Sculptors and physicians in fifth-century greece

Greek sculpture changed radically in the early classical period, becoming much more lifelike. At the same time physicians such as Hippocrates were developing new ideas about human life and health, and philosophers were rethinking their attitudes about nature. Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Cen...

Ornament and symbol in french romantic architecture

Ornament and Symbol in French Romantic Architecture reconstructs vibrant debates surrounding ornament and artistic synthesis, centred on the work of radical architect Simon-Claude Constant-Dufeux, revealing these theories as integral to the development of art nouveau at the turn of the century.

Unpacking the kists

An analysis of the scale and impact of Scottish migration to Britain's most distant nineteenth-century colony.

The cassock and the crown

L'affaire Delorme, dubbed the trial of century at the time, is Canada's most controversial murder case. The prosecution of a Roman Catholic priest for the murder of his brother, it captured public imagination not only in Canada but throughout the world.

Once upon a time in the west

Western civilization is over. So begins Jan Zwicky’s trenchant exploration of the roots of global cultural and ecological collapse. Once Upon a Time in the West documents how a narrow epistemological style has left us blind to critical features of reality, and how the terrifying consequences of t...

Recollections of the on to ottawa trek

The author experienced the Depression with the deprivations of unemployment and life in the work camps. He helped organize the B.C. Relief Camp strike, and later participated in the On to Ottawa Trek, which ended in a confrontation with the federal police in Regina.

Putting the charter to work

The entrenchment of a Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Canadian constitution raises a host of fundamental issues, both theoretical and practical. As the American experience makes abundantly clear, expanding the focus of judicial review means that the symbiosis between law and politics will b...

Ephesians, baptism and pentecost

What ukrainian elections taught me about democracy

In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what can go right or wrong during an election, at the core of this story is the inspirati...

The heavens are changing

A study of Protestant missionization among the Tsimshianic-speaking peoples of the North Pacific Coast of British Columbia during the latter half of the nineteenth century

Through the first antarctic night, 1898-1899

Counterfeit crime

A scathing critique of government policies on transnational crime and terror.

Being at large

Politicians and philosophers presenting themselves as the ultimate bearers of truth and reality have created unprecedented technological, cultural, and political framings. This new order conspires to undermine the interpretive practices of open-ended critique, normalizing a sense of threat to pre...

Medieval arts doctrines on ambiguity and their places in langland's poetics

In Medieval Arts Doctrines on Ambiguity and Their Place in Langland's Poetics John Chamberlin helps readers of Piers Plowman understand some of the most characteristic and inventive elements of Langland's work. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Chamberlin brings together an examination of Lang...

Modern philosophy

Modern Philosophy takes a fresh look at the common themes that dominate this period as well as obvious differences in the work of its six major philosophers: René Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, G.W. Leibniz, John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.

A secret trial

In his best-selling Presumed Guilty William Kaplan chronicled the corruption charges surrounding the $1.8 billion purchase by Air Canada of passenger airplanes from European giant Airbus Industries and concluded - based on the evidence available at the time - that former Prime Minister Brian Mulr...

A wampum denied, first edition

This formative history takes a new look at a dramatic conflict-the war on the Detroit frontier in 1812-13. Powerful key players (Procter, Tecumseh and Brock), their disparate war aims, and the "all or nothing" character of the campaigns they waged still seem larger than life. Yet Sandy Antal's ca...

Faithful encounters

A riviting and timely narrative of how Muslim authorities treated Christian missionaries in the final age of the Ottoman Empire.

Death talk, second edition

A reasoned, passionate, and wide-ranging enquiry into the euthanasia debate and its consequences for individuals and society.

Connected struggles

How cultural and religious diplomacy influenced Canada-Mexico relations.

Who's coming out to play

Who's Coming Out to Play paints a vivid picture of the lived experiences of queer bodies in queer sporting spaces, exploring both the possibilities and the continued problems they face. Exploring queer teams and leagues of varying sizes and from various locations, this book focuses on leagues tha...

