Books of Political Science / World / Canadian
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Arctic Imperative: Is Canada Losing the North?
By John HonderichClaims of Canada's piecemeal approach to the far North, failing to recognize that issues which have been dealt with separately - sovereignty, security, economic development, star wars - require integration...
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1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal
By Christopher Moore“In the 1860s, western alienation began at Yonge Street, and George Brown was the Preston Manning of the day.” So begins Christopher Moore’s fascinating 1990s look at the messy, dramatic,...
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Lester B. Pearson
By Andrew CohenIn his 2 terms as prime minister, from 1963-1968, Lester B. Pearson oversaw the revamping of Canada through the introduction of Medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, the Commission on Bilingualism...
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René Lévesque
By Daniel PoliquinHe was the most unlikely leader: straightforward, uninterested in personal wealth, unprepossessing. Yet his charisma affected even those who disliked his political aim to achieve independence for Quebec. Ren� L�vesque...
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Precarious Values: Organizations, Politics and Labour Market Policy in Ontario
By Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Queen's University, Ont.). School of Policy StudiesThe global economy and technological changes have dramatically altered the nature of labour markets. In this context, sub-national governments play an increasingly important role in labour market policy. In Canada,...
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The Decline of Deference: Canadian Value Change in Cross-national Perspective
By Neil NevitteSince the 1980s Canadians have experienced turmoil on an unprecedented scale and on a variety of fronts. Constitutional battles pitted citizen against citizen and publics against leaders. Vigorous new interest...
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The Political Economy of Canada: An Introduction
By Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh, Alex NethertonDebates on the role of the state and the viability of Canadian economic development are especially intense during periods of change, such as the contemporary era of globalization. In this...
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Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
By Gillian Thomas, Isabelle KnockwoodThe Indian Residential School in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, was established by the Canadian government in 1929 to provide residential education to orphan, destitute, neglected, and other Mi'kmaw Indian children aged...
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The Provincial State: Politics in Canada's Provinces and Territories
By Michael Howlett, Keith BrownseyThe Provincial State: Politics in Canada's Provinces and Territories
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A Polity on the Edge: Canada and the Politics of Fragmentation
By Harold D. Clarke, Allan Kornberg, Ashbel Smith Professor of Political Science Harold D ClarkeWinner: 2001 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award This is a book about forces challenging the continued integrity of Canada, one of the world's oldest and most admired democracies. It focuses...
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Comparative Federalism and Federation: Competing Traditions and Future Directions
By Michael Burgess, Alain GagnonComparative Federalism and Federation: Competing Traditions and Future Directions
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The Canadian Constitution in Form and in Fact
By William Renwick RiddellPresents four lectures from 1923 which were intended to compare the actual to the apparent Constitution of Canada.
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中国加拿大研究四十年
By 李鹏飞, 杜发春, 唐小松主编本书是一部加拿大研究的学术性著作，是国内加拿大研究领域的参考教材，旨在汇集中国改革开放40年来我国广大学者研究加拿大方面的成果。书稿详细介绍了20世纪80年代中国加拿大研究会的成立和发展过程，中国学者对加拿大研究的经历体验，历届学术年会情况，全国40余家加拿大研究中心情况，加拿大研究的主要成果等。
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Language and Governance
By Colin H. WilliamsThis fascinating book examines the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada, dealing with theoretical debates, constitutional changes, political trends and language initiatives. The contributors are international specialists,...
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Out of the Blue: The Fall of the Tory Dynasty in Ontario
By Rosemary SpeirsOut of the Blue: The Fall of the Tory Dynasty in Ontario
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Regionalism and Party Politics in Canada
By Lisa Young, Keith ArcherArising from a conference held at the University of Calgary in honor of Mildred Schwartz, this volume brings together current scholarship on regionalism and parties in order to make sense...
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The Charter Revolution and the Court Party
By Rainer Knopff, Frederick Lee MortonThe Charter of Rights has transformed Canadian politics. The Supreme Court has used the Charter to change government policy on an ever-expanding list of controversial issues--abortion, aboriginal rights, gay rights,...
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Local Government in Canada: An Historical Study
By John George BourinotLocal Government in Canada: An Historical Study
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Regime Change in a Resource Economy: The Politics of Underdevelopment in Newfoundland Since 1825
By Valerie A. SummersThis political survey of Newfoundland economy explores the connections between a resource economy and transformations in political regime from the nineteenth century to the present. Among the themes examined are...
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Canadian Confederation and Its Leaders
By Melvin Ormond HammondThis work provides a comprehensive history of the period of time in Canada's history when it became a Confederation, with the outcome being a united of the various provinces. John...