Canadian History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 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
Black Canadians History, Experience, Social Conditions Second Edition Fernwood Publishing	Black Canadians provides an authoritative reference for teachers, students and the general public who seek to know more about the Black Diaspora in North America. Arguments made in this book may …	Joseph Mensah	303	2010	View
Black Geographies and the Politics of Place Between The Lines	Black Geographies and the Politics of Place is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in black geographic theory. Fourteen authors address specific geographic sites and develop their …	Katherine McKittrick	272	2007	View
NEW! Black Loyalists in New Brunswick The lives of eight African Americans in colonial New Brunswick 1783-1834 Formac Publishing	Among the Loyalists who were transported to the shores of New Brunswick by the British after their defeat by revolutionary Americans were several hundred African Americans. Like their …	Stephen Davidson	146	2020	View
NEW! Bottoms Up A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador Breakwater Books	In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of …	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	272	2020	View
Burnley “Rocky” Jones (Autobiography) Revolutionary Fernwood Publishing	Born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia, Burnley “Rocky” Jones is one of Canada’s most important figures of social justice. Often referred to as Canada’s Stokely Carmichael, Jones was tirelessly …	Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker	280	2016	View