Politics

Kimon Valaskakis (1976-1977)

Nov 20, 1976

“The Conserver Society” Kimon Valaskakis was an academic, an executive, a consultant, and a diplomat. He was a professor of economics at the University of Montreal for more than 30 years and Ambassador of Canada to the OECD from 1995-1999. He was also president of the Club [...]

George Rudé (1976-1977)

Nov 03, 1976

“Violence: An Historical Perspective” George Rudé was a researcher and writer, author of 15 books, and editor of many others. He was a Marxist historian, greatly influenced by “history from below,” whose research explored the French Revolution and the importance of crowds [...]