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Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
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Author: Nipissing
Author: Françoise NoëlPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459724402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The Lake Nipissing area is best known as a voyageur route between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay visited by explorers, missionaries, and fur traders. All of these travellers, however, were on a journey elsewhere. This book focuses on the less well-known story of the area's transformation into a tourist destination between 1875 and 1955.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Hidden in Plain Sight
Author: Cora J. VoyageurPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690909
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The history of Aboriginal people in Canada taught in schools and depicted in the media tends to focus on Aboriginal displacement from native lands and the consequent social and cultural disruptions they have endured. Collectively, they are portrayed as passive victims of European colonization and government policy, and, even when well intentioned, these depictions are demeaning and do little to truly represent the role Aboriginal peoples have played in Canadian life. Hidden in Plain Sight adds another dimension to the story, showing the extraordinary contributions Aboriginal peoples have made - and continue to make - to the Canadian experience. From treaties to contemporary arts and literatures, Aboriginal peoples have helped to define Canada and have worked to secure a place of their own making in Canadian culture. For this volume, editors David R. Newhouse, Cora J. Voyageur, and Daniel J.K. Beavon have brought together leading scholars and other impassioned voices, and together, they give full treatment to the Aboriginal contribution to Canada's intellectual, political, economic, social, historic, and cultural landscapes. Included are profiles of several leading figures such as actor Chief Dan George, artist Norval Morrisseau, author Tomson Highway, activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, and politician Phil Fontaine, among others. Canada simply would not be what it is today without these contributions. The first of two volumes, Hidden in Plain Sight is key to understanding and appreciating Canadian society and will be essential reading for generations to come.
City of Glass
Author: Douglas CouplandPublisher:
ISBN: 9781553653592
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This irresistible little book offers a very different take on Vancouver, one of the world's most beautiful cities. Douglas Coupland applies his unique sensibility to everything from the Grouse Grind to glass towers, First Nations to feng shui, Kitsilano to Cantonese. Cleverly designed to mimic an underground Japanese magazine, this edition is fully updated and revised with riffs on Vancouver as a neon city, a land of treehuggers, and more.
Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Boston Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Literature and Painting In Quebec
Author: William J. BergPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442698306
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
This unique study explores how Quebec's landscapes have been represented in both literature and visual art throughout the centuries, from the writing of early explorers such as Cartier and Champlain to work by prominent contemporary authors and artists from the province. William J. Berg traces recurrent images and themes within these creations through the most significant periods in the development of a Quebecois identity that was threatened initially by the wilderness and indigenous populations, and later by the dominance of British and American influences. Focusing on the interplay between nature and culture in landscape representation, Literature and Painting in Quebec contends that both have reflected and fashioned the meaning of French-Canadian nationhood. As such, Literature and Painting in Quebec presents a new perspective to approach the notion of national identity, a quest that few groups have engaged in more persistently than the Quebecois.
Charlevoix
Author: Philippe DubéPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773507265
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
When asked, "Where is Murray Bay?" US President Taft always replied, "Murray Bay is a state of mind." For over two hundred years the Charlevoix region has played host to some of the world's most famous and adventurous travellers. Considered the "Newport" of Canada, Charlevoix has been a meeting place for rural French Canadians and urban English-speaking visitors.