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Becoming Holy in Early Canada (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion #2)
by Timothy G. PearsonUncovering the history of sanctity in everyday colonial life.
Magda and André Trocmé: Resistance Figures
by Pierre BoismorandA selection of writings by courageous pacifist Christians who helped to save hundreds of lives during the Second World War.
Canada in Cities: The Politics and Policy of Federal-Local Governance (Fields of Governance: Policy Making in Canadian Municipalities)
by Caroline Andrew Katherine GrahamA revealing look at how and why federal actors intervene in municipal politics.
Newfoundland Rhapsody: Frederick R. Emerson and the Musical Culture of the Island
by Glenn ColtonA new perspective on the cultural heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador told through the life of Frederick R. Emerson.
Adam Buenosayres: A Novel
by Leopoldo MarechalThe first-ever English translation of "Argentina's Ulysses."
Rethinking Higher Education: Participation, Research, and Differentiation (Queen's Policy Studies Series #306)
by George FallisReimagining post-secondary education to meet the times.
From India to Israel: Identity, Immigration, and the Struggle for Religious Equality (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion #2)
by Joseph HodesThe experiences of the Bene Israel community following their immigration from India to the newly formed state of Israel.
Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America (McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies #74)
by Nancy TurnerVolume 1: The History and Practice of Indigenous Plant Knowledge. Volume 2: The Place and Meaning of Plants in Indigenous Cultures and Worldviews.Nancy Turner has studied Indigenous peoples' knowledge of plants and environments in northwestern North America for over forty years. In Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge, she integrates her research into a two-volume ethnobotanical tour-de-force.Drawing on information shared by Indigenous botanical experts and collaborators, the ethnographic and historical record, and from linguistics, palaeobotany, archaeology, phytogeography, and other fields, Turner weaves together a complex understanding of the traditions of use and management of plant resources in this vast region. She follows Indigenous inhabitants over time and through space, showing how they actively participated in their environments, managed and cultivated valued plant resources, and maintained key habitats that supported their dynamic cultures for thousands of years, as well as how knowledge was passed on from generation to generation and from one community to another. To understand the values and perspectives that have guided Indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge and practices, Turner looks beyond the details of individual plant species and their uses to determine the overall patterns and processes of their development, application, and adaptation.Volume 1 presents a historical overview of ethnobotanical knowledge in the region before and after European contact. The ways in which Indigenous peoples used and interacted with plants - for nutrition, technologies, and medicine - are examined. Drawing connections between similarities across languages, Turner compares the names of over 250 plant species in more than fifty Indigenous languages and dialects to demonstrate the prominence of certain plants in various cultures and the sharing of goods and ideas between peoples. She also examines the effects that introduced species and colonialism had on the region's Indigenous peoples and their ecologies.Volume 2 provides a sweeping account of how Indigenous organizational systems developed to facilitate the harvesting, use, and cultivation of plants, to establish economic connections across linguistic and cultural borders, and to preserve and manage resources and habitats. Turner describes the worldviews and philosophies that emerged from the interactions between peoples and plants, and how these understandings are expressed through cultures’ stories and narratives. Finally, she explores the ways in which botanical and ecological knowledge can be and are being maintained as living, adaptive systems that promote healthy cultures, environments, and indigenous plant populations.Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge both challenges and contributes to existing knowledge of Indigenous peoples' land stewardship while preserving information that might otherwise have been lost. Providing new and captivating insights into the anthropogenic systems of northwestern North America, it will stand as an authoritative reference work and contribute to a fuller understanding of the interactions between cultures and ecological systems.
The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada: A Comparison between British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec, 1980-2010
by Kjell Rubenson Claude Trottier Donald Fisher Theresa ShanahanHow higher education policy affects educational outcomes.
Brave New Canada: Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World
by Derek H. Burney Fen HampsonA policy wake-up call for a complacent Canada.
Mainstream Growth Economists and Capital Theorists: A Survey
by Marin MuzhaniA necessary assessment of modern growth theories within a historical context.
How Ottawa Spends, 2014-2015: The Harper Government - Good to Go?
by Christopher Stoney G. Bruce DoernA critical examination of the Harper Government in its eighth year in power as it faces the first serious electoral challenge by a reenergized Liberal Party.
Bethune in Spain
by Roderick Stewart Jesús MajadaThe Spanish experience of a dedicated "doctor without borders."
Psychiatry Disrupted: Theorizing Resistance and Crafting the (R)evolution
by Shaindl Diamond Bonnie Burstow Brenda A. LeFrançoisA provocative argument against conventional study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of "mental illness."
Trojan-Horse Aid: Seeds of Resistance and Resilience in the Bolivian Highlands and Beyond
by Susan WalshA frank account about Andean aid that asks development workers to leave their hubris and Western recipes at home.
Cartographies of Place: Navigating the Urban (Culture of Cities #4)
by Janine Marchessault Michael DarrochEngaging with place, image, and media to understand the complexity of urban life.
Bird on an Ethics Wire: Battles about Values in the Culture Wars
by Margaret SomervilleAn exploration of the urgent need to rebalance individuals' unfettered freedom to choose, especially regarding birth and death.
Negotiations in a Vacant Lot: Studying the Visual in Canada (McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History #14)
by Kirsty Robertson Erin Morton Lynda JessupOpening discussions about the possible futures of Canadian art history in a time of global analyses.
Counterfeit Crime: Criminal Profits, Terror Dollars, and Nonsense
by R.T. NaylorA scathing critique of government policies on transnational crime and terror.
Something of a Peasant Paradise?: Comparing Rural Societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755
by Gregory KennedyA study of Acadian and French rural societies that challenges conventional interpretations of identity and agency in the Atlantic world.
Frontier Boosters: Port Townsend and the Culture of Development in the American West
by Elaine NaylorA social history of boosterism, class, and race on the North American frontier.
Patrician Families and the Making of Quebec: The Taschereaus and McCords (Études d’histoire du Québec / Studies on the History of Quebec #25)
by Brian YoungAn analysis of two elite families in the shaping of English and French Quebec.
Republicanism and Responsible Government: The Shaping of Democracy in Australia and Canada
by Benjamin T. JonesAn exploration of the radical ideas and violent struggles that shaped colonial Australia and Canada.
William Blake in the Desolate Market
by G.E. Bentley JrThe life of a brilliant poet, exquisite painter, and rotten salesman.
Journalism and Political Exclusion: Social Conditions of News Production and Reception
by Debra ClarkeA critical analysis of how and why journalism can frustrate audiences and inhibit their capacity to be informed citizens.