Bøger i International Canadian Studies Series serien

Discusses various issues in Native studies including: social exclusion, marginalization and identity; justice, equality and gender; self-help and empowerment in Aboriginal communities and in the cities; and, methodological and historiographical representations of social relationships.

Offers backgrounds and explanations for various features of Canada, from political, cultural, and economic angles. This title presents perspectives on various issues such as: voting patterns in English-speaking Canada and Quebec; the vitality of French-language communities outside Quebec; and, major transitions taking place in Nunavut.

Presents a study that explores the aspects of Canadian and European identity on the information highway. This title also explores communication, culture and the culture of communication.

Ranging from refugee policy to migration songs, this title demonstrates how important immigration and ties to other parts of the world are to Canadians and to the Canadian identity. It explores how migration has been a key issue in Canada's social, economic, political, and cultural life.

In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was crushed. This collection focuses on the impact of the revolution in Hungary, in Canada, and around the world.

A collection of essays wherein some of Canada's foremost writers and thinkers call for equilibrium among economics, culture, and technological change. While promoting the dynamism and change possible in Canadian society, they also call for a re-examination of Canada's past in order to chart its future.

Deals with the other, that conceptual reality we increasingly encounter in our daily lives as the global village manifests itself in Canada and beyond. This collection of essays takes a hard look at how these perceptions are revealed through intercultural dialogue in the literary, political and sociological aspects of Canadian society.

Exploring a variety of topics - including health, politics, education, art, literature, media, and film, this title draws a portrait of the political and cultural position of Canada's Aboriginal people.

Discusses a variety of issues in Native studies including social exclusion, marginalization and identity; justice, equality and gender; self-help and empowerment in Aboriginal communities and in the cities; and, methodological and historiographical representations of social relationships.

A collection of essays by some of Canada's foremost writers and thinkers, including John Ralston Saul and Margaret Atwood, who call for equilibrium among economics, culture, and technological change. While promoting the dynamism and change possible in Canadian society, they call for a re-examination of Canada's past in order to chart its future.

Unveils the practice and the methods of the translators and scholars who contributed to the reemergence of Yiddish in contemporary Canada. In this book, each of the personalities discussed enlarged the historical position and interpreted various aspects of the Yiddish language in Montreal that until recently remained obscure or inaccessible.