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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1440
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Medical and Health Care Books and Serials in Print
Author: Subject Guide to Books in Print
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2160
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Books in Print
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2484
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International Books in Print
Author: Colour-Coded
Author: Constance BackhousePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690852
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 505
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Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal system in the first half of this century, and underscores the damaging legacy of inequality that continues today. Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, taking us from the criminal prosecution of traditional Aboriginal dance to the trial of members of the 'Ku Klux Klan of Kanada.' From thousands of possibilities, Backhouse has selected studies that constitute central moments in the legal history of race in Canada. Her selection also considers a wide range of legal forums, including administrative rulings by municipal councils, criminal trials before police magistrates, and criminal and civil cases heard by the highest courts in the provinces and by the Supreme Court of Canada. The extensive and detailed documentation presented here leaves no doubt that the Canadian legal system played a dominant role in creating and preserving racial discrimination. A central message of this book is that racism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as a raceless society. Winner of the Joseph Brant Award, presented by the Ontario Historical Society
Four Centuries of Medical History in Canada and a Sketch of the Medical History of Newfoundland
Author: John J. HeagertyFour Centuries of Medical History in Canada and a Sketch of the Medical History of Newfoundland
Author: John Joseph HeagertyPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Four Centuries of Medical History in Canada, and A Sketch of the Medical History of Newfoundland
Author: John Joseph HeagertyPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
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Medicine and Technology in Canada, 1900-1950
Author: Allison Kirk-MontgomeryPublisher:
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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"Over the past two centuries, technology has played a significant role in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in Canada. Technology -- in the form of instruments, devices, machines, drugs, and systems -- has aided medical science, altered medical practice, and changed the illness experience of patients. Nineteenth-century medical technology consisted of predominantly surgical and diagnostic instruments used by individual practitioners. By the twentieth century, large, hospital–based technologies operated by teams emerged as powerful tools in the identification and management of disease [...] Our selection of diseases, research initiatives, and medical treatments highlights larger patterns in medicine, identifies Canadian contributions, and considers the impact of these innovations on Canadian society. In this fifty–year period, public health initiatives limited the spread of contagious diseases and addressed the problem of impure water and milk. Medical practitioners used X–rays to diagnose tuberculosis and to treat cancer. The discovery of insulin in Toronto in 1921–22 offered a management therapy for diabetes patients, who were otherwise facing certain death.
Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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