Library Books
* It’s In Our Hands: Stop Violence Against Women. Amnesty International. London: Amnesty International, 2004. 122 p. * «Le gouvernement responsable: éclaircir l’essentiel, éliminer les mythes et explorer le changement,» par Peter Aucoin. Ottawa: Centre canadien de gestion, 2004. 105 p. * Responsible Government: Clarifying Essentials, Dispelling Myths And Exploring Change. Ottawa: Canadian Centre For […]
Canadian Current Events and Political Books to Be Released This Fall
Liar, Liar: Brian Mulroney, Stevie Cameron, and the Betrayal of Public Trust, by William Kaplan, Foreword by Jack Granatstein and Afterword by Norman Spector, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 250 pages, $29.95. Release date: September, 2004. Publisher’s blurb: “An explosive insider’s look at Brian Mulroney’s role in the Airbus scandal and ongoing battle with his nemesis, Stevie […]
The Hill Times’ Suggested List of Newly-Released Books
Elections, by John Courtney. University of British Columbia Press, 2004. 224 p. Political Parties, by William Cross. University of British Columbia Press, 2004. 218 p. Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians Become A Sovereign People? by Peter Russell. University of Toronto Press, 2004. Hell And High Water: An Assessment Of Paul Martin’s Record And Implications For The […]
Library Articles
Between Public And Private: Readings And Cases On Canada’s Mixed Economy, by George Eaton. Concord, Ont.: Captus Press, 2003. 542 p. The Conditions Of Diversity In Multinational Democracies, by Alain-Gustave Gagnon. Montréal: Institute For Research On Public Policy, 2003. 351 p. The New Imperialism, by David Harvey. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. 253 […]
Library Articles
«Charte québécoise des droits et libertés: un bilan,» par Nicole Filion. Relations nš 692:30-2 avril/mai 2004. (nš 27605) “Overdue Diligence,” by John Gray. Saturday Night 119:30-4 May 2004. (no.27572) The Gray Zone:How A Secret Pentagon Program Came To Abu Gharib,” by Seymour Hersh. The New Yorker 80:38-44 May 24, 2004. (no. 27953). «Non-indépendance et autonomie […]
More Good Non-Fiction Books Coming out This Fall
It’s the Crude, Dude: War, Big Oil and The Fight for the Planet, by Linda McQuaig, Doubleday Canada, 352 pages, $35.95. Publicity Blurb: “Michael Moore rakes America’s corporate villains over the coals. Noam Chomsky flays the United States for the hypocrisy of its global adventurism. Now comes Linda McQuaig, whose incendiary new book tells us […]
Dark Age Ahead a self-indulgent mess
I must report that Jane Jacobs’ new book, Dark Age Ahead, is a self-indulgent mess. This is the latest effort from the famed writer, activist and so-called “urbanist,” who has written extensively about city living. But the woman whom The New Yorker once called “the matchless analyst of all things urban,” and author of The […]
Library Articles
“The Democratic Deficit: Paul Martin And Parliamentary Reform,” by Peter Aucoin and Lori Turnbull. Canadian Public Administration 46:427-49 Winter 2003. (no. 27519) “The Youth Criminal Justice Act: New Directions And Implementation Issues,” by Richard Barnhorst. Canadian Journal Of Criminology And Criminal Justice 46:231-50 April 2004. (no. 27523). «L’assurance automobile au Québec, près de 30 ans […]
Library Books
Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously In A Post-Honor World, by Akbar S. Ahmed. Cambridge, UK: Polity; Malden, MA: Distributed by Blackwell Pub., 2003. 213 p. Disarming Iraq, by Hans Blix. New York: Pantheon Books, 2004. 285 p. L’agonie yougoslave (1986-2003): les États-Unis et l’Europe face aux guerres balkaniques, par Renéo Lukic. Ste-Foy: Presses de l’Université […]
Library Articles & Books
L’homme et sa planète: problèmes du développement durable, par Marcel Boiteux. Paris: Académie des sciences morales et politiques: Presses universitaires de France, 2003. 529 p. The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals And The Earth’s Future, by Bruce Johansen. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003. 297 p. Who’s Afraid Of The WTO?, by Albert Jones. Oxford; Toronto: Oxford University […]
