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The Oriental Question

By (author) Patricia E. Roy
Categories: Social Science

Patricia Roy’s latest book, The Oriental Question, continues her study into why British Columbians — and many Canadians from outside the province — were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. ...

The Bar U and Canadian Ranching History

By (author) Simon Evans
Categories: History
Series: Parks and Heritage

For much of its 130-year history, the Bar U Ranch can claim to have been one of the most famous ranches in Canada. Its reputation is firmly based on the historical role that the ranch has played, its ...

East Timor: Testimony

By (author) Elaine Briere
Contributions by Noam Chomsky
Categories: Photographs: collections

The People of East Timor endured the brutality of colonization and invasion, to emerge into the uncertain light of nationhood. At this point of transition, through stunning images and insightful texts, ...

No Time to Mourn

By (author) Leon Kahn
Categories: The Holocaust

Growing up Jewish in the little town, or shtetl, of Eisiskes near the Polish-Lithuanian border, Leon Kahn experienced a peaceful childhood until September 1, 1939 when Hitler’s forces attacked Poland. ...

Frontier Cattle Ranching in the Land and Times of Charlie Russell

By (author) Warren M. Elofson
Categories: History

In Frontier Cattle Ranching in the Land and Times of Charlie Russell, Warren Elofson debunks the myth of the American "wild west" and the Canadian "mild west" by demonstrating that cattlemen on both sides ...

626 by 9

By (author) Sheldon Posen
Categories: History

“626” and “9” – two numbers that conjure up one of the most important figures in Canadian hockey: Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. During the 1940s and 50s, the Montreal Canadiens’ right ...

Canada's Religions

With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Aboriginal, or one of dozens of other religions - faith has huge ...