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James Laxer

James Laxer, a professor of political science at York University in Toronto, has a wealth of experience analyzing American society. His best-selling book, Stalking the Elephant: My Discovery of America was described by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Boston Globe David Shribman as "a book by a Canadian that can change the United States." The book was by published by the New Press in New York under the title Discovering America: Travels in the Land of Guns, God and Corporate Gurus. One of Canada’s leading political thinkers, Laxer is frequently consulted for commentary of current national and global issues by the media. He lives in Toronto.

Books by James Laxer

Red Diaper Baby

Staking Claims to a Continent

Staking Claims to a Continent

Tecumseh and Brock

Travels Through the Golden State

A House Divided

Tecumseh

Beyond the Bubble

Democracy

Mission of Folly

Oil

The Acadians

Empire

The Border

Inventing Europe

The Undeclared War

Undeclared War

In Search Of A New Left

Decline of the Superpowers

Oil and Gas

The Liberal Idea of Canada

The Liberal Idea of Canada

Canada's Energy Crisis