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CA: Greenhaven Press. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0737701188 . SOFTCOVER Edition - Greenhaven Press 2000. Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Light edgewear to laminate on cover, interior of pages clean and tight, light soiling to outer edges. 212 pages. B/w illus. "Political leaders, scholars, foreign policy and development experts, and human rights activists are among those featured in this anthology that examines important contemporary issues facing Africa". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "School Library Journal : "Written by educators, scientists, journalists, doctors, veterinarians, members of the clergy and advocates. This excellent volume will elicit group discussion and help to develop critical thinking and analysis of sensitive issues. " [280-osl] .
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AFRICA, OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
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AID AS PEACEMAKER Canadian Development Assistance and Third World Conflict
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Carleton University Press. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0886291771 . Cover has light scuffing and slight edge/corner wear. Pages are all intact and clean other than a small amount of pencil markings/checkmarks within book (fairly minor). "Most large scale conflicts in the world today occur in the third world. Major aid donors often find their development assistance programmes affected by these conflicts. Those involved face many dangerous situations and must wrestle with difficult questions. Does development by its very nature produce conflict? Should Canada take sides in third world conflicts? Are there ways which aid can be used as an instrument of peace? The editor pursues answers to these questions through research and the commissioning of this collection of papers by experts in third world development.... " (365os) ; 8vo .
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2005 The State of the World's Human Rights
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London: Amnesty International. Very Good+. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 086210369X . Light edgewear, a little moreso to corners, corner curling, couple small creases & scuffing to cover. Light soiling outer edge of pages. Internal pages are clean & unmarked. Colour illustrations. This report, which covers 149 countries, highlights the failure of national governments and international organizations to deal with human rights violations and calls for greater international accountability. It also acknowledges the opportunities for positive change, often spearheaded by human rights activists and civil society groups.....Whether in a high profile conflict or a forgotten crisis, Amnesty International campaigns for justice and freedom for all and seeks to galvanize public support to build a better world. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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AUTONOMY Issues in Political Theory
by Lindley, Richard
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NJ: Humanities Press International Inc.. Very Good. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 0391034286 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, small corner creases, a little fading to spine area. Interior of pages clean except for a stamp from previous owner and some pencil writing inside back cover. Pages are otherwise tight and unmarked. "The author examines three historical views and puts forward arguments for his own conception of autonomy. He goes on to explore the extent to which liberal democracies apply their own official belief in the supremem importance of autonomy in practice by examining the treatment of children and the mentally disordered...." [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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THE BALDWINS AND THE GREAT EXPERIMENT
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Ontario: Longmans Canada Ltd.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very nice condition. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked. Jacket has light edgewear, a little scuffing & a few tiny tears. "The Baldwins of this book are those of the first three Canadian generations of a family that sailed from Ireland to Upper Canada in 1799 and which, before the end of the following half century, had left an indelible mark on Canadian political life. The Great Experiment was the introduction of responsible government which gave to the British Empire another century of life...." [532] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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A BARGAIN FOR HUMANITY : Global Security By 2000
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University of Alberta Press. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 0888642547 . Signed & dated by author on title page. Slight corner wear, slight soiling outer edge of pages, only minimal wear overall, clean & tight interior. 190 pages. A new world order is talked about but the old disorder still prevails as East-West tensions give way to the North-South gap. The world of post-Cold War enlightenment, political change and hope for a more human future is colliding with the world of suffering and despair which pose great danger to the future of humanity. Douglas Roche, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament and Member of Parliament examines the movement away from militarism, the resurgence of the United Nations and standards for an equitable new world order. He sets out the interests of all in making a bargain for human survival. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .
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BEYOND THE AGE OF INNOCENCE Rebuilding the Trust between America and the World
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Public Affairs/Perseus. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1586482688 . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition, no markings, minimal wear overall, clean and intact. ; 8vo; More than half of the world's population lives in Asia and the Middle East-and is becoming more and more alienated from America. Now a uniquely qualified Asian writer explains-provocatively-why. After publishing articles in leading American journals over two decades, Kishore Mahbubani was described as"an Asian Toynbee, preoccupied with the rise and fall of civilizations" by The Economist. Trained in philosophy in North America and Asia, and well-experienced in realpolitik as a diplomat on the world stage, Mahbubani has unusual insight into America's ever more troubled relationship with the rest of the world. (600) .
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BREAD NOT BOMBS A Political Agenda for Social Justice
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The University of Alberta Press. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0888643578 . Very nice condition, clean and unmarked. Light corner wear and slight scuffing to cover. B/w illus. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages; Today, housing, health, and education services are desperately needed for the world's poorest people, but instead governments spend billions on war. With six billion people on the earth, social justice sometimes seems farther off than ever. Senator Douglas Roche envisions a new future, with increased awareness of key global issues, where bread, not bombs, is the priority. Senator Roche's strong belief that human security is possible is complemented by a persuasive agenda for the 21st century. First, the international community must build the conditions for peace through nuclear disarmament. Second, nations must Co-operate to ensure equitable economic and social development. He foresees Canada taking a crucial role, building on its international reputation…
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THE BUREAUCRATIC EXPERIENCE
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St. Martin's Press. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. 0312108508 . Cover has light scuffing and light wear to corners, light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are all intact and clean other than old price and small stamps inside covers. Contents: Understanding Bureaucracy; Bureaucracy as the New Society; Bureaucracy as the New Culture; The Psychology of Bureaucracy; The Language of Bureaucracy; Bureaucracy as Polity & Bureaucracy: The Terminal World. (360os? ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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CANADA'S UNDECLARED WAR Fighting Words from the Literary Trenches
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Calgary, AB: Detselig Enterprises. Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Softcover. 1550590324 . Light edge and corner wear, light creasing/scuffing to covers. Soiling to bottom edge of pages. Internal pages clean and unmarked. 277 pages. "Drawing on more than a decade's experience as a literary journalist, McGoogan argues that an undeclared war is raging in Canada on a variety of fronts: French-English, Canadian-American, East-West, native-white, the list goes on. And that Canadian writers are in the thick of every battle. " [490] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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COLD WAR: WARNINGS FOR A UNIPOLAR WORLD
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Ocean Press. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 187617577X . Excellent condition - slight corner wear, a little scuffing. Pages clean and intact. 76 pages plus booklists. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Who won the Cold War? CNN's astonishingly frank interview with Fidel Castro in which he makes some remarkable revelations. Far from being a proxy for Moscow, Castro tells CNN that Cuba's support for liberation movements in Latin America and Africa was a "constant source of disagreement. " "If a Soviet Cuban master plan had really existed we would have won the Cold War!" he says. The Cuban leader's reflections on talk about preemptive nuclear strikes during the 1962 Missile Crisis are frighteningly familiar today. "To endure the global struggle between the superpowers is bad. To live under the total hegemony of one of them is worse. "-Fidel Castro". [125-osl] .
