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SS Atlantic

It’s a cold April night on the high seas. A ship steams quickly towards port. Aboard are wealthy passengers enjoying their luxurious accommodations. In the holds below, steerage passengers sit in crowded ...

Identity/Difference Politics

By (author) Rita Dhamoon
Categories: Politics and government

Theories of liberal multiculturalism have come to dominate debates
about identity and difference politics in contemporary western
political theory. Identity/Difference Politics offers a
nuanced critique ...

Restoring the Balance

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. ...

First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law

First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law explores First
Nations perspectives on cultural heritage and issues of reform within
and beyond Western law. Written in collaboration with First Nation
partners, ...

Subsistence and Culture in the Western Canadian Arctic

By (author) Matthew W. Betts
Categories: Social Science
Series: Mercury Series

The Siglit, or Mackenzie Inuit, the ancestors of the modern Inuvialuit, were, at the time of Euroamerican contact, the most populous and complex Inuit society in the Canadian Arctic. Through innovative ...

The Uncertain Business of Doing Good

By (author) Larry Krotz
Categories: Development studies

The relationship between Westerners and Africa has long been conflicted and complicated. Frequently exploitative, it is also just as often propelled by an almost irresistible urge to ‘do good’. The ...