32 The Hill Times, Monday, December 12, 2011 FEATURE: BEST BOOKS 2011

1. Against Orthodoxy: Studies in Nationalism, edited 75. Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global by Trevor W. Harrison and Slobodan Drakulic UBC Crisis, by E. Richard Atleo/Umeek, UBC Press, 224 pp., $85. Press, 386 pp., $90. 76. Property, Territory, : Struggles Over 2. Allah, Liberty & Love: The Courage To Reconcile THE HILL TIMES’ Autonomy, edited by William D. Coleman, UBC Press, Faith and Freedom, by Irshad Manji, Random House 288 pp., $85. Canada, 293 pp., $29.95. 77. Pulpit and Politics: Competing Religious Ideologies 3. Among The Truthers: A Journey Into The Growing in Canadian Public Life, by Dennis Gruending, Kingsley Conspiracist Underground of 9/11 Truthers, Birthers, Publishing, 238 pp., $23. Armageddonites, Vaccine Hysterics, Hollywood 78. Retail Nation: Department Stores and the Making of Know-Nothings and Internet Addicts, by Jonathan Kay, LIST OF TOP 100 BEST Modern Canada, by Donica Belisle, UBC Press, 320 pp., $85. Harper Collins Canada, 368 pp., $25.99. 79. The Right Balance: Canada’s Conservative Tradition, 4. Auditing Canadian Democracy, edited by William Political, Government, Public Policy, by Hugh Segal, Douglas & McIntyre, 249 pp., $32.95. Cross, UBC Press, 272 pp., $32.95. 80. Room For All Of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss 5. A Season In Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara With Al and Transformation, by , Allen Lane Qaeda, Harper Collins Canada, by , 320 pp. $32.99. and Canadian History Books In 2011 Canada, 244 pp., $35. 6. Beyond the Nation? Immigrants’ Local Lives in 38. Ghost Dancing With Colonialism: Decolonization 57. The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in 81. The Savage War: The Untold Battles of Afghanistan, Transnational Cultures, edited by Alexander Freund, and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada, by Augie Fleras, UBC Press, 288 pp., $95. by Murray Brewster, Wiley, 320 pp., $34.95. University of Press, 320 pp., $65. Canada, by Grace Li Xiu Woo, UBC Press, 281 pp., $85. 58. Mighty Judgment: How The Supreme Court of Canada 82. The Secret of the Crown: Canada’s Affair With 7. The Blaikie Report: An Insider’s Look At Faith And 39. The Golden Age of Liberalism: A Portrait of Roméo LeBlanc, Runs Your Life, by Philip Slayton, Penguin Canada, 210 pp., $32. Royalty, by John Fraser, Anansi, 288 pp., $29.95. Politics, by Bill Blaikie, United Church Publishing House, by Naomi E.S. Griffiths, foreword by Jean Chrétien, pp. 376, $35. 264 pp., $21.95. 59. Money, Politics, and Democracy: Canada’s Party 83. The Seduction of Ethics: Transforming the Social 40. The Grandest Challenge: Taking Life-Saving Science Finance Reforms, edited by Lisa Young and Harold J. Sciences, by Will C. van den Hoonaard, 392 pp., $32.95. 8. Blue-Green Province: The Environment and the from Lab to Village, by Dr. Abdallah Daar and Dr. Peter Jansen, 236 pp., $90. 84. Selected: Why Some People Lead, Why Others Follow, Political Economy of Ontario, by Mark S. Winfield, UBC Singer, Doubleday Canada, 296 pp., $32.95. Press, 280 pp., $85. 60. Narratives of Citizenship: Indigenous and Diasporic and Why It Matters, by Mark Van Vugt and Anjana Ahuja, 41. Grassroots Liberals: Organizing for Local and Peoples Unsettles the Nation-State, edited by Aloys Random House Canada, 262 pp., $32. 9. Boy From Nowhere: A Life In Ninety-One Countries, National Politics, by Royce Koop, UBC Press, 228 pp., $85. N.M. Fleischmann, Nancy Van Styvendale and Cody by Allan Fotheringham, Dundurn, 272 pp., $32. 