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China and the West
The twenty-fourth semi-annual Munk Debate tackles the threat of China to the liberal international order.
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An illustrated history of the buildings in Vancouver’s Chinatown, celebrating the vibrancy of the Chinese community.
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Colonel Parkinson in Charge
A writer’s witty and surprisingly optimistic account of learning to live with Parkinson’s disease.
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Compassion and Solidarity
In his 1987 CBC Massey Lectures, Gregory Baum considers the Faith and Justice movement in the churches together with the considerable opposition to it.
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{"id":7285428486203,"title":"Dangerous Memory","handle":"dangerous-memory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold book of rage, hope, and challenge exposing how the political decisions of the 1980s continue to haunt us today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDangerous Memory\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned politician, author, and musician Charlie Angus undertakes a major rethink of the cultural and political shifts of the 1980s, an era that unleashed an unprecedented looting of the economy, the environment, and the common good that continues to haunt us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpertly weaving his story within the larger narrative of the times, Angus elucidates such key events as the Chernobyl disaster, the Digital Revolution, the AIDS epidemic, the fight against South African apartheid, the rise of neoliberalism, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the 1980s was also a time of resistance, creativity, and hope. 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A bold book of rage, hope, and challenge exposing how the political decisions of the 1980s continue to haunt us today.
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This short e-book delves further into the most compelling crime story of the year: the hunt for Lord Cyric, the elusive cyber criminal.
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Death Interrupted
ICU doctor Blair Bigham shares his first-hand experiences of how medicine has complicated the way we die and offers a road map for dying in the modern era.
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Democracy on Trial
In her 1993 CBC Massey Lectures, political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain delves into complex issues to evaluate democracy's chances for survival.
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Designing Freedom
In his 1973 CBC Massey Lectures, distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer ponders the possibilities of liberty in a cybernetic world.
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Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
The seventeenth semi-annual Munk Debates tackles whether humankind’s best days lie ahead.
