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During 2006, Trevor W. Harrison lived, worked, and traveled in Japan. Written on the cusp of several notable events that shook Japan while he was there, this work begins with an overview of Japan's history and politics, from post-World War II up until the present day, then examines the reality of Japan's geographic location within Asia, as well as its political and economic ties with the West. Trevor W. Harrison is a professor and chair in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, and editor of Return of the Trojan Horse: Alberta and the New World (Dis)Order.

Convincing analysis; empowering vision.-David Suzuki, scientist and host of the CBC's The Nature of Things A pioneering work in ethics and economics for the new global era raising all the hard questions that we need to think about in the coming decades, and proposing a radically new way of thinking about how the global community should function.-Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp professor of bioethics, Princeton University Peter Brown has given us a structure that unites an economics of stewardship with a politics of trusteeship, based on an ethics of rights and corresponding duties. Highly recommended -Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland In this important book Peter G. Brown seeks to chart a new future for all who share this planet. Through a series of careful arguments, he identifies three challenges ahead of us: first, to come up with an adequate account of our minimal obligations to each other, and to the rest of the natural order; second, to redefine and reshape the institutions of economics, government, and civil society to reflect these obligations; and third, to reconceptualize and redirect the relations between nations to foster these institutions and discharge these obligations. Brown also argues that we have direct moral obligations to non-humans-this he calls respect for the commonwealth of life. Peter G. Brown is a professor at McGill University and director of the McGill School of Environment in Montreal. He is the author of Restoring the Public Trust: A Fresh Vision for Progressive Government in America.

This title provides insight into the challenge Lowry set for himself as an artist and the agonies he endured as he wrestled with the problems of integrating his work and his life.

This original work considers the way in which power works within contemporary society. Included are exclusive interviews with Noam Chomsky, who speaks candidly on understanding power and the cost of dissent, and with Brian Martin, who speaks openly about the death of Dr. David Kelly, British weapons expert. Also includes an examination of patriotic correctness and the repression of dissent in America; post-9/11 media coverage and the war on terror; and the myth of the objective professional. Contributors include: Paul Boin, James Winter, Jean Chen, Teresa Chen, Valerie Scatamburlo-D'Annibale, Robert Jensen, Peter Eglin, and Jeffery Klaehn. Jeffery Klaehn teaches sociology at the University of Guelph. He is the editor of Filtering the News: Essays on Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model (Black Rose Books, 2005).

For decades, Graeme S. Mount taught a course on twentieth-century global history. Lesson preparation and research took him to all continents, and he pursued a lifelong interest in international borders. Most border crossings were uneventful, others highly memorable. These pages recount his most noteworthy adventures at, and along, international borders.The stories are timely. Borders, border controls, and the absence of border controls have repercussions on the lives of ordinary people.Graeme S. Mount is the author of thirteen books, the most recent being "895 Days That Changed the World: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford "(2005).

Dobereiner's concept of sustainable development contains not only the physical elements of a community but also its economic and social impacts.

"The Crystal Spirit" is a revealing look at the great writer and political thinker George Orwell, whose visionary work gave us the great anti-utopias of twentieth-century literature. A close friend and colleague during the last decade of that remarkable writer's life, Woodcock was uniquely qualified to delve into the complex personal history of the man. Interwoven with Woodcock's own memories, the letters Orwell wrote to him and the published and unpublished recollections of other people who knew him, all against the political and literary background of Orwell's work, this groundbreaking intellectual biography is a general critique that brilliantly traces the evolution of an original writer in his most productive years. First published in 1966, it was awarded Canada's highest literary prize, the Governor General's Award for Literary Merit.

In 1945, following the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered and ended its brutal 50-year occupation of Korea. But it left the country in utter disarray, with no functioning government to begin the difficult job of rebuilding. In 1948, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to split the country in half. Each side aggressively sought reunification; the eruption of civil war was only a matter of time. In 1950, North Korea launched an offensive, that began a three-year war. But for two of the three years that the war was under way, both sides were actually trying to negotiate a peace.Written with the help of Soviet and Chinese sources, which became accessible after the Cold War; as well as U.S., Soviet, and Chinese archival sources, memoirs, and secondary literature, this book examines the course of that war from the perspectives of all the players, including the role of the Commonwealth and the United Nations. In particular, it concentrates on Korean War diplomacy and deals with issues which affected multiple countries and had long-term implications.One of those implications, which became obvious as Mount proceeded with his research, was U.S. policies toward Canada. Despite oft-repeated platitudes about a "special relationship," what is striking, he argues, is the great extent to which American policy toward Canada conforms to U.S. policy toward the rest of the world. In order to compensate, Canada turned to multinational organizations, wherein they could join forces with like-minded countries to prepare a common front. What this has meant for Canada, and its potential influence in the world in the 21st century, is yet one more effect of this "Forgotten War" examined here.Graeme Mount teaches history at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario. He is author of "Invisible and Inaudible in Washington: American Policies Toward Canada During the Cold War "and" Chile and the Nazis."

