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How the West stole democracy from the Arabs : the Syrian Arab Congress of 1920 and the destruction of its historic liberal-Islamic alliance / by Thompson, Elizabeth F.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When Europe's Great War engulfed the Ottoman Empire, Arab nationalists rose in revolt against their Turkish rulers and allied with the British on the promise of an independent Arab state. In October 1918, the Arabs' military leader, Prince Faisal, victoriously entered Damascus and proclaimed a constitutional government in an independent Greater Syria. Faisal won American support for self-determination at the Paris Peace Conference, but other Entente powers plotted to protect their colonial interests. Under threat of European occupation, the Syrian-Arab Congress declared independence on March 8, 1920 and crowned Faisal king of a "civil representative monarchy." Sheikh Rashid Rida, the most prominent Islamic thinker of the day, became Congress president and supervised the drafting of a constitution that established the world's first Arab democracy and guaranteed equal rights for all citizens, including non-Muslims. But France and Britain refused to recognize the Damascus government and instead imposed a system of mandates on the pretext that Arabs were not yet ready for self-government. In July 1920, the French invaded and crushed the Syrian state. The fragile coalition of secular modernizers and Islamic reformers that had established democracy was destroyed, with profound consequences that reverberate still. Using previously untapped primary sources, including contemporary newspaper accounts, reports of the Syrian-Arab Congress, and letters and diaries from participants, How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs is a groundbreaking account of an extraordinary, brief moment of unity and hope-and of its destruction"--
Subjects: Muʼtamar al-Sūrī al-ʻĀmm (1919-1920); Arab nationalism;
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Chicken Soup for the soul O Canada : 101 heartwarming and inspiring stories by and for Canadians / by Canfield, Jack,1944-; Sky, Amy.;
Subjects: Canadians; Canadians; National characteristics, Canadian; National characteristics, Canadian;
© c2011., Chicken Soup for the Soul Pub.,
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The Terminator [videorecording]. by Hamilton, Linda; Paxton, Bill; Winfield, Paul; Schwarzenegger, Arnold;
Linda Hamilton, Bill Paxton, Paul Winfield, Arnold Schwarzenegger.Director, James Cameron.DVD.CHVRS rating: 18A.A cyborg is sent to the past to kill the woman who will conceive the child destined to become the great liberator and arch-enemy of the Earth's future rulers.
Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Afi (American Film Institute).; National Film Registry.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2006., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Behind the mask : a revealing look at twelve of the greatest goalies in hockey history / by Druzin, Randi,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A dozen incredible stories about hockey's most legendary goalies, on and off the ice.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; National Hockey League.; Hockey goalkeepers; Hockey players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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National Audubon Society guide to marine mammals of the world / by Reeves, Randall R.; Folkens, Pieter A.;
Subjects: Marine mammals; Marine mammals;
© 2002., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Lake Superior our helper [videorecording] : stories from Batchewanaung Anishinabek fisheries / by Furlotte, Sarah,film director,director of photography.; Sayers, Dean,film producer,on-screen participant.; Collective Eye Films,presenter,publisher.;
Cinematography, Sarah Furlotte ; editor, Sarah Furlotte.Chief Dean Sayers.The film follows Chief Dean Sayers through a series of discussions with community members that explore the underlying social and ecological approaches of Batchewana's fisheries as well as perspectives about its history, current practices, and future directions.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Environmental films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fisheries; Fisheries; Fisheries; Fishes; Human-animal relationships.; Indigenous peoples; Small-scale fisheries; Sustainable fisheries.;
For private home use only.
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Northern Dancer : the legendary horse that inspired a nation / by Chong, Kevin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Northern Dancer (Race horse); Race horses;
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The year of magical thinking / by Didion, Joan.;
Subjects: Didion, Joan.; Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003; Novelists, American; Novelists, American; Journalists; Mothers and daughters; Widows; Loss (Psychology); Grief.;
© c2006., Random House,
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Rocky horror picture show [videorecording]. by Sarandon, Susan; Curry, Tim;
Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry.A cult classic about a young naive couple who stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frankenfurter, just as he's about to unveil his creation.CHVRS rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: Musical.; Musical.; Gay & Lesbian Interest.; National Film Registry.; Cult Classic.;
© [2014], 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Canadian Geographic Indigenous peoples atlas of Canada. by Bellegarde, Perry,writer of introduction.; Assembly of First Nations.; Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Organization); Metis National Council.; University of Manitoba.National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.; Indspire (Organization); Royal Canadian Geographical Society,publisher.;
Subjects: Ethnographic maps.; Encyclopedias.; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Inuit; Inuit; Métis; Métis;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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