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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1708
Book Description
Canadiana
Author: The Search for Political Community
Author: Paul LichtermanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483438
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book challenges the myth that Americans' emphasis on personal fulfilment necessarily weakens commitment to the common good. Drawing on extensive participant-observation with a variety of environmentalist groups, Paul Lichterman argues that individualism sometimes enhances public, political commitment and that a shared respect for individual inspiration enables activists with diverse political backgrounds to work together. This personalised culture of commitment has sustained activists working long-term for social change. The book contrasts 'personalised politics' in mainly white environmental groups with a more traditional, community-centred culture of commitment in an African-American group. The untraditional, personalised politics of many recent social movements invites us to rethink common understandings of commitment, community, and individualism in a post-traditional world.
The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism
Author: Doctor Kean BirchPublisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1848139012
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
The recent, devastating and ongoing economic crisis has exposed the faultlines in the dominant neoliberal economic order, opening debate for the first time in years on alternative visions that do not subscribe to a ‘free’ market ethic. Bringing together the work of distinguished scholars and dedicated activists, The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism presents critical perspectives of neoliberal policies, questions the ideas underpinning neoliberalism, and explores diverse responses to it from around the world.
Geography and Social Movements
Author: Byron A. MillerPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816629503
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Context matters, as students of social movements increasingly agree, and yet very little attention has been paid to the role geography plays in activism. Geography and Social Movements corrects this oversight, bringing a geographical perspective to the study of social movements. Byron A. Miller directly addresses the implications of space, place, and scale in social movement mobilization, and then demonstrates their significance in a detailed comparative analysis of peace movements in three municipalities around Boston. In focusing on the Boston area -- an old northeastern region, heavily industrialized with many companies working on military contracts, and also a center of education -- Miller is able to explore how campaigns aimed at curbing nuclear arms operate within the cultural, political, social, and economic confines of particular places and spaces. He shows how the decisions and actions of local peace movement organizations played a central role in the movement's successes and failures, and how local organizations had to respond to the differing class, race, and gender characteristics of different locales. Miller's empirical analysis clearly demonstrates that geographic strategies for social movement organizations have direct consequences for the successes and failures of specific campaigns.
Looking Reality in the Eye
Author: Museums Association of SaskatchewanPublisher: University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 1552381439
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Museums are often stereotyped as dusty storage facilities for ancient artefacts considered important by only a handful of scholars. Recently there has been effort on the part of some museumologists to reconsider the role and responsibilities of museums, art galleries and science centres as integral social institutions in their communities. The book attempts to point the way towards a sustainable future for museums by examining institutions that have found creative ways to attain a socially responsive model for cultural resource management. Accessible and engaging, the articles presented here are an excellent starting point for any discussion on what museums have been and what they should strive to be.
Restoring the Balance
Author: Gail Guthrie ValaskakisPublisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN: 0887553613
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
First Nations peoples believe the eagle flies with a female wing and a male wing, showing the importance of balance between the feminine and the masculine in all aspects of individual and community experiences. Centuries of colonization, however, have devalued the traditional roles of First Nations women, causing a great gender imbalance that limits the abilities of men, women, and their communities in achieving self-actualization.Restoring the Balance brings to light the work First Nations women have performed, and continue to perform, in cultural continuity and community development. It illustrates the challenges and successes they have had in the areas of law, politics, education, community healing, language, and art, while suggesting significant options for sustained improvement of individual, family, and community well-being. Written by fifteen Aboriginal scholars, activists, and community leaders, Restoring the Balance combines life histories and biographical accounts with historical and critical analyses grounded in traditional thought and approaches. It is a powerful and important book.
An Option for Quebec
Author: René LévesquePublisher: Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Perils of Pedagogy
Author: John GreysonPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773541438
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
The first book to examine the works of controversial film and video-maker, queer activist, and agent provocateur, John Greyson.
Lilies, Or, The Revival of a Romantic Drama
Author: Michel Marc BouchardPublisher:
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
A revival of a romantic drama, Simon Doucet re-enacts for Jean Bilodeau, now a Catholic bishop, their past as lovers while rehearsing The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastien.
The Acadians of Québec
Author: Pierre-Maurice HébertPublisher:
ISBN: 9781886560451
Category : Acadians
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description