2008

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Igbo Indigenous Justice System From: Colonial Systems of Control View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter examines the indigenous justice system of the Igbo of southeast Nigeria from restorative, transformative, and communitarian principles.	O. Oko Elechi	22	2008	$2.20 Add
From The Image of Confederation From: More Lost Massey Lectures View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Underhill explores how French and English speaking Canadians have navigated their shared identity as Britain’s influence wanes.	Frank H. Underhill	93	2008	$9.30 Add
From The Imaginary Indian in German Children’s Non-Fiction Literature From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited View University of Ottawa Press	This essay explores the images of North American Native people in German children’s non-fiction literature and examines how these limited and partly distorted perceptions of Native people …	Genevi&egrave Susemihl; Geneviè Susemihl; ve	35	2008	$3.50 Add
From The Management Assault on the Public Service Commission: 1967-1979 From: Defending a Contested Ideal View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter has focused on how the Public Service Commission was caught up in various attempts to play down the role of merit and was increasingly asked to see its role as helping to elevate the …	Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet	27	2008	$2.70 Add
The Mean Girl Motive Negotiating Power and Femininity Fernwood Publishing	Prior to the 1980s, girls were completely excluded from research on childhood aggression, presumably because their ‘sugar and spice and everything nice’ made them averse to …	Nicole E.R. Landry	96	2008	View
From The Militarization of Nigerian Society From: Colonial Systems of Control View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter makes a demand not only on Nigeria’s political and civil society leaders but also on the international community, particularly policy-makers in Europe and the United States …	Biko Agozino; Unyierie Idem	50	2008	$5.00 Add
From The Nisga’a Common Bowl in Tradition and Politics From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited View University of Ottawa Press	In the year 1887; a delegation of Nisga a travelled by canoe and steamboat to Victoria in order to discuss their land question with the governor of British Columbia. […] In 1913 they …	Antino Spanjer; Mansell Griffin	14	2008	$1.40 Add
From The Origins of the Public Service Commission: 1867-1918 From: Defending a Contested Ideal View University of Ottawa Press	The Public Service Commission today is the legitimate heir to the civil service reform movement of the 19th century, which dedicated its efforts to creating an independent public service that …	Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet	30	2008	$3.00 Add
From The PSC as a Cautious Reformer: Staffing Reforms during the Mulroney Years: 1984-1993 From: Defending a Contested Ideal View University of Ottawa Press	The events examined in this chapter illustrate how, in contrast to a common misperception, the commission was more than willing to reform itself and the staffing process. While it is clear that …	Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet	32	2008	$3.20 Add
From The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations From: More Lost Massey Lectures View House of Anansi Press	In this lecture, Ward examines the politics of development across the post-colonial world. She traces three centuries of Western colonial contact.	Barbara Ward	120	2008	$12.00 Add
From The Social Dynamics of Canadian Protest Participation From: Mobilizations, Protests & Engagements View Fernwood Publishing		Nick Scott	27	2008	$2.70 Add
From The System I Have Come to Know From: Colonial Systems of Control View University of Ottawa Press	I was arrested on April 17,1992. I was taken to the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja, where I was hung like a monkey from the ceiling, with my hands holding up the rest of my body.	Sylvester Monday Anagaba	3	2008	$0.30 Add
From The Tenth International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA X) From: Colonial Systems of Control View University of Ottawa Press	Following a long line of academic literature, and growing through activist affiliations, this chapter outlines penal abolitionism as it was presented to the Nigerian community in efforts to …	Viviane Saleh-Hanna	32	2008	$3.20 Add
From Time As History From: More Lost Massey Lectures View House of Anansi Press	In this lecuture, Grant examines theories of history through the ideas of Galileo, Newton, Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche.	George Grant	66	2008	$6.60 Add
From Unrecognized Champions and Media Darlings From: Immodest and Sensational View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the shift in media coverage of women’s sport in the 1960s and 70s. Outlines those who did not receive media attention and showcases a shift in reporting to one taking female …	M. Ann Hall	12	2008	$1.20 Add
From Why Us? The Campaign Against Wage Controls in Saint John, New Brunswick, 1975-76 From: Mobilizations, Protests & Engagements View Fernwood Publishing		David Frank	11	2008	$1.10 Add