Canadian History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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
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
NEW! Canada in the World Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination Fernwood Publishing	An accessible and empirically rich introduction to Canada’s engagements in the world since confederation, this book charts a unique path by locating Canada’s colonial foundations at …	Tyler A. Shipley	552	2020	View
Canada Since 1960: A People’s History A Left Perspective on 50 Years of Politics, Economics and Culture James Lorimer and Company	When Winnipeg's Cy Gonick started the magazine Canadian Dimension in 1963 to provide a home for the thinking and analysis of mostly young leftists engaged in Canadian economic, social, …	Cy Gonick	576	2016	View
Canada’s Bastions of Empire Halifax, Victoria and the Royal Navy 1749-1918 Formac Publishing	This book offers a fresh perspective on North American history, and the key role played by Halifax and Victoria in ensuring that Canada emerged as an independent country in the 20th century. …	Bryan Elson	280	2014	View
NEW! Canadarm and Collaboration How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds ECW Press	Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program …	Elizabeth Howell	249	2020	View
Canadian Culture in a Globalized World The impact of trade deals on Canada's cultural life James Lorimer and Company	Since the first trade deal with the US in 1984, Canada has insisted on a "cultural exemption" to ensure that governments were free to protect Canadian culture and to restrict foreign …	Garry Neil	256	2019	View
Canadian Studies Past, Present, Praxis Fernwood Publishing	Canadian Studies: Past, Present, Praxis provides an overview of the development and evolution of Canadian Studies as a field of research and teaching, from the landmark Symons Report in 1975 to …	Christl Verduyn; Jane Koustas	345	2012	View
Car Nation An Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheel James Lorimer and Company	Canadians fell in love with the car at first glance. They were scared by it too, and by its potential. Canada was quick to become a car nation, as the automobile was enthusiastically adopted by …	Dimitry Anastakis	96	2008	View