A historian recounts the events and principles of the French Revolution and describes its key figures, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton. Examines the consequences of such a systemic overthrow and the subsequent formation of a...
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Auteur:McInnes, JimmySommaire:Iconic political speeches are some of the best remembered and most repeated passages in contemporary English language. Especially in the United States of America, what child doesn’t know Abraham Lincoln's “Fourscore and seven years ago...
- Auteur:Zelensky, VolodymyrSommaire:
An urgent call to arms from the Ukrainian leader whose unwavering courage in the face of the Russian invasion has inspired the world and turned him overnight into a global beacon of democracy The words of a man. The message of a people...
- Auteur:Zussman, Richard, Shaw, RobSommaire:
British Columbia's political arena has always been the site of dramatic rises and falls, infighting, scandal, and come-from-behind victories. However, no one was prepared for the historic events of spring 2017, when the Liberal...
- Auteur:Vonnegut, KurtSommaire:
One of the greatest minds in American writing, Kurt Vonnegut has left an indelible impression on literature. Now this iconic figure shares his often hilarious and always insightful reflections on America, art, politics, and life in...
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Auteur:Laxer, JamesSommaire:In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer analyzes the descent of the United States into civil conflict. At a time when American society is roiled by deep divisions over immigration, guns, the role of the state, and the economic...
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Auteur:Briggle, AdamSommaire:From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies. When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years later he...
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Auteur:D'Antonio, MichaelSommaire:Had he only saved the economy, Obama would be called a truly successful president. But he achieved so much more against great opposition that he can be counted as one of history's most consequential presidents. D'Antonio details...
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Auteur:Bush, George W.Sommaire:"We have served America through one of the most consequential periods of our history..." President George W. Bush, 2006 State of the Union
- Auteur:Lovell, W. GeorgeSommaire:
When A Beauty that Hurts was first published in 1995, Guatemala was still one of the world's most flagrant violators of human rights. Now that a measure of "peace" has come to the country, George Lovell revisits the land...
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Auteur:Grenier, RobertSommaire:The "first" Afghan War was directed by Robert Grenier, the CIA station chief in Islamabad. Forging separate alliances with warlords, Taliban dissidents, and Pakistani intelligence, Grenier defeated the Taliban and put Hamid Karzai in...
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Auteur:Rueter, TedSommaire:"Am I different? Yeah. Deep down, you know you want to wear wider bottoms; you're just not secure enough. . . . Do I do my hair with a weed whacker? I admit it." —Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio, 1985-2002) Supposedly some of our brightest...
- Auteur:Joseph, Robert P. C.Sommaire:
A guide to understanding the Indian Act and its impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples, as well as an examination of how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance.
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Auteur:Lockwood, IngersollSommaire:This near-future political satire about the election of a new president argues that socialism and populism will eventually give rise to chaos and disaster. Authored by Ingersoll Lockwood-around whom conspiracy theories concerning the...
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Auteur:Morton, AndrewSommaire:Tells the story of Edward VIII and his wife, Wallis Simpson, whose affair with Joachim von Ribbentrop embroiled the duke in a German plot to use him as a puppet king. This damning correspondence could forever tarnish the reputation of...
- Auteur:JOHNSON, Richard WilliamSommaire:
The universal jubilation that greeted Nelson Mandela's inauguration as president of South Africa in 1994 and the process by which the nightmare of apartheid had been banished is one of the most thrilling, hopeful stories in the...
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Auteur:Coates, Ken S., Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Morrion, William R., Poelzer, GregSommaire:A hard-hitting, timely, and provocative book about the history and future of the Canadian Arctic. With passion and sharp words, Arctic Front confronts Canada's longstanding neglect of the Far North and outline what needs to be done to...
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