Politics

Toronto: Lester and Orpen Dennys, 1988. (x) 419 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; gray endpapers; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Freedom of Each versus the Welfare of All - The Recurring Fallacies; The Extent of Dissent - The Right Express Difference versus the Need to Maintain Harmony; National Security Intelligence - Prudent Precautions versus Chilling Surveillance; The Ambit of Police Powers - Safety for the Public versus Safeguards for the Suspects; Discretionary Law Enforcement - The Interests of Leniency versus the Standards of Equity; Public Inquiries and Pre-trial Publicity - Knowledge for the Public versus Fairness for the Parties; The Regulation of the Economy - The Quest for Communal Equity versus the Right to Commercial Liberty; The Administration of Public Welfare - The Integrity of the Purse versus the Autonomy of the Person; Involuntary Civil Commitment - The Demands of Therapy versus the Desire for Liberty; The Constitutional Entrenchment of our Fundamental Freedoms - Minority Rights versus Majority Rule; Racial Inequity and Legal Redress - Free Choice versus a Fair Chance; Some Fundamental Misconceptions about our Fundamental Freedoms; Of Doves Hawks and the Morality of Force; and Towards a Sense of Perspective; followed by notes and an index. Scans are available for all books. . ISBN: 0886191890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. civil liberties; charter rights; democracy; politics;. more information

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Toronto: Viking - Penguin Books, 2001. 277 pp. Blue boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: It's the End of Politics As We Know It - and I Feel Fine; When the Going Gets Tough Activists Turn Pro; Walter Robinson and the Rise of Conservative Activism; Education: Activists Will Happen; Globalization: The Young and the Idealistic; Environment: Tools for Radicals; Health: The Demonization of Cranks Zealots and Left-Wing Nuts; Poverty: Fighting Frustration with Small Victories; Justice: The Secrets of Success; Duff Conacher and the Drive for Democratic Reform; and Reveille for Citizens; followed by an index. Scans are available for all books. . ISBN: 0670894176. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. revolution; rebellion; politics;. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, 1962. 100 pp. Edge and corner wear with a faint mark on the front cover and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with drawings, black and white photographs, and maps. The Chapters are: Part One: A Study of Canada's Government: Canadian Democracy at Work; Government of the People. Our Federal Government: The Government of Canada; Our Federal System; The General Functions of Parliament; The Branches of Government; Legislative Branch - Canada's Parliament; How Parliament Operates; The Executive or Administrative Branch of Government; The Judicial Branch of Government or The Judiciary; How Members Are Elected to the Canadian House of Commons; Political Parties and Party Government. Our Provincial Government: The Government of Ontario; The Legislative Branch of Government - Legislature; The Executive Branch of Government; The Administration of Justice in Ontario; The Powers of Our Provincial Government; Exclusive and Shared Responsibilities of Government. Our Local Government: A Brief Glimpse of Local Governments. Part Two: Comparisons: The Government of Canada Compared with That of Great Britain and of The United States of America: Special Features of Canada's Government; Comparison of the British and Canadian Systems of Government; Comparison and Contrast of the Governments of the United States and Canada; and Conclusion; followed by a glossary and an index. Scans are available for all books. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. 8vo. politics; goverment; canadian author; canadiana; history;. more information

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New York: Broadway Books, 1997. (xiii) 178 pp. Quarter-bound in burgundy on dark blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; beige endpapers; headband. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; no other interior markings. The Chapters are: The Framework: Principles; The Public Good; The Pursuit of Happiness; An Image of Limited Government. How Would It Work: The Trendline Test; Choosing to Do It Ourselves; Removing Government from Economic Life; Tolerance and Discrimination; Permitting Revolutions in Education and Health Care; Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll; Protecting the Environment; Removing Government from Civil Life; Loose Ends. Is It Possible: Gloom and Hope; Government as Them; The Demand to be Left Alone; Lived Freedom; The Stuff of Life; and Conclusion. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0553069284. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. politics; philosophy;. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. (xvi) 176 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on black boards; beige endpapers; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. This contains the following essays: A Quixote of the Plains by Carlos Fuentes; The Ambassadors Galbraith: Diplomatic Lessons from My Father by Peter Galbraith; Personal Recollections by Katharine Graham; Ken Galbraith as a Worldly Philosopher by Robert Heilbroner; The Pendulum Swings Back by Will Hutton; The Luckiest Journey I Ever Made by Roy Jenkins; John Kenneth Galbraith and the Myths of Economics by Stephen A. Marglin; Galbraith as a Neighbor by Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Early Influences on Galbraith's Worldview and Economics by Richard Parker; Galbraith in the New Gilded Age by Robert B. Reich; Galbraith and French Social Democracy by Michel Rocard; A Very Personal Birthday Tribute by Eric Roll; Galbraith and Politics by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.; Galbraith as a Citizen of the University by Derek Bok; Big Man Little Pictures by Stuart Cary Welch; Galbraith and the Art of Description by Amartya Sen; and Galbraith on Galbraith by Andrea Williams. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0395971306. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. politics; philosophy;. more information

