University of Calgary Press

Andy Weaver led a life of quiet contemplation before becoming a father at the age of 42. Within three years he had two sons; two small, relentless disruptions to an existence which had, for a very...

Andy Weaver led a life of quiet contemplation before becoming a father at the age of 42. Within three years he had two sons; two small, relentless disruptions to an existence which had, for a very...

Author: Ken HuntPublisher: University of Calgary PressPublication Date: April 15, 2020Number of Pages: 144 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1773850547ISBN-13: 9781773850542

The search for a M?tis identity and what constitutes that identity is a key issue facing many Aboriginals of mixed ancestry today. The People Who Own Themselves reconstructs 250 years of Desjarlais...

Access to university education in Africa was inadequate during the colonial period. With independence, various African countries moved away from the elitist colonial education system by embarking on...

So the emblem of the West / Our bright Maple Leaf is bless'd / To its children of the goodly open hand; / All the nations of the earth / Are now learning of its worth / And are flocking to this...

Author: Wayne ArthursonPublisher: University of Calgary PressPublication Date: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 120 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1773850776ISBN-13: 9781773850771

The Reindeer Botanist is the first biography of one of Canada's most remarkable botanists. Alf Erling Porsild grew up on the Arctic Station in West Greenland and later served as curator of botany at...

Does history matter any more? In an era when both the past and memory seem to be sources of considerable interest and, frequently, lively debate, has the academic discipline of history ceased to...

Rose is divorced, fifty, and estranged from her daughter. At a student art opening on a rainy March evening she meets Morrison, a genial hoarder and womb-twin survivor, who leads us to Abbey, a...

The grey wolf is one of the world's most polarizing and charismatic species. Respected, adored, or held in awe by many as an icon of wilderness, wolves have also sparked fear and hatred when they...

The grey wolf is one of the world's most polarizing and charismatic species. Respected, adored, or held in awe by many as an icon of wilderness, wolves have also sparked fear and hatred when they...

The Diamond Hitch uses, as its source material, a travel diary kept by my grandmother Phyllis and her best friend Anne, during their journey through the interior of British Columbia in 1951. The...

Tools of the Trade presents a collection of academic papers from international archaeologists, senior professors, and students alike. Each chapter focuses on the discussion and application of unique...

Transboundary Policy Challenges responds to a growing interest in borderlands environmental policy by highlighting significant transboundary research and practices being undertaken within and across...

While much has been said about the global war on terror, the concept remains cunningly elusive and yet undeniably pervasive. This collection of essays is an effort to discover the Canadian "self"...

Alberta farmers and ranchers know that, in the frustrating business of agriculture, years of bounty inexplicably turn into years of despair. Looking back over the past half century, Jaques recounts...

Author: Amy LeblancPublisher: University of Calgary PressPublication Date: June 15, 2021Number of Pages: 112 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 177385139XISBN-13: 9781773851396

The mythology of Western Canada is dominated by male images: the fur trader, the Mountie, the missionary, the miner, the cowboy, the politician, the Chief. Unsettled Pasts re-examines the West...

Why has violence been a predominant topic in contemporary Argentine literature and film? Violence in Argentine Literature and Film draws on multiple critical approaches to explore how images of...

The Briscoe-MacDougall family retire to their lakeside cabin each summer. This annual vacation is at time to unwind and refresh, a time to relax away from the hustle and bustle of city life. We are...

During a career that spans nearly fifty years, Mike Apsey has seen first-hand the complexities of the forest, in settings ranging from jungle villages, the global forest, and corporate and government...

In Whose Man in Havana? the author offers an unconventional, often dark, but more often hilarious view of diplomacy in settings as varied as Haiti, London, the Dominican Republic, the Balkans,...

Wilderness and Waterpower explores how the need for electricity at the turn of the century affected and shaped Banff National Park. Today's conservationists and energy researchers will find much to...

Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, Karen Jones considers changing ideas of nature and wilderness and competing visions of the North American West. Wolf Mountains is...

In Women Between, Verna Reid explores the evolving perceptions of "self" in the work of four Canadian women--visual artists Aganetha Dyck and Mary Pratt, and writers Sharon Butala and Mary Meigs. All...

Words and images interact with each other in art and everyday life and do so in many different ways. Building on recent trends in linguistic analysis and visual semiotics, a vibrant interdisciplinary...

Writing Geographical Exploration: Thomas James and the Northwest Passage, 1631-33 summarizes the various factors that influence the writing and interpretation of exploration narratives, demonstrating...

Take a trip through Alberta with Canada's finest established and emerging poets as your guides. Writing the Terrain is the first anthology dedicated solely to the poetry of the Alberta landscape and...