Class, Inequality & Oppression

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
An Economy of Well-Being Common-sense tools for building genuine wealth and happiness New Society Publishers	In the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it’s difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about …	Mark Anielski	242	2018	View
Beyond Shelters Solutions to Homelessness in Canada from the Front Lines James Lorimer and Company	This book offers essays by experienced shelter managers who address the future of the homeless shelter in Canada. This diverse collection includes contributions by leaders in the homelessness …	James Hughes	256	2018	View
Decolonizing Academia Poverty, Oppression, and Pain Fernwood Publishing	Poetic, confrontational and radical, Decolonizing Academia speaks to those who have been taught to doubt themselves because of the politics of censorship, violence and silence that sustain the …	Clelia O. Rodríguez	148	2019	View
Experiencing Difference Fernwood Publishing	Difference is a fundamental aspect of our human existence. This anthology emerges from the editor’s attempts to navigate the complex, variable and unpredictable materiality of difference. …	Carl E. James	333	2012	View
Health and Wealth How Social and Economic Factors Affect Our Well-Being James Lorimer and Company	This book looks at the well-known link between social equality and the health and well-being of a country’s population, with a Canadian perspective and using Canadian data. As of 1999, when …	Monica Townson	136	1999	View
How Societies Work Class, Power, and Change Fernwood Publishing	In 2011, protesters around the world – including Canada – called for changes to the societies in which they live. Many observers were asking: “What do they want?” Some …	Joanne Naiman	367	2012	View
Resistance and Renewal Surviving the Indian Residential School Arsenal Pulp Press	One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian …	Celia Haig-Brown	172	1988	View
Ruling Canada Corporate Cohesion and Democracy Fernwood Publishing	Ruling Canada critically examines Canada’s “economic elite”–a collection of the country’s richest and most powerful individuals, many of whom preside over …	Jamie Brownlee	168	2005	View
Social Inclusion Canadian Perspectives Fernwood Publishing	How is the concept of social inclusion evolving in policy terms? Are we moving toward a common understanding or definition? What does social inclusion mean for issues like poverty and the growing …	Anver Saloojee; Ted Richmond	264	2005	View
The Age of Increasing Inequality The Astonishing Rise of Canada's 1% James Lorimer and Company	For 35 years, Canada has become vastly wealthier, but most people have not. This book documents the dramatic and rapid growth in inequality. It identifies the causes. It proposes meaningful steps …	Lars Osberg	248	2018	View
The Dictionary of Homophobia A Global History of Gay & Lesbian Experience Arsenal Pulp Press	Based on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various …	Louis-Georges Tin	496	2008	View
The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture Arsenal Pulp Press	First published in 1992, The Imaginary Indian is a revealing history of the "Indian" image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to …	Daniel Francis	284	1992	View
The Imaginary Indian, 2nd Edition The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture Arsenal Pulp Press	First published in 1992, The Imaginary Indian is a revealing history of the “Indian” image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to …	Daniel Francis	284	1992	View
The Power Manual How to Master Complex Power Dynamics New Society Publishers	Liberate yourself by understanding and mastering power dynamics All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps …	Cyndi Suarez	195	2018	View
Uprooting Racism How White People Can Work for Racial Justice (4th Edition) New Society Publishers	In 2016, the president-elect of the United States openly called for segregation and deportation based on race and religion. Meanwhile, inequalities in education, housing, health care and the job …	Paul Kivel	451	2017	View
Victims of Benevolence The Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School Arsenal Pulp Press	An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal …	Elizabeth Furniss	142	1992	View