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One man's justice: a life in the law
Par Thomas R Berger. 2002
Tom Berger is best known for championing aboriginal rights, including early advocacy work that led to the precedent-setting Nisga'a Accord,…
but he has also often represented those not well served by the legal and legislative status quo. In a career that spans four decades, Berger has taken on the challenge of many controversial cases in order to test or transform the application of justice within the law. c2002.Le Proche-Orient éclaté: 1956-2003
Par Georges Corm. 2003
L'auteur examine la valeur et la portée des divers efforts de paix faits au Moyen-Orient et la situation vécue par…
les peuples de cette région: il explore les conditions d'une paix durable dans ce coin du globe. On y examine aussi le développement des dernières années: les paix manquées et l'hégémonie américaine. 2003.Off our rockers and into trouble: the Raging Grannies
Par Alison Acker, Betty Brightwell. 2004
When the Raging Grannies began in 1987 in Victoria, B.C., they didn't plan to start a worldwide movement; they just…
wanted to protest (in a very different way). Armed with catchy songs and outrageous hats, the Grannies have raged about such issues as nuclear-armed ships and the environment, challenging every level of government. Their story, as told by two of the most active Grannies, tells of creative older women who, while winning a battle or two along the way, are now seen as role models by younger generations. Some violence and some strong language. 2004.On guard for thee: An Independent Review Of The Free Trade Agreement
Par Marjorie Montgomery Bowker. 1988
Bowker, a retired judge, spent four weeks analyzing the 1125-page Free Trade Agreement. This is her argument against the Agreement,…
written in layman's terms. She believes many Canadians do not understand all aspects of the complex Agreement. c1988.Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!: requiem for a divided country
Par Mordecai Richler. 1993
Obama's legacy: what he accomplished as president
Par Michael I Days. 2016
Nuclear terrorism: the ultimate preventable catastrophe
Par Graham T Allison. 2004
In the 1990's, an international deterioration in the control of nuclear weapons occurred, still serious enough that experts are surprised…
terrorists haven't visited atomic catastrophe on an American city. Allison discusses the technology of nuclear weapons to how terrorists could acquire a bomb and then infiltrate port and border security. He argues that the U.S. government should buy the world's loose fissile metal, negotiate a termination of North Korea's and Iran's bomb projects, and revamp the International Atomic Energy Agency. c2004.Mariage gai: les coulisses d'une révolution sociale
Par Sylvain Larocque. 2005
Certains l'ont vu comme le plus important débat social de notre époque, c'est en tout cas une question déchirante, sur…
laquelle ont d se pencher la plupart des pays occidentaux. Ce livre raconte l'histoire inédite du mariage gai au Canada : la bataille des arguments juridiques et politiques, les stratégies secrètes et surtout les jeux de coulisses qui ont conduit à cette nouvelle avancée des droits de la personne. 2006.Nationalité et modernité: Essai
Par Daniel Jacques. 2005
L'auteur a pour but de penser la nation d'un point de vue philosophique; il cherche à établir quelle peut être…
la légitimité politique de la nation dans un contexte démocratique. Prix Victor Barbeau. 2005.Dans l'oeil de l'aigle: Washington face au Québec
Par Jean-François Lisée. 1990
Grâce à 240 interviews d'hommes politiques, de conseillers présidentiels, d'agents de la CIA et de diplomates, le journaliste Jean-Francois Lisée…
a tissé la trame vivante et enlevée de l'histoire des relations Québec-Washington depuis le début de la Révolution tranquille. 1990.Nothing to envy: real lives in North Korea
Par Barbara Demick. 2010
North Korea is Orwell's "1984" made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet;…
Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country's great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, famine descended: people stumbled over dead bodies in the street and ate tree bark to survive. "Nothing to Envy" weaves together the stories of adversity and resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea's third largest city. Strong language. 2010.Not my party: the rise and fall of Canadian Tories, from Robert Stanfield to Stephen Harper
Par Tom McMillan. 2016
The author indicts Stephen Harper for destroying the historic Canadian Conservative Party while prime minister and party leader, accusing him…
of turning a force for progressive Canadian values into an American Republican-style vehicle for right-wing ideologues. He urges Conservative progressives to reclaim their party from right-wing extremists and revive its commitment to nation-building and national unity; to re-brand itself, once again, as Progressive Conservative. 2016.No place to hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state
Par Glenn Greenwald. 2014
Glenn Greenwald, investigative reporter for The Guardian, provides an in-depth look into the NSA scandal that has triggered a vital…
debate over national security and information privacy. With further revelations from documents entrusted to the author by Edward Snowden himself, this book explores the extraordinary cooperation between private industry and the NSA, and the far-reaching consequences of the U.S. government’s surveillance program, both domestically and abroad. 2014.No is not enough: resisting Trump's shock politics and winning the world we need
Par Naomi Klein. 2017
Nixon in China: the week that changed the world
Par Margaret MacMillan. 2006
In February 1972, Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit China. His historic one-hour meeting with Mao Zedong…
ended the breach between the United States and China, which had lasted since the Communist victory in 1949. Just as significantly, the visit changed the face of international relations from a bipolar Cold War to a three-sided struggle involving the Soviet Union, China, and the United States. 2006.Nelson Mandela: "non à l'apartheid"
Par Véronique Tadjo. 2010
Ce titre transporte le lecteur en 1941, dans une Afrique du Sud ravagée par l'Apartheid. Au fil des pages, le…
lecteur marche dans les traces de Nelson Mandela, qui prend la parole pour raconter l'injustice vécue par son peuple, sa lutte pour offrir à ce dernier des droits égaux à ceux des Blancs, sa condamnation à la réclusion à perpétuité, les conditions d'emprisonnement inhumaines dans lesquelles il fut maintenu pendant 27 ans, la manière dont les gens se sont mobilisés à un niveau international afin de le libérer, puis sa libération et la tenue de premières élections démocratiques. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2010.Nasty women: feminism, resistance, and revolution in Trump's America
Par Kate Harding, Samhita Mukhopadhyay. 2018
When fifty-three percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and ninety-four percent of black women voted for Hillary Clinton,…
how can women unite in Trump's America? 'Nasty women' includes inspiring essays from a diverse group of talented women writers who seek to provide a broad look at how we got here and what we need to do to move forward. Nasty Women features essays by Rebecca Solnit, Cheryl Strayed, Sarah Hepola, Nicole Chung, Katha Pollitt, Jill Filipovic, Samantha Irby, Randa Jarrar, Sarah Hollenbeck, Meredith Talusan, and Sarah Jaffe, among others. 2018.Never trust a liberal over three---especially a republican
Par Ann Coulter. 2013
You have NEVER seen Ann Coulter like this before! Coulter is uncensored, unapologetic, and unflinching in her ruthless mockery of…
liberals, sissies, morons, hypocrites, and all other species of politician. Coulter doesn't stop at the politicians, though. Hear her skewer pundits, salesmen, celebrities, and bureaucrats with ruthlessness and hilarity. No topic is safe! This is Coulter at her most incisive, funny, and brilliant, featuring irreverent and hilarious material her syndicators were too afraid to print! 2013.Nationalism without walls: the unbearable lightness of being Canadian
Par Richard Gwyn. 1995
Political commentator Richard Gwyn surveys the current state of Canada, and presents his concerns about our future. Gwyn argues that…
Canadian identity is undergoing profound changes which may threaten Canadian nationalism. He believes that the Canadians will have to move away from group politics and place more emphasis on responsibilities than on rights and entitlements. c1995.Navigating a new world: Canada's global future
Par Lloyd Axworthy. 2003
In this memoir, the long-time Winnipeg MP makes the case for what he calls "soft power" - a mix of…
foreign aid, multilateral diplomacy, and simple persuasion to achieve change in war-torn areas - and a foreign policy based on human security rather than the might of armies. He chronicles his efforts pursuing this agenda, including his work on the 1999 land-mine treaty, and also critically appraises the Bush administration's war on terror. He promotes his argument about Canada's vocation as a middle power - one which must work towards a humane and just world. 2003.