Cultural History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Museum of History and Local Lore From: Family Ties View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses antisemitism in Ukraine and examines how museum curators systematically omit Jewish history to elevate Ukrainian national narratives across institutional archives.	Peter McFarlane	13	2024	$1.30 Add
From Neither Cockeyed nor an Optimist about South Pacific From: Bigotry on Broadway View Baraka Books	The author explores the racist, imperialist, and sexist undertones of South Pacific.	Emil Guillermo	9	2021	$0.90 Add
From NEW! New Year’s Luck The Sauce From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View Coach House Books	Tatum Taylor Chaubal shares his own New Years tradition of making Texas style cornmeal dumplings, bringing the tradition north after leaving Texas, the mixing of African and European foodways, …	Tatum Taylor Chaubal	3	2022	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Nikolai Maksymiuk 1886 – 1918 From: Ghosts in a Photograph View NeWest Press	Chapter five examines Nikolai Maksymiuk, the author’s maternal grandfather. Discussing his premature death at age 33 in 1918, his home village of Dzhuriv in Galicia, hard living, time …	Myrna Kostash	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Notes on Dates and Place Names From: Ghosts in a Photograph View NeWest Press	Notes on the dates and place names relevant to the text.	Myrna Kostash	4	2022	$0.40 Add
From O.J. Simpson, a Passing Uncle From: Uncle View Coach House Books	In this chapter, Thompson explores the O.J. Simpson trial, which she calls "a symbolic clash between a ‘real’ Black man on trial for his life and an ‘Uncle Tom’ Black …	Cheryl Thompson	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From Oklahoma!: As American as Apple Pie and Broken Treaties From: Bigotry on Broadway View Baraka Books	The author examines the racism and bigotry in Oklahoma!.	David Yearsley	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From NEW! On Modaks: Offerings of Little Bliss The Filling From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View Coach House Books	Mekhala Chaubal shares her love of madak, a cardamom infused steamed rice dumplings made as an offering to the indian god ganapati or ganesha, the tradition in Indian and in Toronto, making …	Mekhala Chaubal	6	2022	$0.60 Add
On Nostalgia	On Nostalgia is a panoramic cultural history of nostalgia, exploring how a force that started as a psychological diagnosis of soldiers fighting far from home has come become a quintessentially …		161		View
From NEW! Palahna Kosovan 1892 – 1979 From: Ghosts in a Photograph View NeWest Press	Chapter Six is about Palahna Kosovan, the author’s maternal grandmother or “Baba.” Describing Baba’s strength, self reliance through gardening and livestock, membership in the …	Myrna Kostash	29	2022	$2.90 Add
From NEW! Potatoes, Beans, and a Reluctant Cook The Filling From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View Coach House Books	Chantal Braganza reflects on her grandmothers ‘potato chops’, the Goan food of her father, the Portuguese influence on Indian food in the city of Goa, cooking as a gesture of love, …	Chantal Braganza	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Preface From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View Coach House Books	In the Preface editor John Lorinc provides a brief history of dumplings, the spread of dumplings across the globe,and a list of the types of dumplings discussed within the collection.	John Lorinc	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	In this preface chapter the author detailed their own acedmic career in Canada, intentions for the book and exploring the rebel nation of the 1960s and 1970s.	Daniel McNeil	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Radical Winter: The Season in Space From: Winter View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Gopnik examines literary presentations of the extreme environments of the Far North and Far South, tracing polar exploration from Franklin’s lost 1845 expedition to the …	Adam Gopnik	41	2011	$4.10 Add
From Rastus From: Uncle View Coach House Books	This chapter examines Rastus, an Uncle Tom-like figure who was featured in several early silent films. The character later appeared in advertisements for Cream of Wheat.	Cheryl Thompson	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From Recreational Winter: The Season at Speed From: Winter View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Gopnik traces the cultural history of ice skating and ice hockey as expressions of identity in cold climates.	Adam Gopnik	44	2011	$4.40 Add