Recently released political books
Will the Circle be Unbroken?: Aboriginal Communities, Restorative Justice, and the Challenges of Conflict and Change by Jane Dickson-Gilmore and Carol La Prairie, University of Toronto Press, 268 Pages, $29.95. Blurb from the back cover: “An excellent and timely study, Will the Circle Be Unboken? is written by two of the best researchers in the […]
Library Books From The Library of Parliament’s Collections This Week
1. Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy by Jamie Brownlee. Halifax, N.S.: Fernwood, 2005. 168 pages. 2. Inside the Boardroom: How Boards Really Work and the Coming Revolution in Corporate Governance by Richard Leblanc. Toronto: J. Wiley & Sons Canada, 2005. 314 pages. 3. Les parties et leurs transformations: le dilemme de la participation by […]
Soon to be released political books
New to Reader’s Digest this fall is a biography in photographs of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who led the allied forces during the Second World War. Simply called Churchill: An Illustrated History, by Brenda Ralph-Lewis, the book is a celebration of Mr. Churchill’s life as the 40th anniversary of his death approaches. Ms. […]
Recently Released Political Books
The Martyr’s Oath: The Apprenticeship of a Homegrown Terrorist by Stewart Bell, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 254 pages, $36. Blurb from the back cover: “The Martyr’s Oath provides a unique vignette into the recruitment, training and operational deployment of young Canadian Muslims by Al Qaeda terrorists. It couples a biographical account of their personal […]
Political books coming out this fall
Labour day became a national holiday in 1894 and since then, Canadians have used the unofficial last day of summer to prepare to return to the long days of school or work. But according to Craig Heron and Steve Penfold’s new book printed by the University of Toronto Press, The Workers’ Festival: A History of […]
Recently Released Political Books
Current Directions in Financial Regulation edited by Frank Milne and Edwin H. Neave. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 302 pages. Blurb from the back cover: “The continuing rapid evolution of the financial system continues to challenge both management and regulators. Management strives to find cost-effective organizational structures that offer enough flexibility to respond quickly to environmental change. […]
New books at the Library of Parliament
1. Good government? Good Citizens?: Courts, Politics and Markets in a Changing Canada by W.A. Bogart. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2005. 248 pages. 2. La diversité culturelle: vers une convention internationale effective? by Gilbert Gagné. Saint-Laurent, Que.: Fides, 2005. 212 pages. 3. Possibilities and Limitations: Multicultural Policies and Programs in Canada by Carl James. Halifax, N.S.: […]
Political books coming out this fall
Coming off the heels of the passage of the controversial same-sex marriage legislation in the House and the Senate this summer, The Dundurn Group is set to release a new book by Canadian Press reporter Sylvain Larocque called From This Day Forward: The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage. Having followed the issue while working on the […]
Recently Released Political Books
The Fate of the Nation State edited by Michel Seymour, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 444 Pages, $34.95. Blurb from the back cover: “The fate of the nation-state has become one of the urgent issues of our time, concerning demonstrators in the streets at meetings of the WTO as much as the political leaders bargaining around tables […]
Recently Released Political Books
How Ottawa Spends 2004-2005: Mandate Change in the Paul Martin Era, edited by G. Bruce Doern, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 406 Pages, $29.95. Blurb from the back cover: “The 25th edition of How Ottawa Spends assesses the priorities, initial spending, and policy initiatives of the new Paul Martin era. Drawing on the work of academics and […]
