English & Literature Studies

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Any Other Way

How Toronto Got Queer

 Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how … ; ; ; 369 View

Cops, Crime and Capitalism

The Law-and-Order Agenda in Canada

 Framed within a Marxist class analysis that highlights the way in which state power and capitalist social relations are racialized and gendered, Gordon’s study locates law and order … 175 View

Gang Life

10 of the toughest tell their stories

 For the first time, here’s a no-holds-barred inside account of life for criminal gang members in cities and towns across Canada. Mark Totten has slowly gained the confidence of gang members … 216 View

In a Queer Country

Gay and Lesbian Studies in the Canadian Context

 In terms of rights and freedoms for queers, Canada holds an international reputation as among the most liberal of nations. Yet this picture of harmonious gay and lesbian assimilation is nothing … 320 View

In Pursuit of Justice

Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op and the Fair Trade Movement

 This is the story of Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op, Canada’s first fair trade coffee roaster. This book describes its successes and its failures and details how a small group of people … ; 144 View

Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

 Issues of sexuality, censorship, and self-censorship in the formation of national and cultural identities are a focus of great interest in contemporary literary research. This is the first work … 423 View

The Big Book of Nature Activities

A Year-Round Guide to Outdoor Learning

 The average child can identify over 300 corporate logos, but only 10 native plants or animals—a telling indictment of our modern disconnection from nature. Soaring levels of obesity, high … ; 387 View

The Quebec Anthology

1830-1990

 The Quebec Anthology: 1830-1990 provides a complete overview of the Quebec short story from its beginnings to the 1990s and offers a unique opportunity for English readers to discover the essence … 427 View

You Only Live Twice

Sex, Death and Transition

 YOLT explores two artists’ lives before and after transitions: from female to male, and from near-dead to alive. The unspoken promise was that in our second life we would become … 153 View
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"The Legend of Rose Latulipe" 1837

From: The Quebec Anthology

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 The novel is a work of fantasy and folklore, a blend of the surreal and the macabre that relates the story of Charles Amand, a native of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli who becomes obsessed by the desire to … 7 $0.42 Add
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Foreword

From: Any Other Way

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 In the foreword, Kristyn Wong-Tam recounds her arrival in Toronto from Hong Kong and describes the diversity of the city’s queer community, which is often overshadowed by the predominantly … 2 $0.20 Add
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Foreword

From: You Only Live Twice

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 Chase Joynt explains the reasons for the book, how he met the co-author, and the form and structure of the book. 2 $0.20 Add
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Introduction

From: The Canadian Modernists Meet

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From: Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

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From: In Pursuit of Justice

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From: Cops, Crime and Capitalism

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