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Uprising
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| Sub Title: A Novel |
| 9781926577005 |
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| ISBN13: 9781926577005 |
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| Blue Butterfly Books |
| Bland, Douglas L. |
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| Page Count: 507 |
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
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| $39.95 |
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A root cause of terrorism in far-away countries, Canadians are told, is poor, desperate young people who turn their frustrations and anger on their “rich oppressors.” Uprising brings this scenario home to Canada.
When impoverished, disheartened, poorly educated, but well-armed aboriginal young people find a modern revolutionary leader in the tradition of 1880s rebellion leader Louis Riel, they rally with a battle cry “Take Back the Land!” Theirs is a fight to right the wrongs inflicted on them by “the white settlers.”
They know their minority force cannot take on all Canada. They don’t need to. A surprise attack on the nation’s most vulnerable assets—its abundant energy resources — sends the Canadian Armed Forces scrambling and politicians reeling. Over a few tension-filled days as the battles rage, the frantic prime minister can only watch as the insurrection paralyzes the country. But when energy-dependent Americans discover the southward flow of Canadian hydroelectricity, oil, and natural gas is halted, they do not remain passive.
Although none of Canada’s leaders saw it coming, the shattering consequences unfold with the same plausible harmony by which quiet aboriginal protests decades ago became the eerie premonitions of today’s stand-offs and “days of action.”
“Fortunately, Uprising is a work of fiction, but my interest in reading it is real.” – Quebec Premier Jean Charest
“Uprising combines page-turning action with a sympathetic portrayal of many points of view, including frustrated aboriginal radicals. The scary scenario author Douglas Bland outlines is a warning, not a prediction. But it is horrifyingly plausible...” – columnist John Robson, Ottawa Citizen, January 29, 2010
“Is this alarmist? Is Bland creating an exaggerated image of reality to stimulate needless panic? Or is he trying to educate his literate fellow citizens? Readers can decide. For my money he deserves a Giller Prize.” -- Barry Cooper, professor of political science at University of Calgary, Calgary Herald, January 27, 2010
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Author Bio: Douglas Bland was born in 1941. He retired as a lieutenant-colonel after thirty years with the Canadian Forces, becoming Chair in Defence Studies at Queen's University. A respected author and editor of books and articles, he often advises those in the highest offices on defence and security affairs. His extensive military knowledge, historical research, travels in strife-torn regions of the world, and long-held interest in the theory and practices of revolutionary warfare combine with dramatic realism in Uprising. |
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