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AXWORTHY, LLOYD Canada's Global Future - Navigating a New World
Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. 6 x 9-1/4 x 1-1/2 " 0676974635 2003 Hardcover in DJ 1st ... BRAND NEW from publisher ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Jacket protected in New non-stick clear Mylar sleeve ... 449 pages with index ... all in English only ... Canada's Lloyd Axworthy ... who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize ... enjoyed a 27 year career in politics , including as Member of Parliament , and minister of portfolios which included Immigration, Transport , Human Resources Development, and Foreign Affairs ... A former professor of the University of Winnipeg in Manitoba ... he has won the CARE International Humanitarian Award ... Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues, at the University of British Columbia ... Axworthy is also a board member of both the MacArthur Foundation and of Human Rights Watch... " In this fascinating and courageous book, Axworthy charts how we can become active citizens in the demanding world ... to make it safer , more sustainable, and more humane ... Throughout, he emphasizes the human story ... As we meet refugees from civil war and drought ... child soldiers and landmine victims ... the moral imperative is clear : this is a deeply compassionate appeal to confront poverty, war, and environmental disaster... This book lays out just why Canada has the skills ... while remaining staunchly independent from the U.S... to lead the world into a 21st century less nightmarish than the last ... and to help make the world safer and more just for all ... This is a call to action from one of the most eloquent of the Canadian statesmen and thinkers ... and essential reading ... " Navigating a New World - Canada's Global Future " ... by Lloyd Axworthy ... published by Knopf Canada , Toronto 2003 ... in English only ... First Edition Hardcover in dustjacket... Brand New Gift Giving quality ***. New/New .
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