Examining various cultural products—music, cartoons, travel guides, ideographic treaties, film, and especially the literary arts—the contributors of these thirteen essays invite readers to...
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Author: Fleischmann, Aloys N. M.Summary: -
Author: Hutcheon, LindaSummary:Linda Hutcheon, in this original study, examines the modes, forms and techniques of narcissistic fiction, that is, fiction which includes within itself some sort of commentary on its own narrative...
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Author: Selby, Jennifer; Barras, Amelie; Beaman, Lori G.Summary:Problems – of integration, failed political participation, and requests for various kinds of accommodation – seem to dominate the research on minority Muslims in Western nations. Beyond...
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Millions of people are displaced each year by war, persecution, and famine and the global refugee population continues to grow. Canada has often been regarded as a benevolent country, welcoming...
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Author: Rajakumar, MohanalakshmiSummary:Haram in the Harem focuses on the differences in nationalist discourse regarding women and the way female writers conceptualized the experience of women in three contexts: the middle-class Muslim...
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Author: Walsh, Jeanette; Beaton, MarilynSummary:
Thirty-three nurses who graduated before 1950 were interviewed about nursing in communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Their nursing experiences cover a 60 year period and the stories...
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Author: Davies, Wayne K. D.Summary:
Writing Geographical Exploration: Thomas James and the Northwest Passage, 1631-33 summarizes the various factors that influence the writing and interpretation of exploration narratives,...
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Author: Bellow, SaulSummary:In this collection of more than thirty essays originally published in the New York Times, Esquire, and the New Republic, Saul Bellow ranges fluidly across topics as various as the talents of...
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Drawing on reflective personal narrative, experiential research, and critical theoretical engagement, this collection connects localized experiences with broader structural and systemic forms of...
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Author: Wells, OrsonSummary:
This motion picture soundtrack includes audio narration. Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy recluse, dies in his castle-like estate, Xanadu. The dying word on the lips of the newspaper tycoon who...
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Author: Foner, EricSummary:
Give Me Liberty! is the leading book in the market because it works in the classroom. A single-author book, Give Me Liberty! offers students a consistent approach, a single narrative voice, and a...
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Author: Wayman, TomSummary:The essays in If You're Not Free At Work, Where Are You Free?: Literature and Social Change focus on the interconnection of community/workplace/individual and how literature (and thinking...
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Author: Soucoup, DanSummary:Covering the most significant events in the storied history of the city, A Short History of Halifax is a fascinating, accessible record. In a readable, narrative style, author Dan Soucoup offers...
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Author: Villeneuve, Corine; Bergeron, EmilieSummary:
Whether on land, under water or in the air, Vehicles offers an overview of various means of transportation. Your children will be able to learn about the propulsion means, thanks to this colourful...
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Author: Aubrecht, Katie; Kelly, Christine; Rice, CarlaSummary:
As the global population ages, disability demographics are shifting. Societal transformation and global health inequities have changed who is likely to reach old age, who is likely to live with...