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 […]
Recently Released Political Reads
Inauspicious Beginnings: Principal Powers and International Security Institutions after the Cold War, 1989-1999, edited by Onnig Beylerian and Jacques Lévesque, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 314 Pages, $29.95. Blurb from the back cover: “This book addresses an important theoretical and operational issue in contemporary international relations, namely, the role played by international security institutions in the foreign […]
Library of Parliament’s Suggested Reading
Le Bassin du Saint-Laurent et les Grand Lac: cadre juridique, by Charles Bédard. Québec: Presse de l’Université Laval, 2004, 303 pages. The Boreal in the Balance: Securing the Future of Canada’s Boreal Region: A Status Report. Ottawa: Canadian Boreal Initiative, 2005, 66 pages. Lilac Moon: Dreaming of the Real West, by Sharon Butala. Toronto: HarperCollins, […]
Recently Released Political Books
Canada’s Regional Innovation Systems: The Science-Based Industries by Jorge Niosi, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 172 Pages, $65. Blurb from the back cover: “How is innovation spread across Canada? In a companion book to Canada’s National System of Innovation, Jorge Niosi shows how regional innovation is made up of complex systems in which each group of agents […]
Library of Parliament’s Suggested Reading:
Les sentinelles de la terre: pour prévenir les nouveaux désordres de la nature. Paris: Hachette Littératures, 2004. 185 p. The Business of Climate Change: Corporate Responses to Kyoto. Edited by Kathryn Begg, Frans van de Woerd and David Levy. Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, 2005. 284 p. Environmental Governance Reconsidered: Challenges, Choices and Opportunities, by Robert F. […]
Recently Released Political Books
United States Foreign Oil Policy Since World War 1: For Profits and Security, second edition, by Stephen J. Randall, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 418 pages, $34.95. Blurb from the back cover: “Exploring the relationship between the state and the private sector in the development of American foreign oil policy, Stephen Randall argues that policy has been […]
Recently Released Political Books
Canadian History for Dummies, second edition, by Will Ferguson, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 502 Pages, $29.99. From the back cover: “Full of great Canadian quotes and quips, this book takes you on a tour of the characters, cultures and conflicts that together tell Canada’s story. From the Seven Years’ War to Paul Martin’s coup […]
Recently Released Political Books
Designing Government: From Instruments to Governance edited by Pearl Eliadis, Margaret M. Hill and Michael Howlett, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 458 Pages, $32.95. Blurb on the back cover: “Designing Government brings together leading experts to examine the ‘instrument choice’ perspective on government and public policy over the past two decades. Contributors from several countries explore issues […]