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London: C. A. Watts, 1969. (vii) 204 pp. Blue boards with a small black and gilt pictorial on the front panel; decorated in black and gilt on the spine. Light edge and corner wear with some minor rubbing on the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Origins; The Spread of the Federal Idea: Switzerland Canada Germany; The Spread of the Federal Idea: Australia India Pakistan Malaysia Nigeria; Failed and Incipient Federalisms; Federal Transformations: The U.S.A. and Australia; Federal Transformations: Canada Switzerland Germany India; The Soverignty Problem; The Stages of Federalism; Federal Stability; Judicial Review; and Federal Prospects; followed by Notes Sources and Further Reading; and an index. Scans are available for all books. . ISBN: 0296347086. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. federal government systems; politics;. more information

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New York: Brentano's Publishers, 1928. (xlvi ) 495 pp. First U.S. Edition. Pale green cloth decorated with blue and gilt in a Celtic weave pattern on the front panel and spine. Light wear on the corners with some minor rubbing on the spine; no interior markings; the front hinge is slightly loose; the rear hinge is tight; both gutters are intact; no dustjacket. The Chapters are: A Closed Question Opens; Dividing Up; How Much for Each; No Wealth Without Work; Communism; Limits to Communism; Seven Ways Proposed; To Each What She Produces; To Each What She Deserves; To Each What She Can Grab; Oligarchy; Distribution by Class; Laisser Faire; How Much Is Enough; What We Should Buy First; Eugenics; The Courts of Law; The Idle Rich; Church School and Press; Why We Put Up With It; Positive Reasons for Equality; Merit and Money; Incentive; The Tyranny of Nature; The Population Question; The Diagnostic of Socialism; Personal Righteousness; Capitalism; Your Shopping; Your Taxes; Your Rates; Your Rent; What Capital Is; Investment and Enterprise; Limitations of Capitalism; The Industrial Revolution; Sending Capital Out of the Country; Doles Depopulation and Parasitic Paradises; Foreign Trade and the Flag; Empires in Collision; The Sorcerer's Apprentice; How Wealth Accumulates and Men Decay; Disablement Above and Below; The Middle Station of Life; Decline of the Employer; The Proletariat; The Labor Market and the Factory Acts; Women in the Labor Market; Trade Union Capitalism; Divide and Govern; Domestic Capital; The Money Market; Speculation; Banking; Money; Nationalization of Banking; Compensation for Nationalization; Preliminaries to Nationalization; Confiscation without Compensation; Revolt of the Parasitic Proletariat; Safety Valves; Why Confiscation Has Succeeded Hitherto; How the War Was Paid For; National Debt Redemption Levies; The Constructive Problem Solve; Sham Socialism; Capitalism in Perpetual Motion; The Runaway Car of Capitalism; The Natural Limit to Liberty; Rent of Ability; Party Politics; The Party System; Divisions Within the Labor Party; Religious Dissensions; Revolutions; Change Must Be Parliamentary; Subsidized Private Enterprise; How Long Will It Take; Socialism and Liberty; Socialism and Marriage; Socialism and Children; Socialism and the Churches; Current Confusions; and Peroration; followed by an appendix and an index. Scans are available for all books. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. irish literature;. more information

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2001. (xiv) 238 pp. Signed by Jeffrey Simpson on the title page. Blue boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. The Chapters are: Prime Ministerial Government; Our Friendly Dictators; The Decline of Voting; and Now What. Scans are available for all books. . ISBN: 0771080786. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. canadian author; fascism; dictatorship; canadiana;. more information

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