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Palace intrigues & clientelism drove politics at the viceregal court of colonial Mexico. By carefully reconstructing social networks in the court of Viceroy Duke of Alburquerque (1702-1710), the author reveals that the Duke presided over one of the most corrupt viceregal terms in Mexican history.

Examines the interactions between psychiatrists, patients and their families, and the national state in modern Argentina. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Argentine state's relationship to modernity and social change during the twentieth century, while also examining the often contentious place of psychiatry in modern Argentina.

Chronicles the life & death of Edward Lawton Moss, a Royal Navy surgeon on the last great British north polar expedition of the nineteenth century. This book includes several letters & is illustrated with a selection of Moss' watercolours.

The West was ripe with promise for those wishing to escape religious persecution, unproductive land, or intolerable living and working conditions. Some saw the Prairies as an ideal place to create a Utopian society. This group of essays presents the historiography of the Prairie West.

Explores some of the ways in which people define their membership in groups & their collective identity, as well as some of the challenges to the definition & maintenance of that identity. This collection of essays addresses such diverse topics as the history of Brazilian football & the concept of masculinity in the Mexican army.

Bob Scriver is best known for his work in bronze and for his pivotal role in the rise of 'cowboy art'. Living and working on the Montana Blackfoot Reservation, Scriver created a bronze foundry, a museum, and a studio - an atelier based on classical methods, but with local Blackfoot artisans. This title is a biography of sculptor Bob Scriver.

There is little doubt that Canadian media & cultural institutions have been buffeted by the sheer magnitude of new communication technologies. This title illuminates the present media climate, & in doing so, suggests challenging paths forward that utilises the array of media technology to strengthen a Canadian cultural identity.

Highlights transboundary research and practices being undertaken within and across the Pacific border regions of North America. This book focuses on critical areas of international concern and engagement: land and water use planning; regional growth management; trade and transportation corridors; environmental education; and travel and tourism.

Until the age of seven, Olga Barsony lived an idyllic life in Szarvas, a small town in Hungary, surrounded by her doting, observant Jewish family. In spring 1944, Olga & most of her family were interned in the Auspitz labour camp shortly after the Nazi occupation of Hungary. This Holocaust memoir expose the little-known Auspitz labour camp.

A 'biography' of Alberta political figure John Lee Laurie, one of Alberta's key proponents for the Aboriginal franchise through the 1940s & 50s.

Incorporating an array of subjects pertaining to planning, producing, analysing, & theorising theatre, this title includes strategies for re-creating theatre for students whose first language is not French.

It has been said that education in post-colonial Africa is in a state of crisis. Policies and practices from Eurocentric colonial regimes have carried over, intertwining with challenges inherent in the political and economic climate. This book examines education in the African context.

Exploring Latin American cultural identities from multiple vantage points, this collection addresses such phenomena as migration, globalisation, & gender, & examines the ways in which individuals relate to & identify with one another.

With its dramatic landscape & rugged beauty, Alberta's Bow Valley region has inspired generations of artists. This title brings together a collection of works by local & visiting artists from 1845 to 2000 that depict the region from a range of viewpoints & in a captivating variety of styles & moods.

Cross-border issues between Canada & the US have increasingly become a hot-button political topic as well as a burgeoning area of study. This collection presents views on the comparison of the Canadian & American Wests & the various methodologies involved.

In 1939, a troupe of eight rodeo riders, accompanied by an RCMP officer, travelled to Sydney, Australia to compete in "The Royal Easter Show" & documents an important, yet little-known, moment in Canadian history when a First Nations team of athletes represented Canada in international sport.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has a storied history as the progenitor & stalwart defender of Canadian cinematic culture. This title examines a period at the National Film Board when its creative output & guiding principles reflected less the cultural mainstream, identifying instead more with the surging wave of International Communism.

Offers a perspective on missionary-aboriginal encounters between the Berens River Ojibwa & Christian missionaries between 1875 & 1940 moving beyond a simple chronicle of the introduction & adoption of Christian elements by the Ojibwa to recognise & highlight the complicated ebb & flow of ideas & beliefs between these two groups.

Alberta is distinctive both for its awe-inspiring natural wonders and its fascinating history, and from the earliest footprints of human settlement to today's dynamic society, Alberta has captivated countless generations who have visited or settled in this remarkable province. This book covers 12,000 years of its history.

A World War I memoir of Harold McGill, a medical officer in the 31st Alberta Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, that was compiled & written by McGill in the 1930s.

Puts into context the feminine aspects of the writer's life, outlining the prevalence of social concerns & domestic themes, but also the typically masculine domain of European art & culture, prompting a serious re-evaluation of Canadian feminist expression in the nineteenth century.

Gives readers a background on the competing tensions of conservation and international economics. Suitable for those concerned about conservation and the future of the world's forests, this memoir underscores the intricacies and intertwining of forest policy, economics, and public policy.

Delves into the Jewish community in Montreal in the first three decades of the twentieth century. This title introduces several rabbis who, in various ways, impacted their immediate congregations as well as the wider Montreal Jewish community. It examines the interrelationship among a number of rabbis sharing the same communal 'turf'.

A collection of short essays that explore the intricate framework of sacred days and times which make up the Jewish festival calendar. It investigates the ways festival observances have been shaped over the generations, looking at different interpretations of their rituals, and their symbolism.

A collection of essays that bring together a diverse range of voices that speak to the issues of home, gender & identity. It includes information on the ideologies of the human body in the West, the challenges women face in securing the material needs to create healthy homes & bodies, & environments where feminist practices have made a difference.

The fur trade was the impetus for much of the exploration and discovery of North America. This book contains essays that trace three phases of westward exploration: naval and fur trade ventures on the Pacific coast; traders' progress along interior rivers and lakes; and, the transcontinental Lewis and Clark expedition.

Features description of the Rocky Mountain West by British adventurers, poets, and journalists.

Women have worked on farms & ranches in western Canada unheralded for generations, & yet their contributions have received scant attention. This anthology includes over fifty ranch women who share their lives & experiences. It is arranged geographically & spans three generations of ranching women, giving readers a glimpse of these unsung heroes.

A collection of letters that reveal much about the immigrant experience and detail how these pioneers fared in the early years of Alberta's history. It pictures the pioneer experience in detail, from the lonely homestead on the bald prairie to a well-developed rural community with railroads and towns, churches and schools.