2013
Showing 17–32 of 394 results
Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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Loyalist Rebellion in New BrunswickA defining conflict for Canada's political culture |
The American refugees who fled north to Canada after Britain’s defeat by the revolutionary U.S. army were determined to build a culture separate from the U.S. By their numbers and their … | David Bell | 184 | 2013 | View |
No One to TellBreaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP |
In 2012, Janet Merlo was among the first female RCMP officers to publicly allege she had experienced sexual harassment and gender discrimination while serving in Canada’s national police … | Janet Merlo | 232 | 2013 | View |
Oak Island and Its Lost TreasureThird Edition |
Uncovering the British military’s role on Nova Scotia’s “Treasure Island” Civil engineers Graham Harris and Les MacPhie have spent over a decade investigating the enigma … | 264 | 2013 | View | |
Peasants and the Art of FarmingA Chayanovian Manifesto |
This book focuses on the structure and dynamics of peasant farms and the historically highly variable relations that govern the processes of labour and production within the peasant farms. Jan … | Jan Douwe van der Ploeg | 167 | 2013 | View |
Pension Law, 2/e |
The second edition brings pension law up to date with consideration of recent cases such as Re Indalex, in which the Supreme Court of Canada examined how to allocate the risks of an … | Ari Kaplan; Mitch Frazer | 709 | 2013 | View |
Pilgrim SoulsCaring for a Loved One with Dementia |
This memoir focuses on an experience all of us dread. Pat Lotz was an accomplished author and editor, active in her community, and a loving wife and mother. She succumbed to dementia which was … | Jim Lotz | 224 | 2013 | View |
Quiet No MoreNew Political Activism in Canada and Around the Globe |
Spontaneous and creative protest movements have burst onto the political stage in Canada and around the world. Joel D. Harden, an activist, writer, and educator, offers a ground-level account of … | Joel D. Harden | 264 | 2013 | View |
Rwanda and the New Scramble for AfricaFrom Tragedy to Useful Imperial Fiction |
“… essential reading.” Edward S. Herman An accepted narrative holds that horrible Rwandan Hutu génocidaires planned and executed a satanic scheme to eliminate nearly a million Tutsis after a … | Robin Philpot | 276 | 2013 | View |
The History of MontréalThe Story of a Great North American City |
Montreal is one of those unique cities at the crossroads of history. Paul-André Linteau’s The History of Montréal provides essential background for both Montrealers and all those … | Paul-André Linteau | 206 | 2013 | View |
The Legacy of Tiananmen Square |
More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television’s former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests … | Michael Cormier | 240 | 2013 | View |
The Secret Power of JuriesWhat jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it |
Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don’t know is how far that right actually goes, and … | Gary Bauslaugh | 216 | 2013 | View |
Titanic RememberedThe Unsinkable Ship and Halifax |
The sinking of the ocean-liner Titanic in April of 1912 captured the attention of the world; as the nearest large port to the site of the disaster, Halifax became the focus of the world’s … | Alan Ruffman | 72 | 2013 | View |
Understanding Bail in Canada |
When people are arrested and taken into custody, they become involved in a process to determine whether they will go home or stay in jail until the criminal charges can be brought to trial. … | Gary T Trotter | 175 | 2013 | View |
Understanding Financial Statements |
It is important for lawyers who deal with commercial, corporate, family, estate, and even criminal practices to understand the rudimentary concepts of accounting and finance. Generally, legal … | Vern Krishna | 317 | 2013 | View |
WallsTravels Along the Barricades |
Winner, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction, and City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Shortlisted, Dolman Travel Book Award Longlisted, … | Marcello Di Cintio | 288 | 2013 | View |
From Bail TalesSetting the Stage |
Introduces the role of bail in the Canadian justice system by providing two fictitious stories of how bail is used. | Gary T Trotter | 3 | 2013 | $0.30 Add |