“A Mile of Make-Believe offers not only a highly readable and rewarding account of Santa Claus parades but a great many lessons that will help reshape the way in which scholars explore the history of ...

Clear instructions, extensive use of diagrams, and a full color photo supplement detail all the practical skills and knowledge essential for surviving and enjoying the wilderness. Includes basic instructions ...

Dr. George Karlis has been at the University of Ottawa since 1992. He is globally recognized for his work on ethnicity, culture, society, and leisure. He is also known for his research on sport tourism ...

One of the most famous and certainly most successful professional hockey teams of all time, the Montreal Canadiens are practically a national institution in Québec society. More than any other team, ...

Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide ...

From Arena to Zamboni, this entertaining A-to-Z guide for hockey lovers covers everything there is to know about Canada’s game--its origins, rules, equipment, terminology, culture, evolution and obscure ...

Some of hockey’s fiercest and most passionate players and fans can be found among Canada's First Nations populations, including NHL greats Jordin Tootoo, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Gino Odjick. At first ...

A controversial sport, rodeo is often seen as emblematic of the West's reputation as a “white man's country. ”A Wilder West complicates this view, showing how rodeo has been an important contact zone ...

When British soldiers began settling in early Canada, their sporting traditions blended with a Mi'kmaq game to create a new sport that evolved into hockey. A History of Hockey in Canada traces hockey's ...

Hockey occupies a prominent place in the Canadian cultural lexicon, as evidenced by the wealth of hockey-centred stories and novels published within Canada. In this exciting new work, Jason Blake takes ...