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“john kennair”

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  • A Forgotten Legacy

    Canadian Leadership in the Commonwealth

    by JOHN KENNAIR ...
    Have you ever wondered about the Commonwealth or questioned what it has meant to Canada? If not, you are not alone. It has been a sparsely covered subject of Canadian history. Yet the Commonwealth was once, and can still be, an important part of Canadian foreign policy. To be so, however, it is important to understand what role Canada has traditionally played within this association of states. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • At the Centre of Government

    The Prime Minister and the Limits on Political Power

    by Ian Brodie ...
    "Canada's prime minister is a dictator." "The Sun King of Canadian government." "More powerful than any other chief executive of any other democratic country." These kinds of claims are frequently made about Canada's leader – especially when the prime minister's party holds a majority government in Parliament. But is there any truth to these arguments? At the Centre of Government not only presents ... Read more

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  • Revolt on the Right

    Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain

    by Robert Ford, Matthew Goodwin ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
    Winner of the Political Book of the Year Award 2015The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is the most significant new party in British politics for a generation. In recent years UKIP and their charismatic leader Nigel Farage have captivated British politics, media and voters. Yet both the party and the roots of its support remain poorly understood. Where has this political revolt come from? Who is ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Becoming Zimbabwe

    A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008

    by Alois Mlambo, Brian Raftopoulos ...
    Becoming Zimbabwe is the first comprehensive history of Zimbabwe, spanning the years from 850 to 2008. In 1997, the then Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Morgan Tsvangirai, expressed the need for a 'more open and critical process of writing history in Zimbabwe. ...The history of a nation-in-the-making should not be reduced to a selective heroic tradition, but should be a ... Read more

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  • Dynasties and Interludes

    Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

    by Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett, Judith I. McKenzie, André Turcotte ...
    Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new ... Read more

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  • Brexit and British Politics

    by Geoffrey Evans, Anand Menon ...
    Brexit has changed everything - from our government, to our economy and principal trading relationship, to the organization of our state. This watershed moment, which surprised most observers and mobilized previously apathetic sections of the electorate, is already transforming British politics in profound and lasting ways.In this incisive book, leading analysts of UK and EU politics Geoffrey ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • Across the Aisle

    Opposition in Canadian Politics

    by David E. Smith ...
    How do parties with official opposition status influence Canadian politics? Across the Aisle is an innovative examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses on whether Canada has developed a coherent tradition of parliamentary opposition.David E. Smith argues ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Blue Thunder: The Truth About Conservatives from Macdonald to Harper

    by Bob Plamondon ...
    An unparalleled portrait of the Conservative Party and each of its nineteen leaders, Blue Thunder rollicks through 141 years of Canadian Conservative leadership.A sprawling, page-turning exposé, Blue Thunder draws upon a wealth of public and private material that Plamondon has enriched with fresh insights. Make no mistake. Blue Thunder is no hagiography. This is a warts-and-all portrait that ... Read more

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  • The Boundary Bargain

    Growth, Development, and the Future of City-County Separation

    by Zachary Spicer ...
    Series Book 4 - McGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance
    City-county separation is a form of governance in which rural and urban areas are formally separated. Although these areas were once thought to be distinct because of their diverse sets of values, economies, labour trends, and ways of life, more recently, and in response to regional growth, governments have begun to design institutions that link the city to surrounding rural governments in order ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • British Government and Politics

    Balancing Europeanization and Independence

    by Michael L. Mannin ...
    Series series Europe Today
    This deeply informed text sets the government and politics of Britain firmly in the context of Britain's enduring membership in the European Union. Michael L. Mannin thoroughly applies the concept of "Europeanization" across the political system to explore how far change is a product of Britain's interdependent relationship with the EU. He shows how the EU's treaty relationships present new ... Read more

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  • Women and Political Power

    Europe since 1945

    by Simon Henig ...
    Series series The Making of the Contemporary World
    The advance of women through the political system has been one of the most significant developments of the second half of the twentieth century. For the first time we have seen women Prime Ministers and Presidents in Europe.Women and Political Power examines the extent of progress women have made in ten western European countries, and looks at the factors which have helped, or hindered, their ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Politics of the Labour Party Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 55

    Edited by Dennis Kavanagh ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Political Science
    It would be differcult to think of any political party whose internal problems have been so publicly scrutinised as have those of the Labour Party in recent years. The authors of The Politics of the Labour Party were not specifically asked to consider the question-why Labour? There has been no shortage of published views on that subject. Instead they were invited to look at certain themes and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD