TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keenan,Edward
AU  - McLaughlin,Julie
TI  - The art of the possible: an everyday guide to pôlitics 
SN  - 9781771470681 (bound)
U1  - JN 320 
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Toronto, ON
PB  - Owlkids Books
KW  - Political science
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Science politique
KW  - Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
KW  - fast
KW  - Juvenile works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction So, do you want to be a politician? -- Chapter 1 Who needs politics, anyway? -- Chapter 2 How do we decide things? And who gets to decide? -- Chapter 3 The three most important things in politics -- Chapter 4 How to make a strong argument -- Chapter 5 Conflict is good -- Chapter 6 Conflict can also be bad -- Chapter 7 Getting the party started -- Chapter 8 Avoiding the tyranny of the majority -- Chapter 9 Knowledge is power -- Conclusion Power of the people -- Glossary -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index
N2  - An introduction to politics, and why we need them. Includes topics such as why we form societies, the basic types of governments, the power of public opinion, methods of rhetoric, and the reasons why politicians 'lie'
ER  -