2002

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A People’s History of Quebec

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 … ; 209 View

Counting Out The Scholars

The Case Against Performance Indicators in Higher Education

Canada’s universities have lost their autonomy. Under the guise of accountability, reformers from government and large corporations have undermined the original purposes of these … ; 274 View

Disorderly People

Law and the Politics of Exclusion in Ontario

The Ontario Safe Streets Act is the first modern provincial law to prohibit a wide range of begging and squeegee work in public space. This Act is representative of a much wider set of reforms … ; 121 View

Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin

An Aboriginal Approach to Helping

Historically, social work and psychology professions have pressured and coerced Aboriginal peoples to follow the euro-centric ways of society. The needs of Aboriginal peoples have not been … 128 View

The Fourth World

An Indigenous Perspective on Feminism and Aboriginal Women's Activism

This book is not about feminism. Rather, feminism is the basis of the discussion, an example of how understanding oppression must consider a number of barriers. Euro-Canadian feminists rarely … 103 View

Transforming the Field

Critical Antiracist and Anti-Oppressive Perspectives For the Human Services Practicum

This text focuses on field education in social work. It provides a framework and directions for responding to issues relating to racism and oppression. It also examines how power is embedded in … 143 View
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From: Counting Out The Scholars

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Defines Performance Indicators as they relate to universities and describes the effect these have had on the nature of universities, concludes that the effect is negative. Outlines arguments that … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Hard Slow Beginnings

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter explores Quebec’s early history, starting in 1534. It touches on key figures, tensions, and events in this early period. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

From: Transforming the Field

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Introduction

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Introduction

From: The Fourth World

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Remembering Where I Came From

From: Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin

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A Royal Colony

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter continues to explore Quebec’s early history, from 1663 on. It looks at tensions and interactions between the French, British, and Indigenous nations living in Nouvelle-France, … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Contemporary Feminist Theory

From: The Fourth World

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Eurocentricism, Colonization and Resistance

From: Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin

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Squeezed to the Point of Exclusion

The Case of Toronto Squeegee Cleaners

From: Disorderly People

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