This book analyses the everyday conversations of children in eastern Tibet (contemporary People’s Republic of China) to demonstrate how they use language to navigate the social and cultural changes caused by rural to urban migration.
Pulcinella, a Neapolitan clown born of the commedia dell’arte tradition, went viral in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. The book explores... Læs mere
Drawing on archival documents and multidisciplinary research in linguistics, archaeology, and the environmental sciences, this book presents new interpretations of the Vancouver Island treaties.
The Botanic Age takes readers millions of years into the past to a time before our relatives began living full-time on the ground; the impact of the... Læs mere
An intimate co-creation of three graphic novelists and four Holocaust survivors, But I Live consists of three illustrated stories based on... Læs mere
Examines the forces shaping our lives in an able capitalist world. It draws on examples including human enhancement and the organ... Læs mere
Canada’s Air Force tells the full story of the RCAF from its founding to its 100th anniversary.
Shedding light on the unseen world around us, Fur, Fleas, and Flukes reveals the role parasites play in shaping the lives of wild mammals.
Drawing on personal and transnational case studies, this book explores the factors that influence our lives within an able capitalist society.
The dictionary presents the personal background, education, and various appointments as well as the character, talents, and bibliography of each member, while defining the contribution of each in the educational or pastoral work of the Basilian Fathers.
This volume contains indispensable background materials for the story of women's social and political growth. Its republication is testimony to the new climate of interest in the study of the history of women in Canada.
The book is not a study of Blake's sources but of his context. The author is trying to answer the question: given Blake's general point of view, why does he make the specific judgments he does make, judgments which so often seem merely glib or petulant or perverse.