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Informationen zum Autor Derrick O'Keefe is a Canadian writer and social justice activist. He is the editor of rabble.ca , a popular website featuring progressive news and analysis. He has written widely on Canadian and international politics, and is the co-writer, with Afghan politician Malalai Joya, of A Woman Among Warlords . Klappentext A forensic critique of influential liberal explores his opposition to fundamental human rights, the extension of democracy and the pursuit of economic equality. "Highly readable book ... a useful contribution to the public's understanding of the former Liberal leader ..."--Charlie Smith, "The Georgia Straight""This is an important book that anyone who cares about Canada's political future should own and read."--"The Columbia Journal""[A]n impressive and accessible call for a real alternative to the 'lesser evil'"--Ian Sinclair, "The Morning Star""A fascinating look at the politics and history of Ignatieff; quite a few surprises with great quotes from the man himself."--Libby Davies, NPD Member of Parliament (Vancouver East), "Montreal Gazette""O'Keefe's intellectual biography ... can be read not just as an account of the slippery and self-serving contortions of Ignatieff's thinking, but of the bankruptcy of both Canada's political aristocracy and of the strange beast that passes as North American liberalism. Other lesser evils deserve a similar treatment."--"The Public Archive" Zusammenfassung A forensic critique of the influential liberal explores his opposition to fundamental human rights! the extension of democracy and the pursuit of economic equality.
