Search Results: Political Science from Ainsworth Books

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195017358 . DJ and boards show shelf wear with small tears to top of DJ at spine. Price-clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 395 pages; "Views Hamilton's military exploits during the Revolution, his political influence as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and as secretary of the Treasury, and his continual crusade for individual rights" .

Peking: Foreign Languages Press. Very Good. 1967. Stapled wraps. Covers show light shelf wear, light soiling, light creasing. ; A tight solid book. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 53 pages; Speeches and editorials supporting the Arab people's resistance movements. .

New York: International Review Service. Very Good. 1963. Paperback. Blue card covers show some general wear, light soil and some creasing, extending to back pages ; Tight solid books. These publications are bound together with a ribbon like material ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 163 + 49 pages; Both volumes of the Cuba and the United States series are included; Cuba and the United States; Vol. 1 Record of Revolution, USSR-China, UN and OAS Action (published in 1960) Vol. 2 Bay of Pigs, October Crisis, Khrushchev-Kennedy, UN, OAS Action. These books appear to be sponsored by the United Nations. Volume one, published in 1960, is an analysis of the rise of Fidel Castro and his followers, the reactions of the Organization of American States, the legal repercussions with regard to the Monroe Doctrine and the relations with the Latin American countries as well as the US embargo on exports to Cuba, which exists to this day. Volume 2 contains a brief analysis of the events and… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+. 2005. Paperback Edition; Later Printing. Softcover. 0684824140 . Card covers show light shelf wear and corner curl.; A bright, solid book.; 6.125 X 2.1 X 9.25 inches; 731 pages; "Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War." Not to be confused with the atomic bombs that ended WWII. .

Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920576699 . Front flap of DJ creased, minor edge creasing. Gift notation on front free end paper. ; DJ in mylar, unclipped. A bright solid book. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 318 pages; A biography of Ray Willliston, one of British Columbia's most influential Cabinet Ministers from the W. A. C. Bennett era. "As education minister, Ray Williston introduced the idea of university education for teachers, among other then-radical innovations. As minister of lands and forests, he had his greatest impact. From the mega-power projects to improved forestry practices, all major industrial developments in interior and northern BC during the 1950s and 1960s had Williston's stamp on them.He oversaw the building of the Bennett Dam on the Peace River and subsequent flooding of the valley behind it -now called Williston Lake - and the flooding of the Arrow… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+. 2002. Revised Edition. Paperback. 0771080794 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages .

Toronto: Dundurn Press. Very Good+. 2010. First Edition. Softcover. 155488733X . Slight wear to card covers, shallow crease bottom back fore corner. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8.90 X 5.98 X 0.71 inches; 256 pages; Among the important stories that need to be told about noteworthy Canadians, Lincoln Alexander's sits at the top of the list. Born in Toronto in 1922, the son of a maid and a railway porter, Alexander embarked on an exemplary life path that has involved military service for his country, a successful political career, a thriving law career, and vocal advocacy on subjects ranging from antiracism to the importance of education."In this biography, Shoveller traces a remarkable series of events from Alexander's early life to the present that helped shape the charismatic and influential leader whose impact continues to be felt today. From facing down racism to challenging the postwar Ontario establishment, becoming Canada's first black member of Parliament,… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1476751447 . DJ and boards show some shelf wear and creasing. Half-title page is clipped on top corner. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Color Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 656 pages; "Hillary Rodham Clinton’s inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. Secretary Clinton’s descriptions of diplomatic conversations at the highest levels offer readers a master class in international relations, as does her analysis of how we can best use “smart power” to deliver security and prosperity in a rapidly changing world—one in which America remains the indispensable nation." .

