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11 produkter
Acadians
In Search of a Homeland
Av James Laxer
E-bok, 2010
272 kr
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An evocative and beautifully written history of some of Canada’s earliest settlers, and their search for a definitive home. In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on Canada’s east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what …
Border
Canada, the US and Dispatches From the 49th Parallel
Av James Laxer
E-bok, 2010
252 kr
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Insightful, prescient and often funny, The Border explores what it means to be Canadian and what Canada means to the giant to our south. If good fences make good neighbours, do we have the sort of fence that will allow us to maintain neighbourly relations with the world’s only superpower? In The …
Oil
Häftad, 2008, 12-15 år
169 kr
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This book explores today’s global dependency on oil and reveals the sobering realities of the relationship between oil, politics and money. An excellent introduction for young adults.Oil, our main source of energy, underlies the world's economy. In the twentieth century its availability and …
Tecumseh and Brock
The War of 1812
Av James Laxer
Inbunden, 2012
269 kr
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At the turn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is at the height of its ascendancy; Napoleonic France is struggling to maintain its position as a world power; and the incumbent American empire is quickly expanding its territory, while the Native peoples struggle to establish their own …
Empire
Häftad, 2006, 12-15 år
99 kr
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A fascinating look at empires and imperialism, and the new kind of empire the United States has become. An excellent introduction for young adults.The United States presides over the most far-flung imperial system ever established. Empire compares the American Empire to those of the past, finding …
Democracy
Häftad, 2009, 12-15 år
99 kr
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An investigation of the origins of democracy in a range of countries and societies, from ancient Greece to modern times, and the threats that democracy is under today. An excellent introduction to democracy for young adults.In this eye-opening work, political scientist and award-winning author …
Staking Claims to a Continent
John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Making of North America
Av James Laxer
Häftad, 2017
162 kr
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Staking Claims to a Continent is a highly readable examination of how Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and Sir John A. Macdonald took part in a daring game of nation building that has impacted the global order to the present day.Three political leaders presided over the reshaping of the North …
Red Diaper Baby
A Boyhood in the Age of McCarthyism
Av James Laxer
Häftad, 2019
165 kr
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Originally published in 2004, Red Diaper Baby is James Laxer’s compelling and extraordinary memoir of growing up in a communist family during the height of the Cold War. When Jim was born in a Montreal hospital, his father was living in hiding under an assumed name. And when it came time to begin …
Tecumseh
Av James Laxer
Inbunden, 2012, 9-12 år
199 kr
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Longlisted for the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book AwardTwo hundred years after his death, the Shawnee chief Tecumseh is still considered one of the greatest leaders of North America's First Peoples. This richly illustrated biography tells the story of his remarkable …
Tecumseh and Brock
The War of 1812
Av James Laxer
Häftad, 2014
188 kr
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At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is engaged in a titanic war with Napoleonic France for global supremacy. The American Republic is quickly expanding its territory along the western frontier, while native peoples struggle to protect their lands from the relentless wave of …
Staking Claims to a Continent
John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Making of North America
Av James Laxer
Inbunden, 2016
281 kr
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Staking Claims to a Continent is a highly readable examination of how Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and Sir John A. Macdonald took part in a daring game of nation building that has impacted the global order to the present day.Three political leaders presided over the reshaping of the North …
