In Search Of A New Left
Canadian Politics After The Neoconservative Assault
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- Aug 1997
- Category
- Canadian, Political Parties, Conservatism & Liberalism
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780670859016
- Publish Date
- Aug 1996
- List Price
- $29.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780140243161
- Publish Date
- Aug 1997
- List Price
- $18.00
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Description
In recent years, the Canadian political scene has transformed into a neo-conservative playground where the truly leftist ideals once held dearly by Canadians are nowhere to be seen. Author and former NDP leadership candidate James Laxer has written a wonderful book that offers Canadians a fresh and determined look at how Canada's left can work to experience a strong revival. In Search of a New Left is a thoroughly researched and thought-provoking look at the Canadian political scene and its possible future.
About the author
James Laxer, a professor of political science at York University in Toronto, has a wealth of experience analyzing American society. His best-selling book, Stalking the Elephant: My Discovery of America was described by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Boston Globe David Shribman as "a book by a Canadian that can change the United States." The book was by published by the New Press in New York under the title Discovering America: Travels in the Land of Guns, God and Corporate Gurus. One of Canada’s leading political thinkers, Laxer is frequently consulted for commentary of current national and global issues by the media. He lives in Toronto.