Still renovating

A necessary look at how public, non-profit, and co-operative housing flourished and faded.

Canada and the international seabed

Canada and the International Seabed is the first in-depth study of the development of Canada's policy on deep seabed mining. Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon argues that Canada's position was determined by certain influential actors in the federal government. Lawyers in the Department of External Affairs ...

Why we fight

Why We Fight examines the face of battle as experienced by Canadians, offering key insights on combat motivation theories, and exploring sexual violence in war, professionalism, organisations, leadership, shared intent, motivation in extremis, and the toxicity of the "warrior" culture.

A commerce of taste

How books of church drawings marketed taste and status alongside social change.

Apocalypse soon?

Apocalypse Soon? is about environmental decision-making. Stephen Haller examines claims about the risk of global catastrophe and describes the models of global systems that predict catastrophe. He explains the conditions of a good prediction and shows that models that generate predictions of cata...

One of the boys, first edition

Homosexuality and military service have made strange bedfellows over the last hundred years. Military leaders have generally seen homosexuals as unmanly, immoral, and – according to the U.S. military – a threat to unit cohesion, a claim that continues to prop up the controversial “don’t ask, don’...

Resettling the borderlands

A study of Imperial Russian and Soviet resettlement policies in the South Caucasus and their impact on the ethnic conflict.

Protecting biological diversity

The most species-rich regions of the globe, the tropics, are economically the poorest. How can biologists work toward effective protection for endangered species in countries hungry for food and basic resources? And why should local people in those countries trust the advice of scientists from we...

Understanding canada

As corporations are restructured, governments cut back, and the international economy transformed, there is an increasing need to understand the economic and political forces involved, evaluate their implications, and develop strategies to modify them to meet society's interests. In light of the ...

Toronto edwardian

Frank Darling gained prominence as the principal of Darling & Pearson Architects, designing a plethora of bank buildings in the early twentieth century. Toronto Edwardian positions Darling, whose work aligned with national ambitions and Britain’s global imperial project, as a leading figure o...

Creating carleton

Carleton College began in 1942 by offering evening courses for academic credit. It became a full-time college with the return of veterans from Europe. For the next decade it survived as a private non-sectarian institution, with the administration trying t

The mackenzie-papineau battalion

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War, this is the story of the Canadians who went to fight in that epic conflict.

Le concept de liberté au canada à l’époque des révolutions atlantiques (1776-1838)

An argument for competing ideals of liberty as a motivation for the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada.

The tremblay report

The Report of the Tremblay Commission was an in-depth examination of the philosophical and moral basis of French-Canadian society. As such, it is essential to any deep understanding of French Canada.

Before ontario

A lively and accessible introduction to Ontario's Aboriginal past, from the province’s leading archaeologists.

The revolution in military affairs

The war in Afghanistan, the Gulf war, and the NATO bombardment of Kosovo show clearly how advances in information technology are driving a high-tech revolution in military affairs (RMA) and transforming the nature of modern warfare. Elinor Sloan outlines the major elements of the RMA and examines...

Broken

An exploration of the impact of institutionalization in the lives of Canadian families.

Strangers to neighbours

Evaluating private refugee sponsorship and its potential for global refugee policy.

Prehistory of western siberia

First among unequals

How political elites shape public policy, viewed through the lens of Premier Danny Williams' headline-grabbing tactics.

The poetic imperative

A fresh look at poetry's vital role in exploring, and extending, our sense of what it means to be human.

The view from xanadu

The Hearst newspaper chain, at its peak the largest in the history of American journalism, was a mouthpiece for William Randolph Hearst. He expounded his views on national and world events in editorials, becoming a major and ever-present figure in the political arena. Despise and hate him as they...

The canadian federalist experiment

In The Canadian Federalist Experiment Frederick Vaughan details how the fathers of Confederation, defiantly determined to perpetuate monarchical government despite Enlightenment philosophy that insisted that republicanism was the only legitimate form of government, embraced the Hobbesean principl...