A summary of the differences, and similarities, between political ecology and social ecology. "A concise and useful overview.... a good analysis of green politics."--"Kick It Over""Read this book. You might realize you are an environmentalist, as opposed to an ecologist. The difference is important."--"L'interactif"

Chronicles an anarcho-rock'n'roll cabaret band touring the hard way--in a crowded van. When the internationally acclaimed rock'n'roll cabaret band Rhythm Activism toured Europe in order to promote their newest CD, it was through a Europe in transition that they traveled--a Europe marked by political and racial tension. Being equally at home in hard core clubs, poetry festivals, soup kitchens, the netherworld of squats, or urine drenched dives and youthfully, defiant haunts where cultural resistance rules, they drew immediate followers. The Anarchist and The Devil Do Cabaret is an amazing portrayal of that tour, told with a sense of humor, a down-to-earth perception, and in the tradition of Jack Kerouac's On the Road or Henry Rollins' Get In the Van. Inspired by encounters with Europe's new multi-racial underclass-- the working poor, street people, immigrants, refugees, marginalized youth, the aged--this book is not merely an insider's look into the state of rock'n'roll, it is, as well, a commentary on the state of Europe in the late 20th century. In a wonderful reversal of tradition, every so often Nawrocki slips from his chronicles of life on the road into short fiction pieces. These stories, real and exaggerated, are filled with a cast of friends, lovers, and fellow travelers--panhandlers and anarchists, the unemployed and underemployed dreaming of better times, neo-Nazis and skinheads trapped in hateful lives, prostitutes risking everything, gypsy ghetto boys fighting racism, and even the sometimes riotous band members themselves. Here is what some critics are saying about Nawrocki's work: The Brecht/Weil combo for the 21st century. - Brave New Waves, CBC Radio Delicious...astonishing....audacious. - Le Devoir, Montreal Highly recommended for the politically astute. - Broken Pencil, Toronto A one-man tour de force. - Sunday Morning, CBC Radio A stunning mix of violin, grating guitars & humour. - New Internationalist, London Caustic wit & cunning musical talent. - HOUR, Montreal Maddeningly eclectic & exhilaratingly challenging. - Eye, Toronto Mordantly funny, wickedly smart & musically fascinating. - The Winnipeg Sun Humanist, incisive & committed. - La Presse, Montreal This book is fabulous. - CTV News, Montreal Never a doubt about the clarity of Nawrocki's voice....it kicks the heads of authoritarian society. - Montreal Mirror Should be mandatory listening for members of Congress. - Puncture, Portland One of the most refreshing souls you'll ever encounter.- The Montreal Gazette Engaging, empowering. - Exclaim!, Toronto Your Black Flag piece blew me away. - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco Brilliant mixture of sound and words. - Magnet, Philadelphia Subversively powerful, smart, welcome stuff. - The Globe & Mail Table of contents Introduction I Holland & Belgium An Anarchist Rock'n'Roll Story On This Corner Welcome To Our Road Show Raising Hell Street Cleaners What's Ailing The Music Business I Bought the Devil... Squat The City Get A Life, Canadian Whiskey Love Night Birds Talking Showtime II FRANCE Loverboy Of St-Malo The Artist, The Vulture, The Beggar The Indie Hospitality Queen Rapture In Dijon III SWITZERLAND Snoring In Zurich Duck Soup 'Politicos' vs 'Culture Vultures' IV AUSTRIA Apple Strudel Spin Cycle I Bought the Devil... Tour Van Cranky Head The Man, The Crow, The Dachshund V GERMANY Play, Sell, Count Mother, This is the Truth The Clown, The Fiddler, The Father I Bought the Devil... The Pippy Longstockings House One Night in Berlin I Bought the Devil... Cat Woman, Dog Boy and Snake Man German Border Payback VI HUNGARY Welcome To Capitalism Hank Williams In The 'Hotel Lucky' Madame Pompomalour Sanitarium Learning To Insult Red Pepper Bureaucrat Roma Country The Hypocritic Oath The Musical Vortex VII CZECH REPUBLIC Pilsen, The Beer Town Piss It Away The Right Time Please I Bought the Devil... God's Creation: Valdimir Those Chocolates Dragon Women Warriors Cirkus Berousak Elizabetha 'God Damn Gypsies' On The Road To Dubi VIII GERMANY Tom Waits Goes Zapatista Amp On Fire Mayday Anarchist No Present, No Future On The Road To Gotthard Gnomes For Sale The Pump, The Puppet, The Piano IX ITALY, HOLLAND, FRANCE Bakunin's Birthday I Bought the Devil Beside A Child's Coffin The Masks Are Off Dancing In LeHavre X CZECH REPUBLIC Frank Zappa's Kiss Discography NORMAN NAWROCKI is a Montreal-based author, actor, musician, and activist who has toured the world since 1986 with his music, his poetry, and his solo, educational, anti-sexist, 'sex' comedy cabarets. He is the author of four books of poetry, has over 45 releases with his bands, and has produced two documentary videos. He gives workshops about 'creative resistance' and how to use theater, music and comedy for radical social change. 2002: 192 pages, photographs, illustrations