85. Social Perspective: The Missing Element in Mental 42. Health Care in Canada: A Citizen’s Guide to Policy McCarroll, the University of Alberta Press, 358 pp., $39.95. Health Practice, by Richard U’Ren, 10. Canada 1911: The Decisive Election That Shaped and Politics, by Katherine Fierlbeck, University of Toronto 61. Nation Maker: Sir John A. 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Imaginary Line: Life On An Unfinished Border, by by Tzeporah Berman with Mark Leiren-Young, Knopf Canada, Douglas & McIntyre, 256 pp., $29.95. Jacques Poitras, Goose Lane, 341 pp., $19.95. 66. Oliver’s Twist: The Life & Times of an Unapologetic 348 pp., $32. Newshound, by Craig Oliver, Penguin, 352 pp., $34. 17. Conflict in Caledonia: Aboriginal Land Rights and the 48. Immigration Dialectic: Imagining Community, 92. Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Volume 2: The Extreme Rule of Law, by Laura DeVries, UBC Press, 224 pp., $85. Economy, and Nation, by Harald Bauder, University of 67. On Oligarchy: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics, Moderate, 1858-1868, by David A. Wilson, 512 pp., $39.95. 18. Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies & Aid, by Samantha Toronto Press, 336 pp., $35. edited by David Edward Tabachnick and Toivo Koivukoski, University of Toronto Press, 240 pp., $27.95. 93. Tommy Douglas, by Vincent Lam, Penguin Canada, Nutt, Signal McClelland & Stewart, 228 pp., $29.99. 49. In Defence of Principles: NGOs and Human Rights in 235 pp., $26. 19. Decade of Fear: Reporting From Terrorism’s Grey Zone, Canada, by Andrew S. Thompson, UBC Press, 224 pp., $85. 68. Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts, by Bruce Granville Miller, UBC Press, 212 pp., $85. 94. Trudeau Transformed: 1944-1965: The Shaping of by Michelle Shephard, Douglas & McIntyre, 271 pp., $32.95. 50. The Information Front: The Canadian Army and a Statesman, translated by George Tombs, by Max and 20. Dependent America? How Canada and News Management During the Second World War, 69. Orienting Canada: Race, Empire, and the Transpacific, Monique Nemni, McClelland & Stewart, 534 pp., $32.99. by Timothy Balzer, UBC Press, 272 pp., $32.95. by John Price, UBC Press, 464 pp., $85. Construct U.S. Power, by Stephen Clarkson and Matto 95. Under an Afghan Sky: A Memoir of Captivity, by Mildenberger, University of Toronto Press, 352 pp., $34.95. 51. 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About It, by Andy Lamey, Doubleday Canada, 408 pp., $34.95. Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan, by Terry Galvin, of Ambassador Allan Gotlieb, edited by Janice Gross 24. Trudeau Transformed: 1944-1965: The Shaping of Douglas & McIntyre, 256 pp., $29.95. 36. The Fundamental Things Apply: A Memoir, by Roy Stein, with Colin Robertson, Signal McClelland & Stewart, a Statesman, translated by George Tombs, by Max and MacLaren, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 285 pp., $39.95. 8. Decade of Fear: Reporting From Terrorism’s 278 pp., $29.99. Monique Nemni, McClelland & Stewart, 534 pp., $32.99. Grey Zone, by Michelle Shephard, Douglas & McIntyre, 16. Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John 25. Oliver’s Twist: The Life & Times of an Unapologetic 37. Gambling for Profit: Lotteries, Gaming Machines, 271 pp., $32.95. and Casinos in Cross-National Focus, by Kerry G.E. Napier Turner, by Paul Litt, UBC Press, 525 pp., $39.95. Newshound, by Craig Oliver, Penguin, 352 pp., $34. 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