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An exploration of the personal, social, and cultural meanings of the iconic Canadian cottage.

Leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists explain how and why Canadian public policy has been falling behind in the race to contain surging income inequality.

In this eye-opening account of military law in the Great War, courts martials emerge not as brutal, merciless dispensers of frontline justice but as courts capable of mercy.

A study of the Samsui women who migrated from China to Singapore, where they have been commemorated as nation-builders.

A searing look at the socioeconomic, technological, and political forces that have transformed our food into edible commodities.

This is the first English-language book to record the experiences and testimonies of Chinese women abducted and detained as sex slaves in Japanese military "comfort stations" during Japan's 1931-45 invasion of China.

Drawing on the narratives of men who have served lengthy prison sentences, this book illuminates the tumultuous journey from life in a penitentiary to success in the community.

This book analyzes the representation of women in elected and appointed office in Canada to explain why gender parity remains elusive.

Examines the limitations and dilemmas of government responses to religious diversity and how secular states deal (and should deal) with such pluralism.

This provocative book provides a new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Saskatchewan, arguing that it should not be portrayed merely as an irrational outburst of intolerance but as a slightly more extreme version of mainstream opinion that wanted to keep Canada British.

Placing Canada in an international context, this book explores the intersections of gender, modernity, and consumerism from 1919 to 1945.

This book explores the complexity of urban Indigeneity in Canada and internationally and positions urban areas as places of Indigenous resilience and cultural innovation.

This book shows how, in the post-9/11 era, Arab Canadians have become "targeted transnationals" through racialized immigration and security policies as well as negative media representations that legitimize their homogenization and racialization.

An in-depth examination of how the Chinese imperial state impacted the social order of southwestern China's minority peoples and redefined their histories and culture.

A revealing look at the origins of modern wildlife conservation in Quebec.

This volume challenges conventional approaches to the study of nationalism in the context of its violent resurgence.

Canadian historians and educators discuss current debates about history education and historical knowledge to develop an innovative agenda for research and practice in the new millennium.

A new generation of critical criminologists examines the future of criminology and criminal justice in Canada.

This detailed but highly readable ethnohistory shows how a pluralistic medical system evolved among Canada's most populous Aboriginal population.

The story of a transformative visit by members of the Haida Nation to British museums housing their cultural artifacts.

A diverse and comprehensive dialogue between sex workers, advocates, and researchers that looks at sex work in a new way.

A revealing historical account of the complex racism in early British Columbia and the lives and contributions made to the province by its Chinese and Japanese residents.

A nuanced look at the relationship between memory and photography as reflected in the experiences of Estonian refugees en route to Canada aboard the SS Walnut in 1948.

Examines the limitations and promise of alternative media in the context of Canada's complex media and policy environment.

This collection moves beyond the geopolitical sphere to examine the multiple fronts - personal, social, and institutional - on which wars in modern China have been fought, experienced, and remembered.

Combining intellectual history and political theory, the contributors to Bringing the Passions Back In illuminate the place of emotions in modern liberal and democratic politics.

Anthropologists, religious scholars, and art historians contemplate sacred place and sacred biography in Asia to show how secular politics, religious experience, and sectarian rivalry intersect.

Written mainly by First Nations and Metis people, this book examines current issues in First Nations education.

Through the prisms of leadership, women, and power, this book traces the Wendat diaspora beyond a discourse of destruction and into a new world of rejuvenation and hope.

A cross-comparison of gender and indigeneity in the neoliberal contexts of Canada and Mexico.