994, the first non-racial elections in South Africa brought Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress to office; elections since have confirmed the ANC's hold, both popular and legitimate, on power. Yet, at the same time, South Africa has one of the highest rates of protest and dissent in the world - underscored by the police shooting of 34 striking miners at Marikana in 2012 - regions ... Read more

    $22.49 CAD

  • African Agency in International Politics

    Edited by William Brown, Sophie Harman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations
    This book analyses the rapidly increasing role of African states, leaders and other political actors in international politics in the 21st Century.In contrast to the conventional approach of studying how external actors impacted on Africa’s international relations, this book seeks to open up a new approach, focusing on the impact of African political actors on international politics. It does this ... Read more

    $102.25 CAD

  • Dynasties and Interludes

    Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

    by Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett ...
    The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements.Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long ... Read more

    $12.23 CAD

  • The Hard Road to Reform

    The Politics of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement

    by Brian Raftopolos ...
    The defeat of ZANU-PF in the 2008 parliamentary election marked the end of one-party rule in Zimbabwe. The Global Political Agreement signed later that resulted in a Government of National Unity, and the former ruling party was, for the first time, faced with the reality of sharing power. The Hard Road to Reform presents a penetrating analysis of developments since the GNU was established, ... Read more

    $153.71 CAD

  • Southern Africa's Responses to International HIV/AIDS Norms (1990-2005)

    The Politics os Assimilation

    by Marco Antonio Vieira ...
    The southern African region has the worst HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world. In some countries, HIV infection affects nearly 40% of the adult population. This work shows that, despite the formal commitment of the governments of the region to follow international guidelines to combat the epidemic and the technical and financial support of powerful donors, three countries - Botswana,Mozambique and ... Read more

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  • Looting Africa

    The Economics of Exploitation

    by Patrick Bond ...
    Despite the rhetoric, the people of Sub-Saharan Africa are become poorer. From Tony Blair's Africa Commission and the Make Poverty History campaign to the Hong Kong WTO meeting, Africa's gains have been mainly limited to public relations. The central problems remain exploitative debt and financial relationships with the North, phantom aid, unfair trade, distorted investment and the continent's ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD