This book is published in conjunction with the first retrospective of artist Christi Belcourt's work: "UPRISING: The Power of Mother Earth--Christi Belcourt--A Retrospective with Isaac Murdoch," curated by Nadia Kurd. The book traces...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Summary: - Author:Tate, Nikki, Tate-Stratton, DaniSummary:
Christmas is a popular holiday celebrated by people all over the world. This informative and engaging exploration of Christmas is aimed at the middle grades but will entertain readers of a much wider age range. Learn about the games...
- Author:McCormack, Derek, SethSummary:
What do the doors of Advent calendars conceal? Chocolates, sometimes, or toys. Sometimes there are illustrations of chocolates and toys. And holly. And snow. Things that make Christmas Christmas in Canada. Embark on a new Yuletide...
- Author:Lamb, JamieSummary:
Many Canadians grew up in small towns, or at least in neighbourhoods that acted like small towns. But what if you grew up in Canada's most famous small town--Stephen Leacock's Mariposa? This was the world that journalist Jamie Lamb was...
- Author:Woolaver, Lance, Brooks, BobSummary:
Maud Lewis has become one of Canada’s favourite folk artists, and her buoyant winter pictures of nature, pets, farm animals, and people at work and play are among her most charming. Her hands were twisted with arthritis, but Maud earned...
- Author:Wilson, Judi TyabjiSummary:
A political insider takes a revealing look at the public and private life of BC's controversial premier. In the blood-sport arena of provincial politics, BC's enigmatic premier, Christy Clark, has defied the pundits to win both party...
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"This collection of scholarly essays on contemporary Québécois cinema centres on an image of shared suffering that unites the nation through a search for home. Since the defeat of the pro-sovereigntists in the 1995 Quebec...
- Author:Marsolais, GillesSummary:
Cet ouvrage rassemble des études portant sur des cinéastes et des films du cinéma québécois. Dans un langage accessible et précis, ces textes, issus d’un exercice critique échelonné sur plusieurs années, vont directement au cœur des...
- Author:Jacques LanctôtSummary:
Cintia de Sà est née au Brésil le 13 mars 1986 et n'a pas eu une enfance facile. Fille d'un père policier qui n'hésitait pas à utiliser la violence pour régler les problèmes, et d'une mère incapable de jouer...
- Author:Gimblett, Richard H., Hadley, Michael L.Summary:
This commemorative volume produced on the occasion of the centennial of the Canadian Navy, 1910-2010, records a special kind of dual citizenship: Canadians exercising the profession of the sea in their nation’s service, while also...
- Author:Leonen, Nick, Boyer, J. PatrickSummary:
This book is part of the Towards the New Millennium Series, featuring the works of thoughtful Canadians who are profoundly interested in the future of Canada and the world. Most democracies do not use Canada’s "first past the post...
- Author:Carrel, AndreSummary:
Based on years of practical experience in small towns, Carrel argues for municipal autonomy--for turning what are now "colonies" of the federal and provincial orders of government into independent, mature, and fully democratic...
- Author:Read, NicholasSummary:
When we think of wild animals, we don't immediately associate them with the cities we live in. But a closer look soon reveals that we share our urban environment with a great many untamed creatures. Heavily illustrated and full of...
- Author:Wong, May Q.Summary:
A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria's pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as "more English than the English," the city...
- Author:Swift, JamieSummary:
In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's...
- Author:Borys, David A.Summary:
Civilians at the Sharp Endfollows the story of the Civil Affairs branch through France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany in 1944–45. Borys demonstrates that while the Canadian Army was indeed concerned for the welfare of civilians...
- Author:Restakis, JohnSummary:
Civilizing the State explores the disintegration of the liberal state in the face of rising polarization and corporate power. Drawing on international examples of democratic citizen-powered alternatives, it offers a vision of a partner...
- Author:Gehl, LynnSummary:
Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighting her entire life to reclaim mino-pimadiziwin-the good life. Exploring Anishinaabeg philosophy and Anishinaabeg conceptions of truth, Gehl shows how she came to locate her spirit...
- Author:Backhouse, ConstanceSummary:
Both lionized and vilified, Claire L’Heureux-Dubé has shaped the Canadian legal landscape – and in particular its highest court. Only the second woman on the Supreme Court of Canada, L’Heureux-Dubé anchored her approach to cases in...
- Author:Struthers, J.R. (Tim)Summary:
This volume represents the first full-scale appreciation of Clark Blaise's writing in more than 25 years -- and the first comprehensive study of his now more than 20 books. Included are previously published essays by, among others,...
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