The Canadian Odyssey

Author : Peter H. Russell
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487514488

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Canada's Odyssey by Peter H. Russell Pdf

150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation. In Canada’s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day. By focusing on what he calls the "three pillars" of English Canada, French Canada, and Aboriginal Canada, Russell advances an important view of our country as one founded on and informed by "incomplete conquests". It is the very incompleteness of these conquests that have made Canada what it is today, not just a multicultural society but a multinational one. Featuring the scope and vivid characterizations of an epic novel, Canada’s Odyssey is a magisterial work by an astute observer of Canadian politics and history, a perfect book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Author : Peter H. Russell
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442690486

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Constitutional Odyssey by Peter H. Russell Pdf

Constitutional Odyssey is an account of the politics of making and changing Canada's constitution from Confederation to the present day. Peter H. Russell frames his analysis around two contrasting constitutional philosophies – Edmund Burke's conception of the constitution as a set of laws and practices incrementally adapting to changing needs and societal differences, and John Locke's ideal of a Constitution as a single document expressing the will of a sovereign people as to how they are to be governed. The first and second editions of Constitutional Odyssey, published in 1992 and 1993 respectively, received wide-ranging praise for their ability to inform the public debate. This third edition continues in that tradition. Russell adds a new preface, and a new chapter on constitutional politics since the defeat of the Charlottetown Accord in 1993. He also looks at the 1995 Quebec Referendum and its fallout, the federal Clarity Act, Quebec's Self-Determination Act, the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Social Union Framework Agreement and the Council of the Federation, progress in Aboriginal self-determination such as Nunavut and the Nisga'a Agreement, and the movement to reduce the democratic deficit in parliamentary government. Comprehensive and eminently readable, Constitutional Odyssey is as important as ever.

Author : Canada. Multiculturalism Directorate,P. D. CHIMBOS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:56235148

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Canadian Odyssey - the Greek Experience in Canada by Canada. Multiculturalism Directorate,P. D. CHIMBOS Pdf

Author : Barrington Walker
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442646896

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The African Canadian Legal Odyssey by Barrington Walker Pdf

The African Canadian Legal Odyssey explores the history of African Canadians and the law from the era of slavery until the early twenty-first century. This collection demonstrates that the social history of Blacks in Canada has always been inextricably bound to questions of law, and that the role of the law in shaping Black life was often ambiguous and shifted over time. Comprised of eleven engaging chapters, organized both thematically and chronologically, it includes a substantive introduction that provides a synthesis and overview of this complex history. This outstanding collection will appeal to both advanced specialists and undergraduate students and makes an important contribution to an emerging field of scholarly inquiry.

Author : Sylvia Olsen
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781771622875

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Unravelling Canada by Sylvia Olsen Pdf

Author and knitter Sylvia Olsen explore Canada's history, landscape, economy and social issues on a cross-country knitting-themed road trip. In 2015, Sylvia Olsen and her partner, Tex, embarked on a cross-Canada journey from the Salish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean to conduct workshops, exchange experiences with other knitters and, Olsen hoped, discover a fresh appreciation for Canada. Along the way, with stops in over forty destinations, including urban centres as well as smaller communities like Sioux Lookout, ON, and Shelburne, NS, Olsen observed that the knitters of Canada are as diverse as their country’s geography. But their textured and colourful stories about knitting create a common narrative. With themes ranging from personal identity, cultural appropriation, provincial stereotypes and national icons to “boyfriend sweaters” and love stories, Unravelling Canada is both a celebration and a discovery of an ever-changing national landscape. Insightful, optimistic and beautifully written, it is a book that will speak to knitters and would-be knitters alike.

Author : Peter D. Chimbos
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015051120346

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The Canadian Odyssey by Peter D. Chimbos Pdf

Author : Geoff Pevere,Greig Dymond
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice Hall Canada
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Arts, Canadian
ISBN : 0132630885

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Mondo Canuck by Geoff Pevere,Greig Dymond Pdf

Author : Peter H. Russell
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9781487502041

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Canada's Odyssey by Peter H. Russell Pdf

In Canada's Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day.

Author : Peter D. Chimbos
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039062240

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The Canadian Odyssey by Peter D. Chimbos Pdf

Author : Patrice Demers Kaneda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1478713364

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A Tale of Two Migrations by Patrice Demers Kaneda Pdf

A French Canadian Odyssey...Between 1840 and 1930 millions of people passed through Ellis Island to New York from the countries of Europe, but what do we know of the descendants of the 10,000 original settlers of Nouvelle France, French Canada, who walked, came on horseback, or train and made their way to New England and to a new life during the same period? In this adventurous tale, Pat Demers Kaneda finds her family, real and imagined, in 17th century France and brings them across the sea to North America where they face hardship and unimagined challenges and leaves them in New England in the1950's to face a new decade. If you are one of the descendants of the Quebecois, this is your story. It is one more piece of the American mosaic.

Author : Scott Weidensaul
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393608915

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations—how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis—is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela—the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest—avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides—and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads.

Author : John Allison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0995340609

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A Most Canadian Odyssey by John Allison Pdf

A Most Canadian Odyssey is a history of education diplomacy, federalism in Canada in the era between 1844 and 1984.

Author : Patrick Brode,Osgoode Society
Publisher : Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015505772

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The Odyssey of John Anderson by Patrick Brode,Osgoode Society Pdf

Author : Nelson Wiseman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781487525392

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Partisan Odysseys by Nelson Wiseman Pdf

Motifs or recurring elements in Canadian party politics speak to dominant ideas of the era. Partisan Odysseys looks at how political parties have adjusted, adapted, and sometimes reinvented themselves in response to these cultural cues.

Author : Norman J. Threinen
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781525500763

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Landestreu, An Odyssey by Norman J. Threinen Pdf

The eighteenth century saw Prussia, Russia, and Austria competing for prominence in Central and Eastern Europe. Each sought to expand its territory by annexing weaker states. This led to the first partition of Poland in 1772 and subsequently to invitations from the three great powers to land-hungry farmers in German territories to move to their recently-acquired territories. Norman Threinen relates the story of one of his ancestors, Magnus Nerbass, who answered Austria's call for colonists for its new province of Galicia. His life and that of his descendants over the following hundred years in the village of Landestreu is the focus of the first part of the book. When Landestreu could not accommodate the succeeding generation, colonists looked to nearby Bukovina for new opportunities. Soon a cluster of colonies arose which centred in Katharinendorf. Also attracted were colonists from central Bukovina, including another of Threinen's ancestors, Philipp Brandt. As news of cheap land in Western Canada reached this cluster of colonies, Brandt and his five daughters and their spouses lead the movement to a new Landestreu in Eastern Saskatchewan, constituted not by a village but a church community.