Desire, love and politics--from the masculine perspective. Leonard Cohen, who is remembered as the remarkable literary persona of the 1960s whose two novels were to sell a million copies each, and as the poet who was named the winner of the Governor General's Award (although he declined to accept the honor), is also recognized for the songs he has recorded over a period of more than twenty years from the first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen, to Famous Blue Raincoat (recorded by Jennifer Warnes). Bruce Cockburn's recording career spans twenty-eight years and twenty-three albums, the latest being the Juno Award winner (2000), Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu. His lyric writing, woven together with a thread of integrity and intelligence, is exceptional. His songs are political, mystical, religious: many the result of his travels and activism. Cockburn is also honorary chair of Friends of the Earth. These two artists, so different in style and temperament, are brought together in one work in order to compare and examine the way in which they approach the question of love and desire--in their art and in their life. Nonnekes contends that, despite widely different routes, both of these artists arrive at a similar place in their desire: the love provided by communion with the feminine other. From a psychoanalytic perspective, especially Lacan and Kristeva, as well as one informed by an encounter with the critical theory of Benjamin, Nonnekes proposes two subjects, one called I, from Cohen's work, and one called S, from Cockburn's work, and follows the journeys of each of these subjects as they yearn for love. From Cohen's 1966 novel, Beautiful Losers, through to his 1992 album, The Future, and from Cockburn's 1970 album, Bruce Cockburn, through to his 1997 album, Charity of Night, Nonnekes inquires into the fate of love for the masculine subject in a world where the dreams of desire encounter both ruin and promise. Essential reading. - Stephen Scobie, winner of the Governor General's Award A fascinating tale, constructed from lyrical voices with passions as troubling as they are transforming. - Lambert Zuidervaart, Adorno's Aesthetic Theory and the Semblance of Subjectivity Paul Nonnekes, Ph.D., teaches Cultural Studies in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Red Deer College, Alberta. 192 pages, photographs, bibliography, index

This reissue in one volume of the 1975 classic tells the story, sometimes grand, more often sordid, of the development of Canadian big business - of banks and railways, industrial trusts and commercial cartels - from Confederation to the First World War. It is at once a treatise on economic development and of what would today be called white collar crime. Broadly praised and roundly condemned at the time of publication, since then The History of Canadian Business has been acknowledged by the Social Sciences Federation of Canada as one of the most outstanding works ever written in Canadian economic history, on a par with Harold Innis's The Fur Trade In Canada.

Gibbs, one of the original activists from the contaminated neighborhoods at Love Canal, explains what dioxin is and describes how it affects human health, summarizing the September 1994 EPA draft report on dioxin and important reports published since the EPA report. She reviews the politics surround

This book analyzes the work of women playwrights who are in the process of creating a new vision in drama. "Hodkinson is a surprisingly good critic. She brings considerable insight to her analysisdeserves praise for her extraordinary sensitivity to cultural and regional differences."--"Books in Canada"

Investigates various beliefs about civilization. In three essays, Laffey explores its history and common usage. The final chapter is devoted to Sigmund Freud. "The craft of the historian is to study the past and analyze it for present and future generations. Laffey certainly does this."--"The Montreal Gazette"