In the nineteenth century, Ireland lost half of its population to famine, emigration to the United States and Canada, and the forced transportation of convicts to Australia. Based on unique research among little-known sources, this book...
Political science
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Author:Keneally, ThomasSummary: - Author:Thompson, Hunter S.Summary:
Features Thompson's early writings, which focus on the political and social turbulence of mid-20th-century America. With his signature style, these essays show his evolution from a sports reporter to the outrageous, insightful and...
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This collection features historical speeches given by those aspiring to win over voters and gain positions of power. This collection includes speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, Barry Goldwater, Barbara Jordan, Bob Dole,...
- Author:Connor, Jennifer J., Side, KatherineSummary:
Dr Wilfred Grenfell, physician and folk hero, recruited thousands of volunteer workers for his Newfoundland and Labrador seamen's mission, many of them Americans from Ivy League institutions. As the medical mission grew to become...
- Author:Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I.Summary:
"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY"--TimeVolume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police...
- Author:Phillips, Rhonda, Musikanski, Laura, Crowder, Jean, Musikanski, LauraSummary:
The Happiness Policy Handbook provides a concise background on happiness studies and science, coupled with practical tools for formulating and integrating happiness policy at all levels of government. Essential reading for policymakers...
- Author:MacDonald, DonaldSummary:
Originally published in 1988, this revised and expanded edition of Donald C. MacDonald's acclaimed memoirs provides an inside look at provincial politics in Ontario through the eyes of a party leader. Dubbed "the Happy Warrior...
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The defeat of ZANU-PF in the 2008 parliamentary election marked the end of one-party rule in Zimbabwe. The Global Political Agreement signed later that resulted in a Government of National Unity, and the former ruling party was, for the...
- Author:Chapnick, Adam, Kukucha, Christopher J.Summary:
In 2015 the Harper era in Canadian foreign policy was over, suggesting a return to the priorities of a gentler, more cooperative Liberal governments. But was the Harper era really so different? And if so, why? This comprehensive...
- Author:Walt, Stephen M.Summary:
From the New York Times-bestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policy'explaining why it has been plagued by disasters like the "forever wars" in Iraq...
- Author:Denhez, MarcSummary:
Strategies for the conservation and revitalization of buildings and districts have preoccupied the international community for decades. This book summarizes the five major legislative approaches, the treaties and international...
- Author:Slezkine, YuriSummary:
Published on the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction.
- Author:Fagen, Cynthia, Patterson, JamesSummary:
The Kennedy name is synonymous with American royalty. Those who dwell in the House of Kennedy work hard, live hard, and win at all costs. But just how much has it cost them?
- Author:Sangster, JoanSummary:
Resilient ideological assumptions, shifting economic priorities, and government policy in the postwar era influenced how northern culture was represented in popular Canadian imagery. In an enlightening exposure of Canada’s cultural...
- Author:Dando-Collins, StephenSummary:
The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history and one shrouded in mystery. Stephen Dando-Collins sorts out the puzzles as he recaptures the drama of Caesar's demise and the chaotic struggles...
- Author:Coombs, HowardSummary:
The Unwilling and the Reluctant: Theoretical Perspectives on Disobedience in the Military and The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812-1919 are the first two volumes in a series devoted to...
- Author:Marden, Emily, Godfrey, R. Nelson, Manion, RachaelSummary:
Advances in agricultural genomics could help address pressing global issues such as world hunger. However, overlapping and inconsistent intellectual property and biosafety regimes – collectively referred to as the “Intellectual Property...
- Author:Ostrovsky, ArkadySummary:
The author reaches back to the Cold War to trace the genesis of early twenty-first century Russia. Describes the propagandists, oligarchs, and fixers who worked to set Russia's course after the collapse of the Soviet Union and discusses...
- Author:Dutil, Patrice, Hall, Roger, Martin, GedSummary:
This special 2-book bundle contains a number of perspectives on a man who was arguably Canada’s most famous political leader, a figure of legendary proportions in the history of Canada’s birth and development. Ged Martin’s biography...
- Author:Zirin, DaveSummary:
In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the US national anthem. By "taking a knee,...
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