2009

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About Canada: Childcare

 In Canada, early childhood education and care includes childcare programs, kindergartens and nursery schools. When these programs are well-designed, they support children’s development and … ; 176 View

Anti-Terrorism

Security and Insecurity after 9/11

 This edited collection critically analyzes the concept of “terrorism,” the Canadian and American government responses to terrorist activity since the events of 9/11 and the problem of … 221 View

Bamboo Cage

The P.O.W. Diary of Lieutenant Robert Wyse, 1942-1943

 In 1942, RAF flight controller Robert Wyse became a Japanese prisoner of war on the island of Java in Indonesia. Starved, sick, beaten, and worked to near-death, he wasted away until he weighed … 147 View

Bankrupticies & Bailouts

 Recession? Depression? Market adjustment? Billion-dollar bailouts? Just what is happening to the economy? Like the rest of the industrialized world, Canada is in the midst of an economic crisis … ; 168 View

Breaking the Word Barrier

Stories of Adults Learning to Read

 In this compelling collection of first-person stories, adults who have made outstanding achievements in adult literacy were paired with writers to tell of their transition to reading. These are … ; 128 View

British Columbia Politics and Government

 British Columbia remains Canada’s most politically dynamic province. This book — which includes coverage of the 2009 provincial election — provides an overview of BC’s … ; ; 426 View

Election

 Featuring contributions from a highly respected roster of experts in various aspects of elections, this book covers the entire process, from the historical and legal dimensions, the campaigns and … 347 View

Fight Back

Workplace Justice for Immigrants

 Displacement of people, migration, immigration and the demand for labour are connected to the fundamental restructuring of capitalism and to the reduction of working class power through … ; ; 128 View

Manufacturing Guilt

Second Edition

 Manufacturing Guilt, 2nd edition, updates the cases presented in the first edition and includes two new chapters: one concerning the case of James Driskell and another regarding Dr. Charles … ; 176 View

Russia and the North

 Russia holds more Arctic territory than any other state, yet unlike other Arctic states it does not have a unified strategy identifying economic and political aims for the North. Russia’s … 232 View

The Beothuk

 A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers. This title … 88 View

Victim No More

Women's Resistance to Law, Culture and Power

 This book challenges the idea that women are simply victims. It celebrates women’s resistance. It explores the moments beyond victimization. It argues that women do not stay crushed and … ; 224 View

Wícihitowin

Aboriginal Social Work in Canada

 Wícihitowin is the first Canadian social work book written by First Nations, Inuit and Métis authors who are educators at schools of social work across Canada. The book begins by … ; ; 263 View

You Must Be a Basketball Player

Rethinking Integration in the University

 “Courageous and peerless, accessible and engaging, Stewart’s critique of the unseemly whiteness of the academy is a tour de force. His account of white academic privilege, … 126 View
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Into Battle

From: Bamboo Cage

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Reflections of a Tenured Black Sheep, or How the University Looks to Me

From: You Must Be a Basketball Player

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