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  • Should We Change How We Vote?

    Evaluating Canada's Electoral System

    Edited by Andrew Potter, Peter Loewen, Daniel Weinstock ...
    During the 2015 federal election, the Liberal Party pledged that, if elected, they would end the “first past the post” electoral system, where whichever candidate receives the most votes wins a riding even if they have not received a majority of all votes cast. In early 2017, the Liberals reneged on their campaign promise, declaring that there was a lack of public consensus about how to reform the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Mary Magdalene in Medieval Culture

    Conflicted Roles

    Edited by Peter Loewen, Robin Waugh ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
    This innovative and multidisciplinary collection visits representations and interpretations of Mary Magdalene in the medieval and early modern periods, questioning major scholarly assumptions behind the examination of female saints and their depictions in medieval artworks, literature, and music. Mary Magdalene’s many and various characterizations from reformed prostitute to conversion-figure to ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Duty and Choice

    The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters

    Edited by Peter John Loewen, Daniel Rubenson ...
    Devoted to exploring elections as the central act in a democracy, Duty and Choice: The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters is animated by a set of three overarching questions: Why do some citizens vote while others do not? How do voters decide to cast their ballots for one candidate and not another? How does the context in which citizens live influence the choices they make? Organized into ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Women, Power, and Political Representation

    Canadian and Comparative Perspectives

    Edited by Roosmarijn de Geus, Erin Tolley, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Peter John Loewen ...
    Delving into the pressing topic of gender and politics, this volume provides fresh comparative perspectives on "what works" to promote women in politics today. Inspiring and informative, Women, Power, and Political Representation offers a comprehensive overview of the role women play in contemporary politics, and pinpoints the reasons behind their underrepresentation.Discussing the challenges and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Policy Transformation in Canada

    Is the Past Prologue?

    Edited by Peter John Loewen, Carolyn Tuohy, Andrew Potter, Sophie Borwein ...
    Canada's centennial anniversary in 1967 coincided with a period of transformative public policymaking. This period saw the establishment of the modern welfare state, as well as significant growth in the area of cultural diversity, including multiculturalism and bilingualism. Meanwhile, the rising commitment to the protection of individual and collective rights was captured in the project of a ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • How We Lead

    Canada in a Century of Change

    by Joe Clark ...
    A passionate argument for Canada's reassertion of its place on the world stage, from a former prime minister and one of Canada's most respected political figures.In the world that is taking shape, the unique combination of Canada's success at home as a diverse society and its reputation internationally as a sympathetic and respected partner consititute national assets that are at least as valuable ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Harperism

    How Stephen Harper and his think tank colleagues have transformed Canada

    by Donald Gutstein ...
    Margaret Thatcher transformed British political life forever. So did Ronald Reagan in the United States. Now Canada has experienced a similar, dramatic shift to a new kind of politics, which author Donald Gustein terms Harperism. Among its key tenets:A weakened labour movement--and preferably the disappearance of unions--will contribute to Canada's economic prosperityCutting back government ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Le Morte D'Arthur Volume 1

    by Thomas Malory ...
    Series Book 1 - Le Morte D'Arthur
    Le Morte D'Arthur is Sir Thomas Malory's richly evocative and enthralling version of the Arthurian legend. Recounting Arthur's birth, his ascendancy to the throne after claiming Excalibur, his ill-fated marriage to Guenever, the treachery of Morgan le Fay and the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table, it magically weaves together adventure, battle, love and enchantment. Le Morte D'Arthur ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Divided Loyalties

    The Liberal Party of Canada, 1984-2008

    by Jeffrey Brooke ...
    The Liberal Party has governed Canada for much of the country's history. Yet over the past two decades, the 'natural governing party' has seen a decrease in traditional support, finding itself in opposition for nearly half of that time. In Divided Loyalties, Brooke Jeffrey draws on her own experience as a party insider and on interviews with more than sixty senior Liberals to follow the trajectory ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Mabinogion

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Not My Party

    The Rise and Fall of Canadian Tories, from Robert Stanfield to Stephen Harper

    by Tom McMillan ...
    This outspoken, timely book by former Mulroney Cabinet Minister Tom McMillan 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. Lamenting Harper’s hyper-partisan “cult of personality” politics, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Iliad And Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    The Iliad and the Odyssey are attributed to the poet Homer and are the earliest surviving works of Western literature. Composed sometime around the eighth century BC, the ancient Greek poems has since been translated into many languages and serves as an important source of information on ancient Greek culture and mythology.In the Iliad it is the tenth year of the Trojan War. The Greek allies have ... Read more

    $0.99 USD