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History and Current Events February 2019
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Political Elites in Canada : Power and Influence in Instantaneous Times
by Alex Marland
Political Elites in Canada offers a timely look at Canadian politics and how power brokers are adapting to a fast-paced digital media environment.... In many areas, traditional elites are losing authority over prevailing social, economic, and political structures. Communication between and among elites and citizens is having dramatic implications for political institutions and governance.
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| The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties by Paul CollierWhat it's about: how regional and class rifts lead to social inequalities -- and how "ethical capitalism" can help bridge these divides.
Is it for you? British economist Paul Collier's evenhanded arguments will be appreciated by readers regardless of their political affiliation.
Further reading: The Inequality Paradox: How Capitalism Can Work for Everyone by Douglas McWilliams. |
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Latin American politics and development
by Harvey F Kline
"For over thirty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin America. Now in its ninth edition, this definitive text has been updated throughout and features contributions from experts in the field, including twenty new and revised chapters on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The fully updated foundational section includes new chapters on political economy and U.S.-Latin American relations and covers the changing context of Latin American politics, the pattern of historical development, political culture, interest groups and political parties, government machinery, the role of the state and public policy, and the struggle for democracy. In addition to detailed country-by-country chapters, Latin American Politics and Development provides a comprehensive regional overview"
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Congo stories : battling five centuries of exploitation and greed
by John Prendergast
The humanitarian co-author of Beyond Mindfulness investigates the role of western prosperity on 500 years of Congolese history, sharing the poignant experiences of everyday people whose lives have been upended by regional violence. 50,000 first printing
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| The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the... by Eric RutkowWhat it's about: the Pan-American Highway, which has the distinction of being the world's longest road, running from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.
Why you might like it: Riveting and richly detailed, The Longest Line on the Map chronicles the ambitious efforts to foster strong relationships between the Americas and offers a timely counterpoint to isolationist rhetoric. |
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Black Detroit : a people's history of self-determination
by Herb Boyd
The author of Baldwin's Harlem blends memoir and reportage in an examination of the dynamic culture, politics, economics and spiritual life of Detroit that discusses the city's history and significance within the African-American legacy. 25,000 first printing
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Frederick Douglass : prophet of freedom
by David W Blight
"The author of ""Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory"" chronicles the life of the escaped slave who became one of the greatest orators of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era."
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North to Bondage : Loyalist Slavery in the Maritimes
by Harvey Amani Whitfield
"Many Canadians believe their nation fell on the right side of history in harbouring escaped slaves from the United States. In fact, in the wake of the American Revolution, many Loyalist families brought slaves with them when they settled in the Maritime colonies of British North America. Once there, slaves used their traditions of survival, resistance, and kinship networks to negotiate their new reality."
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The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War
by Jared Brock
A sweeping portrait of the man who was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin explores the character, principles and intelligence of escaped slave Josiah Henson, describing how after rescuing himself and his family he helped more than 100 other slaves and eventually purchased land to build the Dawn Underground Railroad freeman settlement. 25,000 first printing.
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