Students will write a book review on one of the following two books (available at the UW bookstore):
At the Centre of Government: The Prime Minister and the Limits on Polilicair Power by Ian Brodie(McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2018).
Ms, Prime Minister: Gender, Medici, and Leadership by Linda Trimble (University of Toronto Press, 20171.
This assignment is meant to be a critical analysis. The purpose is to examine the central arguments in the book and provide an assessment. You must justify why you agree or disagree with the major arguments and analysis put forward by the author. While a brief summary of the key issues and arguments explored by the book is necessary, the bulk of the review must be your own evaluation of the merits of the book.
Key questions that your review should explore:
What are the major issues or problems identified by the author? Is the author persuasive in demonstrating that the questions concerns are substantial? Why or why not?
What are the implications of the issues the author identifies?
What evidence does the author put forward? Isthe evidence compelling?
Are any solutions or arguments put forward by the author satisfactory? Why or why not?
Do the author’s conclusions provide significant insight intothe main objective the book was meant to address? Are there issues the author fails to consider?
The critical analysis should be 6 to 8 pages long (approximately 1500 to 2000 words). Use standard 12-point font and 1″:’ margins. No “outside research’ is necessary to complete the review. The focus should he on your own assessment of the book: did the hook accomplish its goals? Did the author convince you?
