The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today's tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this...
Political Ideologies
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Author:Swift, Jamie, McKay, IanSummary: - Author:Greenwald, GlennSummary:
Takes readers on a fascinating ride through Brazilian politics as the author, his husband, the left-wing Congressman David Miranda, and a powerful opposition movement courageously challenge political corruption, homophobia, and tyranny...
- Author:Turmel, Patrick, Robichaud, DavidSummary:
La démocratie va mal. Menacée par la manipulation de l'opinion publique et la montée d'un certain populisme aux relents autoritaires, entre autre choses, elle parait d'autant plus fragile que l'on participe souvent...
- Author:Ghodsee, KristenSummary:
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- Author:Chebankova, ElenaSummary:
In the realm of political discourse there is a distinct gap in understanding between Russia and the West. To an outsider, the ideas that animate the actions of Russia's ruling elite, opposition, and civil society - from the motivations...
- Author:Walcott, RinaldoSummary:
From plantation rebellion to prison labour's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property.That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with...
- Author:Piotte, Jean-MarcSummary:
Les réflexions politiques d'Antonio Gramsci, qui sont contenues dans une trentaine de cahiers rédigés dans les geôles de Mussolini de 1929 à 1935, révèlent une pensée complexe, originale et profonde. En centrant son analyse sur la...
- Author:Saïl, MohamedSummary:
Né en Algérie en 1894 et mort en banlieue parisienne en 1953, l'anarchiste kabyle Mohamed Saïl fut toute sa vie un infatigable militant antimilitariste, anticolonialiste et anticapitaliste. Insoumis et déserteur pendant la Première...
- Author:David, Charles-PhilippeSummary:
« C'est facile de travailler avec moi. Vous savez pourquoi ? Je prends toutes les décisions. » Donald Trump a beau fanfaronner, la crise du coronavirus a pourtant révélé les carences d'un système intoxiqué par un style présidentiel et...
- Author:McCabe, HelenSummary:
Best known as the author of On Liberty, John Stuart Mill remains a canonical figure in liberalism today. Yet according to his autobiography, by the mid-1840s he placed himself "under the general designation of Socialist."...
- Author:Drake, AnnaSummary:
Deliberative democracy - whereby people debate competing ideas before agreeing upon political action - must surely rest on its capacity to include all points of view. But how does this inclusive framework engage with activism that...