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CONVERSATION WITH ELDRIDGE CLEAVER, ALGIERS
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Delta Books. Good+. 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Good cover with very good interior. Moderate edge/corner wear, scuffing and creasing to covers, light soiling. Internal pages tight and clean. 131 pages. "Interview given to Lockwood while Cleaver was exiled in Algiers after he went underground to avoid jail in 1968.....; 8vo; this interview is a study in the theory and practice of revolution. A "political exile", Cleaver was Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party and a leading light in the civil rights movement in the USA. " (*lower shipping avail to most locations) [300-osl] .
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A DECADE OF DECISION
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London: William Heinemann. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition 1953. Hardcover/Jacket - near fine/fair. Pages are clean and intact, with no markings, light age tanning to interior. Hardcover has a little bumping to edges and spine ends and one very light stain on front. Dustjacket has age tanning and numerous edge tears and chips, light soiling, light ink rubbing, not price clipped. This science and science fiction writer's foray into discussing politics and world affairs. In the essays he also discusses humanity, civilisation, and the challenges of atomic age. (245noto,0914) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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THE DIGNITY OF LEGISLATION
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Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0521658837 . Very nice condition. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing and light wear to corners. Price sticker on rear. ; The Seeley Lectures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages; In a lucid, concise volume, Jeremy Waldron defends the role of legislation, presenting it as an important mode of governance. Aristotle, Locke and Kant emerge as proponents of the dignity of legislation. Waldron's arguments are of obvious importance and topicality, especially in countries that are considering the introduction of a Bill of Rights. The Dignity of Legislation is original in conception, trenchantly argued and very clearly presented, and will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and thinkers. [312-osl] .
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DIPLOMATIC CRIME
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Paperjacks. Very Good+. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0770109888 . Very nice condition, only light wear overall, some creasing to spine, no markings. 250 pages. B/w photos. Drugs, Killings, Thefts, Rapes, Slavery, & Other Outrageous Crimes. A documented expose of the frightening, secret crimes committed by members of the diplomatic corps - wih diplomatic immunity, and what can be done about it. (250noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES
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New York: Longman. Good. 1991. Second Edition. Softcover. 0801304067 . Second edition 1991. Light edge/corner wear to cover, a bit moreso on bottom edge, corner curling bottom corner. Pages are intact and clean, however there is some yellow highlighting. Light soiling bottom edge of pages. This text examines European political institutions in both Western and Eastern Europe. It takes a comparative approach which crosses national and political boundaries and, wherever possible, likens the European to the American situation. (410os-3-24) ; 8vo .
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FALSE GOD How the Globalization Myth Has Impoverished Canada
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Toronto: Lester Publishing. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 1895555094 . Ex-library with laminated cover & usual stamps & stickers in very good condition. Light edgewear, light soiling. Interior clean & tight other than very light small stain to corner of first few pages. "A wonderful book. With clear logic, Laxer brilliantly exposes the Conservative government's globilization myth for the sham that it is. "--Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians [242-osl]. ; 8vo .
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FEDERALISM AND THE FRENCH CANADIANS
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Macmillan Canada. Very Good. 1968. Third Printing. Softcover. Light edge & corner wear, crease to spine, some rubbing to edges. Internal pages unmarked, age tanning to pages. Includes are some of the most important pieces done by Trudeau on federalism and the French-Canadian society - taken from his various speeches from 1964-1967. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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FEEDING THE FUTURE From Fat to Famine: How to Solve the World's Food Crises
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House of Anansi Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887841864 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light soiling and a little edge crinkling. ; Ingenuity Project, The; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages; From global famine to fast-food fat, from mad cows to depleted soil, what ingenuity is available to alleviate the worlds most pressing problems of food. How can we nourish billions of people without risking our environment? How do we make our food safe? Feeding the Future: From Fat to Famine, How to Solve the Worlds Food Crises provides realistic, practical answers to these urgent and challenging questions. Building on the success of Fueling the Future, a national bestseller that was nominated for a National Business Book Award and a Canadian Science Writers Association Award, editors Andrew Heintzman and Evan Solomon once again assembled a collection of the clearest, brightest…
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FIDEL AND RELIGION: Talks With Frei Betto
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Havana: Publications Office of the Council of State. Good. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Cover has flaws, interior is very good. Cover has moderate to heavy wear to edges & corners and scuffing/rubbing to covers - small tears to spine bottom. Interior pages are clean & unmarked other old page price on first page and a few earmarks seen.. A few pages near front have some light wrinkling. 353 pages.Fidel Castro spoke with Frei Betto, a Brazilian Dominican friar, for 23 hours about religion and other topics. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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