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016 _a20149084544
020 _a9781771470681 (bound)
020 _a1771470682 (bound)
040 _aNLC
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082 _aJN 320
_b.K264 2015
100 1 _aKeenan, Edward,
_d1973-,
_eauthor.
_94913
245 1 4 _aThe art of the possible :
_ban everyday guide to pôlitics /
_cEdward Keenan ; art by Julie McLaughlin.
264 1 _aToronto, ON :
_bOwlkids Books,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c©2015.
300 _a63 pages :
_bcolour illustrations ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction 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.
520 _aAn 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'.
650 0 _aPolitical science
_vJuvenile literature.
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650 6 _aScience politique
_vOuvrages pour la jeunesse.
_94914
650 7 _aPolitical science.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01069781.
_94770
655 7 _aJuvenile works.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01411637.
_9268
700 1 _aMcLaughlin, Julie,
_d1984-
_eillustrator.
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942 _2ddc
_cBK