Social movements
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Author:Douville, BruceSummary:In The Uncomfortable Pew Bruce Douville explores the relationship between Christianity and the New Left in English Canada from 1959 to 1975. Focusing primarily on Toronto, he examines the impact that left-wing student radicalism had on...
- Author:Hoffer, EricSummary:
Hoffer analyzes and attempts to explain the motives of the various types of personalities that give rise to mass movements; why and how mass movements start, progress and end; and the similarities between them, whether religious,...
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Author:Goodman, AmySummary:The Silenced Majority pulls back the veil of corporate media reporting to dig deep into the politics of "climate apartheid," the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the movement to halt the execution of Troy Anthony Davis,...
- Author:Murray, DouglasSummary:
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year Updated with a new afterword by the author 'Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues...
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Author:Barker, Jonathan, Cwikowski, Anne-Marie, Gombay, Christie, Isbester, Katherine, Shettima, Kole, Sundar, AparnaSummary:Using colourful and detailed case material, Street-Level Democracy introduces a new method of researching everyday politics. It is a wide-ranging book that traces the conflicts between global power and local action. People in farming...
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Author:Summary: - Author:Gao, JieSummary:
The Modern Chinese Folklore Movement coalesced at National Peking University between 1918 and 1926. A group of academics, inspired by Western thought, tried to revitalize the study of folklore to stave off postwar disillusionment with...
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Author:DeFronzo, JamesSummary:The rise of Islamic Fundamentalist revolutionary movements, the conflict in Iraq, the surge of leftist political movements in Latin America led by Venezuela's example, and updates of the chapters on Russia, China, Vietnam, Cuba,...
- Author:Penner, DevinSummary:
Spectacle is usually considered a superficial form of politics, which tries to distract and deceive a passive audience. It is difficult to see how this type of politics could be reconciled with the democratic requirement of active and...
- Author:Maynard, Robyn, Simpson, Leanne BetasamosakeSummary:
A revolutionary collaboration about the world we're living in now, between two of our most important contemporary thinkers, writers and activists. When the world entered pandemic lockdown in spring 2020, Robyn Maynard, influential...
- Author:Jones, VanSummary:
President Obama's former Green Jobs czar discusses his time in governemnt and sets forth his own manifesto for restoring the American Dream on behalf of all working Americans, with proposals for creating jobs and equal economic...
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Author:Ramos, Howard, Rodgers, KathleenSummary:The Tea Party. The Occupy Movement. Idle No More. Around the world, popular social movements are challenging the status quo. Yet most democracies are seeing a decline in voter turnout. Protest and Politics examines this shift in...
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Author:Monaghan, Jeffrey, Crosby, Andrew C.Summary:In recent years, Indigenous peoples have lead a number of high profile movements fighting for social and environmental justice in Canada. From land struggles to struggles against resource extraction, pipeline development, and fracking,...
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Author:Flaherty, JordanSummary:Missionaries of the left, saviors are people of privilege who believe they have all the answers. They want to help, but don't want to listen; they lead but never follow. From post-Katrina New Orleans, to anti-sex-traficking work, to do-...
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Author:Porta, Donatella dellaSummary:The ascendance of austerity policies and the protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of SYRIZA in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (...
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Author:Summary:More Will Sing Their Way to Freedom is about Indigenous resistance and resurgence across lands and waters claimed by Canada. Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors describe and analyze struggles against contemporary colonialism...
- Author:Jones, KimberlySummary:
A breakdown of the economic and social injustices facing Black people and other marginalized citizens inspired by political activist Kimberly Jones' viral video, "How Can We Win." "So if I played four hundred rounds...
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Author:Solomon, AndrewSummary:From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics' Circle Award-and one of the most original thinkers of our time-"Andrew Solomon's magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays" (...
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Author:Langford, Rachel, Albanese, Patrizia, Prentice, SusanSummary:Social inequality. Selective political attention. Insufficient funding and access. Caring for Children provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the crisis in care for Canadian children and their caregivers. The...
