Baraka Books

Baraka Books is a Quebec-based English-language book publisher specializing in creative and political non-fiction, history and historical fiction, and fiction. Their belief is that books are a haven of freedom and that they remain the foremost vector for change. The word baraka is used in many languages and cultures and, depending on the language, can mean blessing, wisdom, luck, and more. Inspired by this multilingual and cross-cultural word, Baraka Books is committed to providing English-speaking readers in Canada and elsewhere with ideas, points of view, and creative works that might otherwise be overlooked because of cultural or linguistic barriers.

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Distinct Alien Race The Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife	“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, …	David Vermette	394	2018	View
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 …	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	209	2002	View
Charging Ahead Hydro-Québec and the Future of Electricity	Hydro-Québec manages one of the largest power grids on the continent. It is among the most profitable, the least expensive and the greenest. With a stunning renewable energy rate of 99.8 …	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	320	2019	View
Let’s Move On Paul Okalik Speaks Out	Pangnirtung, where Paul Okalik was born, has survived starvation, epidemics, relocation, foreign language schooling, and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. That is what prompted Paul …	Louis McComber; Paul Okalik	200	2018	View
Montreal, City of Secrets Confederate Operations in Montreal During the American Civil War	“Barry Sheehy lays out the case for the involvement of the Confederates in a concise and convincing manner showing once and for all that Booth could not have carried out his plot without …	Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace	300	2017	View
Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism A Plea for Parental Equality	Quebec spoils its families, according to some, with those “long” parental leaves—a full year for mothers (Imagine!)—well-subsidized childcare and more. Marilyse Hamelin …	Marilyse Hamelin	180	2018	View
Patriots, Traitors and Empires The Story of Korea's Struggle for Freedom	“In the night of our ignorance, North Korea confirms all stereotypes.”—Bruce Cumings Patriots, Traitors and Empires is an account of modern Korean history, written from the …	Stephen Gowans	272	2018	View
Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa From 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
Scandinavian Common Sense Policies to Tackle Social Inequalities in Health	When some claim austerity is the only answer to today’s economic woes, a close look at the best practices in Scandinavia and Finland gives pause for thought. Cited as models for their …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	192	2015	View
Slouching Towards Sirte NATO's War on Libya and Africa	NATO’s war in Libya was proclaimed as a humanitarian intervention—bombing in the name of “saving lives.” Attempts at diplomacy were stifled. Peace talks were subverted. …	Maximilian C. Forte	344	2012	View
Songs Upon the Rivers The Buried History of the French-Speaking Canadiens and Métis from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi across to the Pacific	“A major undertaking … a valuable contribution,” Canada’s History Long before the Davy Crocketts, the Daniel Boones and Jim Bridgers, the French had pushed far west and north establishing trade …	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	448	2016	View
Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel Two Pioneer Women Architects of Nineteenth Century North America	“Women” and “architecture” were once mutually exclusive terms. In an 1891 address, Louise Blanchard Bethune declared, “it is hardly safe to assert” that a …	Carla Blank; Tania Martin	234	2014	View
The Einstein File The FBI’s Secret War Against the World’s Most Famous Scientist - New Updated Edition	Einstein arrived in the United States in 1933, the year the Nazis rose to power in Germany. From that moment until he died in 1955, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI—with other …	Ajamu Baraka; David Suzuki; Fred Jerome	402	2018	View
The First Jews in North America The Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family, 1760-1860	“Vaugeois’s fascinating account, amply illustrated by archival documents, is a valuable contribution to the history of Quebec, Canada and minority-majority relations.” The …	Denis Vaugeois; Käthe Roth	380	2012	View
The Franz Boas Enigma Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences	“… Franz Boas has remained an enigma, so misunderstood as a person and so often misrepresented as an anthropologist.” William S. Willis, Jr. How did Franz Boas become the …	Ludger Müller-Wille	188	2014	View
The History of Montréal The 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