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Politics and government
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The author presents the contrasting images of Greece, a nation both romanticized for its classical past and castigated for its…
dysfunctional present. With vivid character-driven narratives and engaging reporting that offers an immersive sense of place, he brings to life some of the causes of the country’s financial collapse, and examines the changes, some hopeful and others worrisome, emerging in its aftermath. 2015.
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Police and military, Politics and government
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Hart, a former senator and presidential candidate, fears that containment of communism has been supplanted by a blatant strategy of…
empire as the basis of American foreign policy. He rejects what he regards as the unilateral efforts by the current administration to promote geopolitical interests. As an alternative, Hart proposes a foreign policy designed to advance the "fourth power" - that is, the power of core American values, including representative government and individual liberty. 2004.
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Politics and government
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Written in the early 1950s, when Eastern Europe was in the grip of Stalinism and many Western intellectuals placed their…
hopes in the new order of the East, this work reveals in detail the often beguiling allure of totalitarian rule to people of all political beliefs and its frightening effects on the minds of those who embrace it. 1990. Uniform title: Zniewolony umysł.
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General non-fiction, Politics and government
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Presents discoveries about the 9/11 terrorist attack, the emergency response, and insights into the inner workings of the US government,…
including the decision-making process at the top levels, the miscommunication between the FBI and CIA, and the fatal oversights made by the Bush administration before the attacks. It also explores the investigation process itself, placing the 9/11 investigation into historical context, and asks who will be held responsible for the intelligence and leadership failures revealed by the investigations. And perhaps most importantly, will the 9/11 investigation help prevent such a tragedy from happening again? Some descriptions of violence. 2004.
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Business and economics, Philosophy, Politics and government
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In the form of a Platonic dialogue, Jacobs identifies two distinct moral syndromes - one governing commerce, the other, politics…
- and explores what happens when these two syndromes collide. She investigates such examples as business fraud, government subsidies to agriculture and criminal enterprise. She provides a new way of seeing our public transactions and encourages us towards the best use of our natural inclinations. 1994.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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Alberta premier Ralph Klein, the Reform Party's Preston Manning, and Ontario premier Mike Harris have all attempted to depict themselves…
as modern day cowboys, tough-talking rebels. But the author questions whether their actions live up to their images. Are they right-wing rebels or guardians of the status quo?
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Journals and memoirs, Family and relationships, General non-fiction, Politics and government
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Author of "Three Cups of Tea" and cofounder of the Central Asia Institute chronicles his school-building efforts and promotion of…
female literacy in remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Discusses Mortenson's long-term goals and shares anecdotes about those impacted by his work. Bestseller. 2009.
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Canadian non-fiction, Police and military, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government, War
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Hertig asserts that both the American and Canadian governments are intentionally misleading their citizens about the Pentagon's unprecedented plans to…
weaponize space, about the new Russian and Chinese nuclear missile build-ups, and about the destruction of important, long-standing arms control agreements. Other topics covered are why the so-called U.S. missile "defence" system is really about establishing a U.S. first-strike-from-space capability, why both Paul Martin and Stephen Harper want to join in George W. Bush's program, and how all these factors may be leading to a rapidly increasing danger of a nuclear apocalypse. 2004.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Born in Canada, Jan Wong began a rocky six-year romance with Maoism when she went to China in 1972. In…
this memoir, she describes leaving China as she became aware of the harsh realities of the communist system, and returning to China in the late 1980s as a reporter. She covered the crackdown in Tiananmen Square and the capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping. 1996.
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Politics and government biography, History, European history, United States history, Espionage, Politics and government
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On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed "First Lightning", exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising…
international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the Soviet Union and the United States. Using newly opened archives, Gordin follows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race. 2009.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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" Dans ce petit ouvrage décapant, les auteurs parodient les dialogues socratiques pour plonger dans les débats qui ont marqué…
la vie politique des dernières années. Pour ce faire, ils transportent sur l'agora d'Athènes des discours que le lecteur avisé saura attribuer sans difficulté à nos rhéteurs contemporains. On retrouve ainsi un Socrate malicieux, mais toujours soucieux du bien public en pleine conversation avec Ministrempos, Alargentos, Xenophobite ou Ploutocratos à propos de la grève étudiante, des gaz de schistes, de la laïcité ou de la collusion dans les travaux publics. Qu'en dis-tu Socrate? est le livre de deux amoureux de la politique et de la philosophie dont l'humour jubilatoire ne les empêche pas de poser certaines des questions les plus importantes de l'heure. " -- 4e de couv.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Lifestyle, Politics and government, Christianity
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Parcours en trois temps sur le catholicisme québécois: regard historique sur la réalité religieuse du Québec, de la Conquête à…
1960; analyse du choc culturel et social de la Révolution tranquille; prospective d'avenir. Ouvrage compréhensif et indulgent qui s'adresse à tous ceux que l'évolution sociale et culturelle du Québec intéressent. 2000.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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A tantalizing, and often scandalous, view of the powerful people in Ottawa. The author looks at the uses and abuses…
of privilege, the backroom decisions, and the changes in the power structure. 1989.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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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.
