Your Country, My Country
Title | Your Country, My Country PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Bothwell |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 433 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195448804 |
"The book might almost be entitled Canadians in the Attic. Canada is the United States' forgotten twin, the country that resembles the United States more than any other, and that shares a history with America that goes back to the seventeenth century, and that includes the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the anti-slavery movement, to name only a few. Canada is in a way a measure of, a barometer of, American exceptionalism. What happens in Canada is often a reflection of what has happened in the United States, but by the same token, what happens in Canada is often a sign of what could happen in its American neighbor. While the two countries have distinct political systems, and particular histories, ideologically they are closer together than standard Canadian histories suggest. (Canadians are left out of standard American histories.) Arguably, Canada is the part of North America where the New Deal came to fruition in the 1960s, when it was frustrated in the United States. But no American political idea fails to penetrate Canada, and in the 2000s many Canadians, including the current Canadian government, seek to imitate or replicate the hard-right turn in American politics. From whatever direction, the Canadian experience illuminates American experience-- and vice-versa"--
My Country
Title | My Country PDF eBook |
Author | Ezekiel Kwaymullina |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 24 |
Release | 2019-09-03 |
Genre | Aboriginal Australians |
ISBN | 9781925816075 |
Best-selling author and internationally renowned painter Sally Morgan teams up with Ezekiel Kwaymullina for a picture book celebrating country.
Dude, Where's My Country?
Title | Dude, Where's My Country? PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Moore |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 2004-06-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0141938390 |
He's the man everyone's talking about. He's taken on gun freaks, stupid white men and corporate crooks. Now Michael Moore is on a new mission: to get us of our behinds and kicking out the corrupt political elites who rule our lives.
This is My Country Too
Title | This is My Country Too PDF eBook |
Author | John A. Williams |
Publisher | new American Library of Canada |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |
In the early 1960s, novelist and journalist John A. Williams was commissioned by Holiday magazine to test the winds of racial change across the USA. Williams set out on a cross-country tour in a shiny new car (a station wagon) and with, as the cover states, "a fistful of credit cards". This book is a searingly honest account of both the good and the bad he encountered.
Welcome to My Country
Title | Welcome to My Country PDF eBook |
Author | Laklak Burarrwanga |
Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
Total Pages | 223 |
Release | 2013-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1743313969 |
Come and spend some time with us at Bawaka. Get a taste of what it is like at different times of the year, and listen to our stories. Laklak Burarrwanga and family invite you to their Country, centred on a beautiful beach in Arnhem Land. Its crystal waters are full of fish, turtle, crab and stingray, to hunt; the land behind has bush fruits, pandanus for weaving, wood for spears, all kinds of useful things. This country is also rich with meaning. 'We can go anywhere and see a river, hill, tree, rock telling a story.' Here too is Laklak's own history, from her long walk across Arnhem Land as a child to her people's fight for land rights and for a say in their children's schooling. She and her family stand tall, a proud and successful Indigenous community. In the Yolngu world, we have a library in the land. You can't destroy it. If you burn it, it grows again. The land is full of more knowledge than you can imagine. 'Welcome to My Country is a beautifully warm, inviting experience. As soon as I read 'When the moon goes past you can see its reflection (in the water) like the inside of your heart', I knew this would be a very special read. Being immersed in an 'experience' is the way I would describe this book. It is an enticing journey into the heart of Yolngu life, in all its wonder across the physical, artistic and spiritual world. I love the conversational style - we walk, talk and sit down with family on every page. Lovely.' - Ros Moriarty, author of Listening to Country
My Country and My People
Title | My Country and My People PDF eBook |
Author | Yutang Lin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 510 |
Release | 1939 |
Genre | China |
ISBN |
Have You Seen My Country Lately?
Title | Have You Seen My Country Lately? PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Doyle |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2010-04-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1439199256 |
"I’ve seen my country lately. Frankly, I don’t like what I see. Nevertheless, it’s not too late to restore the great and unique wonder that is the United States. We are the beacon of hope for the world, and we will remain so as long as we stand up for our principles." In keeping with his no-holds-barred on-air style, conservative radio talk show host Jerry Doyle has the guts to ask the tough questions about the state of our nation today. In this informative, entertaining, and challenging narrative, he urges Americans to take back the things that make our country great, and delivers his hard-hitting and oftentimes humorous spin on: • ECONOMIC FASCISM—the rapid government domination that began with the egregious takedown of GM • BAILOUTS—the missteps, wrong moves, and rules of salary caps, bank buy-ins, and bonuses that changed from day to day • EDUCATION—how our "everybody wins" obsession is destroying teaching and fostering an obnoxious self-entitlement trend • THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY—will American capitalism survive this administration? . . . and much more. If you like your politics straight up, with a commonsense chaser and a shot of dry wit, you’ll be galvanized and enlightened by Jerry Doyle—the man, his story, and his insights into America today.