Bøger udgivet af University of Calgary Press

Why has violence been a predominant topic in contemporary Argentine film and literature? What conclusions can be drawn from the dissemination of violent images and narratives that depict violence in Argentina? This title features essays that analyze the extent to which violence communicates structural inequalities or lines of fissure in Argentina.

A collection of essays that tries to discover the Canadian 'self' through exploration of the terrorist other. It views the war on terror from unique eyes. It defines the boundaries of terror, examines its construction in the media, and explores its relationship to the Muslim 'other'.

A century ago, agriculture was the dominant economic sector in much of Africa. By the 1990s, African farmers had declining incomes and were worse off. Offering a study of the Igbo region of south-eastern Nigeria, the author shows that regional dynamics and local responses played vital roles in the era of transformation.

Words and images interact with each other in art and everyday life, and do so in many different ways. This book features six essays translated from the French. It concludes with a bibliographical essay that provides an extensive summary of the critical studies undertaken in France, Belgium, and, Canada.

When we think about women settlers on the Prairies, our notions tend to veer between the nostalgic image of the 'cheerful helpmate' and the grim deprivation of the 'reluctant immigrant'. This title shows how a critical approach to the life-writing of individual prairie women can broaden and deepen our understanding of the settlement era.

Jane Ash Poitras, a First Nations woman from northern Alberta, has emerged as one of the most important Canadian artists of her generation. This book situates Poitras' work in the national context of Canadian First Nations art during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the period when she began to receive wide recognition.

The Walrond Ranch, a cattle and horse operation in the foothills of southern Alberta, was one of the four giants of the livestock grazing industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This book features an environmental and economic study of one of the so-called 'great' ranches on the northern Great Plains of North America.

One of the most prominent Soviet Arctic scientists of the 1920s and 1930s, Mikhail Mikhailovich Ermolaev was a geologist, physicist, and oceanographer. After working in the Arctic for some 13 years, he was arrested by the NKVD, convicted on a trumped-up charge of 'sabotage', and sent to the Gulag for ten years. This is a biography of Ermolaev.

Ronald Spickett, also known by his Buddhist name of Gyo-Zo, is best known for a series of ambitious paintings he executed during the 1960s. This book argues that he is an 'ideas-based' artist whose work reveals complexities and undercurrents that link him with the prevailing artistic currents of his times.

How can we make the best use of the places we live in? In recent years, environmental conservation and sustainable development have become critical parts of the planning equation. This book presents the ABC Method of approach to planning.

Plant fossils have helped scientists reconstruct the natural surroundings that supported the growth and evolution of dinosaurs - their food sources and habitat. This book covers fossil plants within the province of Alberta since 1949.

Many ageing adults are motivated to undertake research projects in later life or even return to university after retirement. This book studies the effectiveness of collaborative research involving seniors.

Offers a look at the educational policies and practices of the presidency of Plutarco Elias Calles in post-revolutionary Mexico. This title examines the Calles government's attempts to centralise control over education in the US-Mexican borderlands region and to transform its rural and indigenous inhabitants into more 'mainstream' Mexicans.

Explores how African shrines, in their diverse forms, are more than just points of worship - they are powerful symbols of ethnic solidarity, group cohesion, and knowledge about the landscape. This book shows how African shrines help to define ethnic boundaries, and symbolically articulate a society's connection with the land it occupies.

Focuses on the work of Western-educated African and Indian women writers resisting gender identity constructions at various points in history. This book examines colonial and national gender identity constructions in female-authored texts at 'home' and the continued deployment of and resistance to gender identity impositions in various spaces.

Through a combination of biography, memoir and autobiography, the author traces four generations of her immigrant family and, in doing so, charts the very course of Russian-Jewish immigration to the Canadian prairies over the last one hundred years.

Reading European & North American naturalism through the lens of feminist & Foucaultian theories of power, the author argues that twentieth century naturalism increasingly deconstructs itself in its depiction of sexuality, inevitably exposing the genre's internal ideological contradictions.

Looks at Calgary Architect Jeremy Sturgess' creative career. This work provides a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of Sturgess' architecture and urban design, and assesses his contribution to Canadian architecture generally and Calgary architecture in particular.

Positions the Arctic and sub-Arctic as a homeland rather than simply a frontier for resource exploitation. This book aims to empirically and theoretically illustrate the synthesis between the cultural and biological, using human ecology as a conceptual and analytical lens.

Examines topics such as the roles of Brazil and Canada in the WTO and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and considers each country's position on specific trading issues. This book is intended for anyone engaged in or teaching contemporary trade negotiations.

Presents a collection of academic papers from the 2005 Chacmool archaeological conference. This book features chapters, each focusing on the discussion and application of various 'tools' for archaeological analysis and interpretation, including micro- and macro-botanical analysis, experimental study, off-site survey, and lithic use-wear.

Offers a scholarly study of film and television in Atlantic Canada. This book provides a historical overview of film and television in the region, as well as essays on specific topics such as popular TV ("The Trailer Park Boys"), early TV ("The Don Messer Show") and the work of filmmakers such as Bill MacGillivray and Andrea Dorfman.

Explores the economic relationship that existed between the Blood Indian reserve and the surrounding region of southern Alberta between 1884 and 1939.

Offers an history of East Greenland. This book summarises indigenous settlements over four millennia and describes European explorations since the Norse. It recounts each of the European and American expeditions, relying on the explorers' original accounts, as well as on the author's narration.

Sustainability, environmental impact, green design, urban sprawl - all buzzwords we have become familiar with in the dialogue about climate change and global warming. This book presents student work that explores these issues and exemplifies the application of Ezio Manzini's theories of 'enabling solutions'.