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Between Actor and Presence
University of Ottawa Press 2000; US$ 14.99This collection of essays situates Canadian interests within the larger context of political change taking place in Europe and provides a context for the changing nature of this historical relationship and the relative influence of existing institutions. more...
Is There a Canadian Philosophy?
University of Ottawa Press 2000; US$ 14.99Is There a Canadian Philosophy? addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights, taking the Canadian example as its focus. The authors argue that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so in a broadly liberal spirit and without succumbing to the dangers associated... more...
Dictionnaire des écrits de l'Ontario français
Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa 2011; US$ 29.99Le Dictionnaire des écrits de l?Ontario français (1613-1993) est l?aboutissement d?une entreprise lancée en 1982 par un collectif de chercheurs de Sudbury. Publiée en l?année du 400e anniversaire de la présence francophone en Ontario, il recense tous les ouvrages autonomes parus en français, depuis le Quatriesme voyage du Sr. de Champlain [...]... more...
Paddling the Boreal Forest
Dundurn 2004; US$ 19.99The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador has captivated avid canoeists for generations. The Canadian iron man, A.P. Low (18611942), surveyed the area. more...
Doing the Continental
Dundurn 2010; US$ 9.99Canada's relations with the USA are broad and deep. With Obama in his second term in office, the two countries have entered what could be considered a new era of hope and renewal. Analysis of the past, present, and future continental dance between the two countries, from water & energy to defence & environmental strategy. more...
Covering Niagara
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2010; US$ 34.95Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture closely examines some of the myriad forms of popular culture in the Niagara region of Canada. Essays consider common assumptions and definitions of what popular culture is and seek to determine whether broad theories of popular culture can explain or make sense of localized instances of popular... more...
Canadian Cultural Poesis
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 42.95How do we make culture and how does culture make us? Canadian Cultural Poesis takes a comprehensive approach toward Canadian culture from a variety of provocative perspectives. Centred on the notion of culture as social identity, it offers original essays on cultural issues of urgent concern to Canadians: gender, technology, cultural ethnicity,... more...
Frommer's Far & Wide
Wiley 2011; US$ 29.95A guide to the best of Canada—every week of the year Recommendations for the best activity for each week Activities in six categories—outdoor adventures, culture and history, nature, quirky Canada, rejuvenation and relaxation, and events and festivals Gorgeous photographs and handy sidebars sprinkled throughout, as well as plenty... more...
Frommer's Toronto Day by Day
Wiley 2010; US$ 13.99Toronto bears many titles-one of the globe's most culturally diverse cities, the heartbeat of the country's business community, and the first stop on the itinerary of the majority of travelers to Canada. The city has transformed itself in recent years into one of North America's largest metropolises, brimming with a breadth of nightlife, dining, theatre... more...
Whoever Gives Us Bread
D & M Publishers 2011; US$ 26.95Whoever Gives us Bread is a lively people's history from the 1860s to the 1960s, as told by an award-winning historian. In the early 1860s, Italians began trickling into British Columbia via San Francisco. Fleeing grinding poverty back home, they came north to the isolated valleys and cities of the province to pan for gold, raise cattle, dig... more...









