Winner, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction, and W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Shortlisted, Dolman Travel Book Award. Longlisted, Alberta Readers’ Choice Award, BC National Award for...
Human geography
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Author:Di Cintio, MarcelloSummary: -
Author:Harris, ColeSummary:Winner, 2008 K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing, UBC Press The Reluctant Land describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the...
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Author:Harris, ColeSummary:Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the late 1860s and early 1870s.
- Author:Coates, Colin M., Wynn, GraemeSummary:
Intended to delight and provoke, these short, beautifully crafted essays, enlivened with photos and illustrations, explore how humans have engaged with the Canadian environment and what those interactions say about the nature of Canada...
- Author:Trethewey, LauraSummary:
An exploration of the earth's last wild frontier, filled with high-stakes stories of people and places facing an uncertain future. On a life raft in the Mediterranean, a teenager from Ghana wonders whether he will reach Europe...
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Author:Johnston, LyndaSummary:"This book provides a critical geography of sex and sexuality from the body to the globe. Drawing on queer, feminist, gender, social, and cultural studies, Lynda Johnston and Robyn Longhurst highlight the complex nature of sex and...
- Author:Lee, PhilipSummary:
The Restigouche River flows through the remote border region between the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, its magically transparent waters, soaring forest hillsides, and population of Atlantic salmon creating one of the most...
- Author:Hartt, MaxwellSummary:
At 5 percent, Canada's population growth was the highest of all G7 countries when the most recent census was taken. But only a handful of large cities drove that growth, attracting human and monetary capital from across the country...
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Author:Summary:This text is an essential guide to current research approaches in human geography, covering all aspects of undertaking a geography research project, from the selection of an appropriate topic through to the organisation and writing of...
- Author:McCann, JackieSummary:
Help your child become a global citizen with this accessible introduction to the people who live on our planet, with big ideas broken into bite-size chunks through clever graphic design. Perfect for home and classroom settings! With...
- Author:Knox, Paul L.Summary:
A distinctly modern look at human geography
Described as “fresh, innovative, and intelligent,” Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context is acclaimed for its global approach, conceptual rigor,...
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Author:Smith, NormanSummary:For centuries, some of the world’s largest empires fought for sovereignty over the resources of Northeast Asia. This compelling analysis of the region’s environmental history examines the interplay of climate and competing imperial...
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Author:Crosby, Alfred W.Summary:People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world--North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain because in many cases...
- Author:Savage, CandaceSummary:
Lorsqu'elle emménage dans sa nouvelle maison de Saskatoon, Candace Savage découvre avec étonnement que celle-ci a été construite par une famille francophone. Comment les Blondin ont-ils abouti dans un quartier alors considéré comme...
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Author:Campanella, RichardSummary:This volume of APA's Delta Urbanism series traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities, in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain...
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Climate change is already under way with unpredictable consequences. Evidence of changes to the earth's physical, chemical and biological processes is obvious everywhere. Greenhouse gas emissions have increased the carbon cycle...
