{"product_id":"time-bomb-canada-and-the-first-nations-paperback","title":"Time Bomb: Canada and the First Nations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas L. Bland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBonnie Butlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA look at how a major confrontation between Canada and the First Nations could erupt, and how it might be prevented. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are few greater tragedies than a war waged by a society against itself. As \u003ci\u003eTime Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e shows, a catastrophic confrontation between Canada's so-called \"settler\" and First Nations communities is not only feasible, it is, in theory, inevitable. Grievances, prejudice, and other factors all combine to make the likelihood of a First Nations uprising very real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e describes how a nationwide insurgency could unfold, how the \"usual\" police and military reactions to First Nations protests would only worsen such a situation, and how, on the other hand, innovative policies might defuse the smouldering time bomb in our midst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The question all Canadians and First Nations must answer is this: Must we all suffer the disaster of a great national insurgency or will we act together to extinguish the growing danger in our midst? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Bland served for thirty years as a senior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, and later as Chair of Defence Studies at Queen's University. He is the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eUprising\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous books and essays on Canadian and international security affairs. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760718774560,"sku":"9781459727878","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e99f2256cbd57d0b595526104c22b15.webp?v=1780187927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/time-bomb-canada-and-the-first-nations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}