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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
“Indians Wear Red” Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs Fernwood Publishing	With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the “gang capital of Canada.” Yet beyond the …	Elizabeth Comack; Jim Silver; Larry Morrissette; Lawrence Deane	176	2013	View
NEW! 1968 in Canada A Year and Its Legacies University of Ottawa Press	The year 1968 in Canada was an extraordinary one, unlike any other in its frenetic pace of activities and their consequences for the development of a new national consciousness among Canadians. …	Andrew C. Holman; Christopher Kirkey; Michael K. Hawes	400	2021	View
A Distinct Alien Race The Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife Baraka Books	“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, …	David Vermette	394	2018	View
A Good War Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency ECW Press	Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth’s average temperature — assumed by many scientists to be a …	Seth Klein	465	2020	View
A Halifax Boyhood Growing up on the city's outskirts in the 1940s and 50s Formac Publishing	Anyone who grew up in the late 1940s and 50s will recognize themselves and their experiences in this story of a Halifax boyhood. Whether its the thrill of skating while holding someones hand for …	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	96	2014	View
A Line in the Tar Sands Struggles for Environmental Justice Between The Lines	Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; …	Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis	390	2014	View
A Matter of Taste A Farmers' Market Devotee's Semi-Reluctant Argument for Inviting Scientific Innovation to the Dinner Table Coach House Books	How did farmer’s markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with "good food"? And are these practices …	Rebecca Tucker	137	2018	View
A People’s History of Quebec Baraka Books	This lively guide to Quebec history tells the fascinating story of the settlement of the St. Lawrence River Valley over nearly 500 years. But it also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based …	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	209	2002	View
NEW! Africentric Social Work Fernwood Publishing	This edited collection focuses on Africentric social work practice, providing invaluable assistance to undergraduate students in developing foundational skills and knowledge to further their …	David Este; Delores V. Mullings; Jennifer Clarke; Sulaimon Giwa; Wanda Thomas Bernard	272	2021	View
Almost Feral Breakwater Books	On July 2, 2015, influential social activist Gemma Hickey began a 908-kilometer walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious institutional abuse. …	Gemma Hickey	264	2019	View
NEW! Anatomy of an Election Canada’s 2019 Federal General Election Through the Lens of Political Law Irwin Law Inc.	Elections are the high point of democracy. They provide scheduled opportunities for the people at large to have a participatory voice in their own government. They enable adult citizens to judge …	Gregory Tardi	838	2020	View
Any Other Way How Toronto Got Queer Coach House Books	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 …	Jane Farrow; John Lorinc; Stephanie Chambers; Tatum Taylor	369	2017	View
NEW! Asleep in the Deep Nursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War Goose Lane Editions	On 27 June 1918, the Llandovery Castle, a Canadian hospital ship returning to England, was sunk by a German U-boat in contravention of international law. Two hundred and thirty-four crew members …	Dianne Kelly	223	2021	View
At Home Talks with Canadian Artists about Place and Practice Goose Lane Editions	In this intimate investigation of the artistic process, Lezli Rubin-Kunda explores the nuanced path of creative work and the way artists make sense of home and place within their art practice and …	Lezli Rubin-Kunda	232	2018	View
Bamboo Cage The P.O.W. Diary of Lieutenant Robert Wyse, 1942-1943 Goose Lane Editions	In 1942, RAF flight controller Robert Wyse became a Japanese prisoner of war on the island of Java in Indonesia. Starved, sick, beaten, and worked to near-death, he wasted away until he weighed …	Jonathan F. Vance	147	2009	View
Bearing Witness Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion Fernwood Publishing	Bearing Witness tells the story of the Explosion, and the catastrophic damage it caused, through the eyes and words of more than two dozen journalists and record keepers who experienced it first …	Michael Dupuis	221	2017	View