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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 […]
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«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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“Continental Divide,” by Michael Adams. The Walrus 1:62-3, 65 ff. April/May 2004. (no. 27347) «La nouvelle économie sans le mythe,» par Diane Farrell. L’Expansion management review. nš112:15-23 mars 2004. (nš27378) “Down With The Flu?” by Debora MacKenzie. New Scientist 181:36, 38-9 Feb. 28, 2004. (no.27344) “The New Face Of Work,” by Valerie Marchant. Canadian Business […]
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«Grandes pannes, grandes angoisses: du fil à retordre,» par Gilles Drouin. Québec science 42:38-42, 44 mars 2004. (nš 27300) «Philosophes et faucons: les hommes de G.W. Bush et la fin de l’histoire,» par Marc Lebiez. Les Temps modernes nš 626:79-98 janv./févr. 2004. (nš 27307) “The Water Thieves,” by John Luoma. The Ecologist 34:52-7 March 2004. […]
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Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism And The American Empire, by Wesley Clark,. New York: Public Affairs, 2003, 218 pages. Développement durable et participation publique: de la contestation écologiste aux défis de la contestation écologiste aux défis de la gouvernance. Sous la direction de Corinne Gendron et Jean-Guy Vaillancourt,. Montréal: Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2003. […]