Toronto: Doubleday Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 038566012X . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 296 pages; McQuaig's book shows how Canada, in the first decade of the 21st century, under the government of the Conservative party tried to follow the example of Republican government in the US. .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802034209 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Ontario Historical Studies Series; 23.5 X 16 X 3 centimeters; 276 pages; "Whitney liked to describe himself as 'bold enough to be honest ... honest enough to be bold.' Humphries concludes that as premier from 1905 to 1914 Whitney lived up to his self-description. The boldness of his legislative programs recognized the evolution of a new industrial society and paved the way for government to intervene in economic and social affairs. The success of his progressive conservatism laid the foundation for decades of Tory success in Ontario." .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374172994 . Dust jacket has short closed tear to back , light wear top of spine, book is as new ; A near-fine volume in a VG DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 436 pages; "Madrid, 1936. In a city blasted by a civil war that many fear will cross borders and engulf Europe-a conflict one writer will call "the decisive thing of the century"- six people meet and find their lives changed forever. Ernest Hemingway, his career stalled, his marriage sour, hopes that this war will give him fresh material and new romance; Martha Gellhorn, an ambitious novice journalist hungry for love and experience, thinks she will find both with Hemingway in Spain. Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, idealistic young photographers based in Paris, want to capture history in the making and are inventing modern photojournalism in the… Read More

New York: Metropolitan Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805050981 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 398 pages; "She delves into the long-standing radical groups with which the skinheads became allied, tracking the progress of such powerful figures as white Aryan resistance leader Tom Metzger through the stations of the far right, from the Birch Society to Christian Identity to David Duke's Klan. In gripping detail, she follows ambitious civil-rights lawyer Morris Dees's efforts to prove Metzger responsible for the Portland killing - a sensational campaign to curb the growth of neo-Nazism." .

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards show some edge wear, gilt print on spine somewhat worn but still legible (no fraying apart from one corner), corners bumped, some shelf soil on boards. Pages lightly yellowed. ; Stated 1st edition, a tight solid book, hinges intact. Deckled fore edges, blindstamped design on front board ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages; "It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical 1935 political novel by American author Sinclair Lewis, and a 1936 play adapted from the novel by Lewis and John C. Moffitt. Published during the rise of fascism in Europe, the novel describes the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a politician who defeats Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is elected President of the United States, after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values.… Read More

New York: Workers Library Publishers. Very Good. 1932. First Edition. Pamphlet. Card covers show some shelf wear, staples are rusted, price has been altered in ink on front cover. A few pages show some creasing. ; A tight solid book. ; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; "A full statement of Japan's aims and methods and the menace to the Soviet Union (with maps)." With Japan's incursions into China and Manchuria pre WWII, Russia became concerned what their intentions might be toward the Soviet Union. .

New York: Twelve. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1455533769 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, library stamp on bottom page edges, no other markings. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Ex-Library; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 320 pages; "In this incisive, personal account, Brock disarms the major tentacles of the Republican Leviathan: the Koch Brothers, the Clinton haters, and the Fox Noise Machine. With the acumen of a seasoned political player, Brock takes readers inside his Democratic war rooms and their 24/7 battles with right-wing forces for control of the story lines and messages that will decide the 2016 election. And he chronicles his own evolution from lead Clinton attack-dog to one of Hillary Clinton's fiercest defenders as he knocks down the conservative case against her." .

Toronto: The Osgoode Society. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802005438 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 359 pages; "Greenwood re-creates a Quebec in which trust between French and English Canadians was an early casualty of the execution of Louis XVI and the descent of the French Revolution through terror into war. Fearing invasion, the English community, through the law officers of the crown, drafted draconian legislation and established an efficient counter-intelligence service. Lower Canada in these years was a hotbed of spies and counter-intelligence, highlighted by the trial for high treason of an American undercover agent for revolutionary France. Placing the legal history of Quebec in the foreground of these dangerous and dramatic events, Greenwood reveals this period as a turning point that altered not only French-English relations but… Read More

Toronto: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385134789 . DJ has minor scuffing and chipping, spine lightly faded. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 456 pages; "This is the first of two volumes covering the political and diplomatic careers of Lester B. Pearson, Canada's fourteenth Prime Minister and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace." A great photo of Pearson with his 3 proteges, Trudeau, Turner and Chretien, all of whom became Prime Minister in their own right. .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ chipped, torn 2 inches down front edge, glue stains on front flaps of DJ, light wear to blue cloth covered boards ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Photographs; 723 pages; A record of William Lyon MacKenzie King political history during the years of WWII .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0802011292 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Short tear top back fore edge of DJ ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 723 pages; A record of William Lyon MacKenzie King political history during the years of WWII as taken from the diaries of J.W. Pickersgill who had daily contact with the Prime Minister .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802015255 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 510 pages; Deals with the late war years, the debate over conscription and planning for the post war years. .