Fernwood Publishing
Fernwood Publishing and their literary imprint, Roseway, publish critical books that inform, enlighten and challenge. They are political publishers in that their books acknowledge, confront and contest intersecting forms of oppression and exploitation. They believe that in publishing books that challenge the status quo and imagine new ways forward we participate in the creation of a more socially just world. All of their books, non-fiction, fiction and academic, are designed to appeal to critical readers.
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() “I Hate Feminists”December 6, 1989, And Its Aftermath |
On December 6, 1989, a man walked into the engineering school École Polytechnique de Montreal, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and, declaring “I hate feminists,” killed fourteen young women. “I … | Melissa Blais | 140 | 2014 | View |
![]() “Indians Wear Red”Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs |
With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the “gang capital of Canada.” Yet beyond the … | Elizabeth Comack; Jim Silver; Larry Morrissette; Lawrence Deane | 176 | 2013 | View |
![]() (Ab)Using PowerThe Canadian Experience |
This book represents the first systematic effort in this country to integrate a variety of topics related to power abuse into a single collection. Each essay has been chosen on the strength of … | Dorothy E. Chunn; Robert Menzies; Susan Boyd | 287 | 2001 | View |
![]() 21st Century SocialismReinventing the Project |
Bringing together a passionate group of socialists, 21st Century Socialism participates in the emerging and critical debate concerned with reinventing and rebuilding socialism. | Henry Veltmeyer | 239 | 2011 | View |
![]() A People’s Senate For CanadaNot a Pipe Dream! |
A People’s Senate for Canada combines grassroots experience, thorough research and critical commentary to create a people’s resource for positive change. This book offers a rationale, … | Helen Forsey | 143 | 2015 | View |
![]() A Sense of ThemselvesElizabeth Murray's Leadership in School and Community |
This vivid portrayal of the late Elizabeth (Betty) Murray recreates the life and times of one of Nova Scotia’s finest educators and community leaders, a does at the grassroots. It examines … | Carol E. Harris | 192 | 1998 | View |
![]() NEW! Abolitionist Intimacies |
In Abolitionist Intimacies, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist principles of care and collectivity. Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in … | El Jones | 192 | 2022 | View |
![]() Aboriginal Measures for Economic Development |
This volume explores Indigenous measures of economic development in First Nations Atlantic Canadian communities that are of relevance for First Nations peoples. This volume illustrates the key … | Jeff Orr; Warren Weir | 232 | 2013 | View |
![]() NEW! Abortion to AbolitionReproductive Health and Justice in Canada |
The history of abortion decriminalization and critical advocacy efforts to improve access in Canada deserve to be better known. Ordinary people persevered to make Canada the most progressive … | Martha Paynter | 176 | 2022 | View |
![]() About Canada: Animal Rights |
Adopting Mahatma Gandhi’s idea that “the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” this book considers the status of … | John Sorenson | 190 | 2010 | View |
![]() 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 … | Martha Friendly; Susan Prentice | 176 | 2009 | View |
![]() About Canada: Children & Youth |
Canada is a signatory on the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which guarantees the protection and care of children and youth. About Canada: Children and Youth examines each … | Bernard Schissel | 122 | 2011 | View |
![]() About Canada: Disability Rights |
Through a close examination of employment, education, transportation, telecommunications and health care, About Canada: Disability Rights explores the landscape of disability rights in Canada and … | Deborah Stienstra | 134 | 2012 | View |
![]() NEW! About Canada: Disability Rights2nd Edition |
Including people with disabilities fully into Canadian society, with the rights enjoyed by non-disabled people, requires a fundamental social transformation, not simply “fixing” some … | Deborah Stienstra | 168 | 2020 | View |
![]() About Canada: Health & Illness 2nd Edition |
Most Canadians believe that their experiences of health and illness are shaped by genetics, medical care and lifestyle choices. Governments, the media and disease associations reinforce this … | Dennis Raphael | 192 | 2016 | View |
![]() About Canada: Immigration |
Many Canadians believe that immigrants steal jobs away from qualified Canadians, abuse the healthcare system and refuse to participate in Canadian culture. In About Canada: Immigration, Gogia and … | Bonnie Slade; Nupur Gogia | 144 | 2011 | View |