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La Salle and the Discovery of the Great Westby Francis Parkman
Random House Publishing Group 2000; US$ 13.99René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687), one of the most legendary explorers of the New World, is best known for claiming the entire Louisiana Territory for France in 1682. Two years later, he was given the order to colonize and govern the great expanse of territory between Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico. He set out from France with four ships but never reached his destination. Landing somewhere in East Texas, he and his men were ravaged by disease, weakened by hard labor, even gored by buffalo as they tried to locate the mouth of the Mississippi River, which was obscured by the sandy sameness of the Gulf coastline. In 1687, on a third attempt to locate the river by an overland route, La Salle was murdered by his own men in... more...
The Fault Lines of Empireby Elizabeth Mancke
Routledge 2004; US$ 32.95This work presents a comparative history arguing that differences in the political cultures of Canada and the United States have their origins in changes in the governance of the British Empire in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. more...
House Of Differenceby Eva Mackey
Routledge 1998; US$ 160.00Mapping the contradictions and ambiguities in the cultural politics of Canadian identity, The House of Difference opens up new understandings of the operations of tolerance and Western liberalism in a supposedly post-colonial era. Combining an analysis of the construction of national identity in both past and present-day public culture, with interviews with white Canadians, The House of Difference explores how ideas of racial and cultural difference are articulated in colonial and national projects, and in the subjectivities of people who consider themselves mainstream, or simply Canadian-Canadians. more...
Canada's Diverse Peoplesby J.M. Bumsted
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 55.00From profound racism in the 19th and early 20th centuries to a radical shift in immigration policy in the 1960s, this reference explores the past 1000 years of ethnicity in Canada. It features numerous primary documents from a host of archives and an annotated timeline. more...
Black Like Who?by Rinaldo Walcott
Insomniac Press 2003; US$ 16.95Rinaldo Walcott's groundbreaking study of black culture in Canada, Black Like Who?, caused such an uproar upon its publication in 1997 that Insomniac Press has decided to publish a second revised edition of this perennial best-seller. With its incisive readings of hip-hop, film, literature, social unrest, sports, music and the electronic media, Walcott's book not only assesses the role of black Canadians in defining Canada, it also argues strenuously against any notion of an essentialist Canadian blackness. As erudite on the issue of American super-critic Henry Louis Gates' blindness to black Canadian realities as he is on the rap of the Dream Warriors and Maestro Fresh Wes, Walcott's essays are thought-provoking and always controversial in... more...
Alien Invasion: How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontarioby Ruth Cohen
Insomniac Press 2001; US$ 15.95Alien Invasion is the first critical look at the past eight years of Tory rule in Ontario. How did a province renowned for being middle-of-the-road suddenly embrace the forces of far-right conservatism? How have the cuts to health care, the spectre of private universities, regular public sector strikes, and the tragedy in Walkerton all come to pass? Here, 20 essays expose strategies the Harris government has previously hidden from view. Using criticism, commentary and transcripts of government seminars, Alien Invasion reveals the techniques that a group of ''whiz kids'' working for the Harris government have used to turn Ontario into a laboratory to test the theories of economists who seek greater powers for corporations by equating capitalism... more...
Ephemeral Territoriesby Erin Manning
University of Minnesota Press 2003; US$ 60.00Ephemeral Territories weaves together narratives and representations of Canadian identity?from political philosophy and cultural theory to art and films?to develop and complicate familiar views of identity and selfhood. In a critical engagement with notions of territory, identity, racial difference, separatism, multiculturalism, and homelessness, Manning delves into the question of what it means to be at home in Canada. more...
Minority within a Minorityby Amal Ibrahim Madibbo
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 138.00This book examines the institutional racism and language discrimination that Black Francophones face and identifies the strategies of resistance Black Francophones invent to gain access to power structures. more...
New Jersey Day Tripsby Patrick Sarver
Rutgers University Press 2007; US$ 12.00Now in a revised and expanded 11th edition, New Jersey Day Trips offers a fascinating journey through hundreds of tourist attractions in all corners of the Garden State. Plus, it explores the most popular points just beyond the states borders. Both comprehensive and practical, this new edition of the best-selling guidebook on New Jersey has added dozens of new entries to its extensive list of destinations. Youll discover attractions easily by subject category, letting you zero in on places that appeal to you the most. Entries include descriptions, hours of operation, locations, price ranges, telephone numbers, and websites. Stroll down the quaint streets of Lambertville or revel in the excitement of Atlantic Citys casinos.... more...
Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City 2008by Leslie Brokaw
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008; US$ 17.99Frommer's. The best trips start here. Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.:.; The lowdown on the newest restaurants, hotels, shopping, and nightlife.; Outspoken opinions on what's worth yo more...