Civics and citizenship

Patriotism and Public Spirit is an innovative study of the formative influences shaping the early writings of the Irish-English statesman Edmund Burke and an early case-study of the relationship between the business of bookselling and the politics of criticism and persuasion.

The renowned philosopher expounds on the ideas he introduced in Homo Sacer with this analysis of the theological foundations of political power.

This book is one of the first to use citizenship as a lens through which to understand German history in the twentieth century.

Many human rights advocates agree that conventional advocacy tools- reporting abuses to international tribunals or shaming the perpetrators of human rights violations-have proven ineffective.

While the construction of architecture has a place in architectural discourse, its destruction, generally seen as incompatible with the very idea of "e;culture,"e; has been neglected in theoretical and historical discussion.

American Evangelicals have long considered Africa a welcoming place for joining faith with social action, but their work overseas is often ambivalently received.

For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization process but also during more informal, everyday activities in the community.

The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position.

An "e;engaging and provocative"e; exploration of American history's heroic figures-from how we define a hero to the monuments we build to honor them (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Pursuing Justice in Africa focuses on the many actors pursuing many visions of justice across the African continenttheir aspirations, divergent practices, and articulations of international and vernacular idioms of justice.

With the new edition of my book "e;Between Utopia and Tyranny: The Fascination and Horror of Communism"e; I offer you an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of "e;communism"e;, introducing you to the history and ideologies behind one of the most influential political movements of the 20th century.

Scientific Challenges to Evolutionary Theory: How These Challenges Affect Religion addresses all aspects of the giant battle between two major belief systemsthose that believe in a ';naturalistic worldview' and evolution, and those that believe in a miracle-performing God and the Creation of all things.

Do you want to love your neighbor as yourself but don't know where to start?

What roles do King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of ancient Babylon, and Donald J.

How do you get away with the murder of 11 million people?

Catherine Marshall was a vital figure in the women's suffrage movement in Britain before the First World War.

Compared to the United States, it is assumed that religion has not been a significant factor in Canada's political development.

Near the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and rights emerged as the atrocities of the war - coupled with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - spurred writers and citizens around the world to think about their responsibilities to their fellow man.

Near the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and rights emerged as the atrocities of the war - coupled with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - spurred writers and citizens around the world to think about their responsibilities to their fellow man.

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job.

Blockades have become a common response to Canada's failure to address and resolve the legitimate claims of First Nations.

Blockades have become a common response to Canada's failure to address and resolve the legitimate claims of First Nations.

An examination of how religious identity is recognized and managed politically in two multicultural nations.

Douglas Farrow seldom shies from controversy.

A comprehensive analysis of sexual diversity in Africa from a multidisciplinary perspective.

How does one address homophobia without threatening majority rule democracy and freedoms of speech and faith?

In Between the Queen and the Cabby, John Cole provides the first full translation of de Gouges's Rights of Woman and the first systematic commentary on its declaration, its attempt to envision a non-marital partnership agreement, and its support for persons of colour.

This collection of nine essays originated in a symposium on Austrian immigration to Canada held at Carleton University in May 1995.

In October 1970, Robert Bourassa's provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twenty-three FLQ terrorists.

This updated edition of The World and Darfur brings together genocide scholars from a range of disciplines - social history, art history, military history, African studies, media studies, literature, political science, and sociology - to provide a cohesive and nuanced understanding of the international response to the crisis in Western Sudan.

In October 1970, Robert Bourassa's provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twenty-three FLQ terrorists.

This updated edition of The World and Darfur brings together genocide scholars from a range of disciplines - social history, art history, military history, African studies, media studies, literature, political science, and sociology - to provide a cohesive and nuanced understanding of the international response to the crisis in Western Sudan.

Nicholas Coghlan arrived in Bogota in 1997.

Charles Blattberg shows that while a just politics based on dialogue is at the core of Canadians' sense of ourselves as citizens, our current forms of dialogue are inadequate.

The important roles played by parliamentarians such as John Diefenbaker and academics such as F.

Including a new preface by the author, Irish Migrants in the Canadas probes beyond the aggregate statistics of most studies of the migration process.

Written by diplomatic practitioners, Human Security and the New Diplomacy is a straightforward account of challenges already overcome and the prospect for further progress.

In The Marshall Decision and Native Rights Ken Coates explains the cross-cultural, legal, and political implications of the recent Supreme Court decision on the Donald Marshall case.

In Citizenship, Diversity, and Pluralism leading scholars assess the transformation of these two dimensions of citizenship in increasingly diverse and plural modern societies, both in Canada and internationally.

In his newspaper and his book, The Tragedy of Quebec, Sellar lamented the exodus of Quebec's English-speaking farmers from the Eastern Townships, attributing it to the frenchification of the region.

Using a prosopographical approach that combines descriptive exposition, quantitative tabulation, and structural analysis, Randy Widdis determines the geographical and social origins of migrants, the distance and direction of migration corridors, and geographical destinations in both the United States and Canada.

A village woman from South China, Sau-Ping marries an Overseas Chinese from Canada in the late 1920s but the Exclusion Act prohibits her from joining him in Canada.

Noivo examines how the intersection of migration and family projects affect kin ties, analyses the multiple burdens generated by migration, class, gender, generation, and minority status, and discusses the interplay between family and economic life.

The collection follows a cycle of remembering the past, learning from the present, and planning for the future.

Using an impressive array of primary and secondary materials, Robin Winks details the diverse experiences of Black immigrants to Canada, including Black slaves brought to Nova Scotia and the Canadas by Loyalists at the end of the American Revolution, Black refugees who fled to Nova Scotia following the War of 1812, Jamaican Maroons, and fugitive slaves who fled to British North America.

Identifying himself as both an Indian and a Canadian but first and foremost a Sikh, Tara Singh has shuttled back and forth between Canada and India for most of his life, finding personal harmony while incorporating two very different countries and cultures into his life.

After describing the context that prompted the changes enacted in the 1976 Immigration Act, Dirks turns to contemporary immigration: he examines such controversial and complex issues as establishing annual arrivals targets, setting and managing refugee policy, and developing regulatory procedures for handling applicants.

Three major waves of emigration from Soviet Russia followed the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War.

Iacovetta examines the changes many had to face during the transition from peasant worker in an under-developed, rural economy to wage-earner in an urban, industrial society.