Over the last few decades, politicians in Europe and North America have fiercely debated the effects of a growing Muslim minority on their respective national identities. Some of these countries have prohibited Islamic religious...
Political science
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Author:Laxer, EmilySummary: - Author:Pittinsky, Todd L.Summary:
Pittinsky tackles the all-too-pervasive (not to mention costly and destructive) "us versus them" mindset. By concentrating on the best of human nature and viewing differences as opportunities rather than stumbling blocks, Pittinsky...
- Author:Jayapal, PramilaSummary:
In November 2016, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Indian American woman to serve in that role. Two years later, the "fast-rising Democratic star and determined critic of President...
- Author:Bregman, RutgerSummary:
We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is providing us with answers. Rutger Bregman, a bestselling Dutch...
- Author:Powe, Bruce W.Summary:
B.W. Powe’s visionary work of political philosophy dares to re-imagine Canada. First conceived in 1993, this fully revised, expanded, updated edition, complete with an inspired new introduction that considers Canada in a post-9/11...
- Author:Hutchinson, MarlèneSummary:
Il est essentiel de nous questionner sur notre mode de vie et ses effets sur notre santé, notre famille et l’environnement.
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In the last thirty years of the Soviet Communist project, Viktor Koretsky's art struggled to solve an enduring riddle: how to ensure or restore Communism's moral health through the production of a distinctively Communist...
- Author:Baumann, Fred E.Summary:
Professor Fred E. Baumann looks at what some philosophers have ahd to say on the subject of utopias, mostly in the form of stories about them. Five are written by great philosophers and the last by a challenging, nearly contemporary...
- Author:Bennett, Colin J., Haggerty, Kevin D., Lyon, David, Steeves, ValerieSummary:
"Nombre de Canadiens savent que les organismes du gouvernement s’adonnent à de la surveillance de masse en utilisant les données téléphoniques et électroniques. Néanmoins, peu d’entre eux sont réellement conscients de l’influence réelle...
- Author:Toupin, Louise, Roth, KätheSummary:
In this first-ever international history of the influential feminist movement Wages for Housework, Louise Toupin draws on extensive archival research and interviews with the movement’s founders and activists from Italy, England, Germany...
- Author:Izgil, Tahir HamutSummary:
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, awarded to the best first book of the year Named one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORK TIMES - THE WASHINGTON POST - THE ECONOMIST - TIME A poet's account...
- Author:Di Cintio, MarcelloSummary:
Winner, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction, and W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Shortlisted, Dolman Travel Book Award. Longlisted, Alberta Readers’ Choice Award, BC National Award for...
- Author:MacMillan, MargaretSummary:
Is peace an aberration? The bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “Margaret MacMillan has...
- Author:Hampton, WilbornSummary:
New York Times editor and critic Wilborn Hampton is the acclaimed author of gripping narratives like Kennedy Assassination, Meltdown, and September 11, 2001. In War in the Middle East, the veteran journalist offers a fascinating account...
- Author:Clarke, Richard A.Summary:
Warnings is the story of the future of national security, threatening technologies, the U.S. economy, and possibly the fate of civilization.
- Author:Palmater, Pamela D.Summary:
Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence is the second book of the best blogs and articles authored by Pamela Palmater since her first book: Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens. Like the first book, this one...
- Author:Flexner, James ThomasSummary:
This "perceptive" and "satisfying" biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian "deserves a place on every American"s bookshelf" (The New York Times Book Review). James Thomas Flexner...
- Author:Greenberg, Leah, Levin, EzraSummary:
Shortly after Trump’s election, two outraged former congressional staffers wrote and posted a tactical guide to resisting the Trump agenda. This Google Doc entitled “Indivisible” was meant to be read by friends and family. No one could...
- Author:Camfield, DavidSummary:
This book will provide readers with a short and accessible introduction to a Marxist theory for our times. More specifically, it will present and argue for an anti-racist queer feminist historical materialism (ARQFHM). This is a...
- Author:Angus, Charlie, Griffin, Brit, Lawrence, Sally, Moir, RobSummary:
Based on in-depth oral interviews with local residents, and rich archival sources, We Lived A Life and Then Some relates the common person's struggle to overcome harsh working conditions and government neglect. The unique culture...
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