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General non-fiction, Essays, Politics and government
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L'homme est la seule créature qui refuse d'être ce qu'elle est. La révolte est le mouvement de la vie. Inhérente…
à l'homme, elle manifeste sa grandeur devant l'absurdité du monde. L'auteur distingue révolte et révolution. La révolution se retourne contre ses origines et détruit l'humanité. 1985, c1951.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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" Martine Tremblay pose ici le premier regard global et indépendant sur l'histoire du Bloc québécois, de sa naissance, en…
1990, jusqu'à sa débâcle aux élections de mai 2011, qui mettait fin à sa domination au Québec. C'est le livre d'une historienne. Il n'a pas pour fonction de plaider ou de convaincre, mais cherche simplement à décrire le mieux possible et à faire comprendre le déroulement des événements et les choix qui y ont présidé. Au terme d'une recherche exhaustive et d'entrevues effectuées avec quelque 70 personnes qui ont vécu de près les grandes années bloquistes, lauteure constate que ce parti, qui s'est enraciné malgré lui, est globalement allé chercher le maximum de résultats que l'on peut attendre d'un parti d'opposition à Ottawa. S'il na pas gouverné, le Bloc québécois a néanmoins marqué de son empreinte la politique canadienne et québécoise pendant deux décennies. L'histoire du Bloc québécois, rappelle Martine Tremblay, demeure avant tout celle de deux hommes: Lucien Bouchard et Gilles Duceppe. Tous deux ont tour à tour imposé leur personnalité et leurs valeurs à la formation politique. L'auteure dresse de ces deux géants de la politique un portrait inédit, d'une rare lucidité. " -- 4e de couv.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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May believes that Canadians have a presidential-style prime minister without the checks and balances of either the US or the…
Canadian systems. Attack ads run constantly, backbenchers and cabinet ministers alike are muzzled, committees are deadlocked, and civility has disappeared from the House of Commons. May outlines these and other problems of our political system, and offers solutions. c2009.
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Politics and government
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" Découvrez le vrai visage des plus célèbres figures de la politique américaine dans cet ouvrage coup-de-poing! Edward Klein, ancien…
journaliste du New York Times, lève le voile sur la plus cachée des histoires de la Maison-Blanche: la haine sans merci qui fait rage entre les deux plus puissantes familles du Parti démocrate. À travers un reportage minutieux, l'auteur raconte dans quelles circonstances les rapports entre ces deux familles se sont envenimés. L'accord initial de 2011, alors que Bill Clinton et Barack Obama travaillaient main dans la main pour faire réélire ce dernier, a fait place à une animosité sans équivoque lorsque Obama a négligé d'honorer sa part du marché. Alors qu'il avait promis de soutenir Hillary en vue des élections de 2016, il n'a fait que lui mettre des bâtons dans les roues pour l'empêcher de faire ses preuves dans son rôle de secrétaire d'État. Depuis lors, les Clinton ne laissent pas passer une occasion de se faire valoir. Les jeux sont faits: qui reprendra le contrôle de la Maison-Blanche? " -- 4e de couv.
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Politics and government
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" Publié en 1944, ce manifeste libéral dénonçant les totalitarismes du XXe siècle connaîtra un succès considérable. Selon Friedrich A.…
Hayek il n'y a pas de différence de nature entre hitlérisme et stalinisme et il n'y a qu'une simple différence de degré entre la social-démocratie, le socialisme et le communisme, car toutes ces idéologies portent en elles une menace envers les libertés individuelles et publiques. Si nous voulons construire un monde meilleur, nous devons trouver le courage de prendre un départ nouveau même si cela signifie reculer pour mieux sauter conclut-il. Il nous faut donc abandonner la route de la servitude , dénoncée dans l'ouvrage et s'engager sur celle de la liberté. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The road to serfdom.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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Warren Kinsella is a lawyer and political consultant who has served as political aide to Jean Chrétien and played key…
roles in two successful Chrétien campaigns. He is also an enthusiastic advocate of tough, in-your-face politics - politics that infuriates opponents, but wins vote. Here, Kinsella reveals what really goes on inside campaigns, including insider stories from campaigns and campaigners in Canada and the United States. 2001.