Sociology and anthropology

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Lissa

By (author) Sherine Hamdy & Coleman Nye
Illustrated by Caroline Brewer & Sarula Bao
Categories: Anthropology
Series: ethnoGRAPHIC

Lissa is the powerful story of two young women – one dealing with kidney failure and organ transplantation in Egypt, and the other with breast cancer genetics and prevention in the US. It is the first ...

Curry

By (author) Naben Ruthnum
Categories: Sociology
Series: Exploded Views

Curry is a dish that doesn’t quite exist, but, as this hilarious and sharp essay points out, a dish that doesn’t properly exist can have infinite, equally authentic variations. Following in the footsteps ...

Radical Transformation

By (author) Kevin MacKay
Categories: Political activism

Drawing on a vast knowledge of history, human evolution, philosophy, and modern complexity theory, MacKay tells a story that recognizes the marvels of human civilization while revealing its dark tendency ...

Gandhi in a Canadian Context

Examines a variety of relationships between Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) and facets of life in Canada.

Gandhi in a Canadian Context examines a range of intriguing and under-studied connections between ...

Struggles for Justice in Canada and Mexico

By (author) Linda Snyder
Categories: Social theory

Case studies of Canadian and Mexican communities struggling for justice illustrate social mobilization and community organizing theory.

Struggles for Justice in Canada and Mexico examines Canadian and ...

Redesigning Work

By (author) Graham Lowe & Frank Graves
Categories: Sociology

Redesigning Work is a data-rich analysis of the state of Canada’s workers and their job market… This is an important book for employers, workers and policy-makers alike. ”Honourable John ...

Brought to Light

By (author) J. Scott Kenney
Categories: Sociology

A sociological lens on the freemasons; the author asked contemporary freemasons, "What does it mean to you today?"

Secret societies are becoming increasingly controversial—thrust into public awareness ...

Human Rights in Canada

Is there such a thing as a Canadian rights culture? There are virtually no limits to how people employ rights-talk today, from the most profound violations of individual freedom to the mundane realities ...

Settler

Canada has never had an “Indian problem” but it does have a Settler problem. Through an engaging, and sometimes enraging, look at the relationships between Canada and Indigenous nations, the authors ...

Le Québec et ses mutations culturelles

Feu la québécitude ? Le fond des traditions ne soutient plus nos rêves d’émancipation. Il faut maintenant faire sans elles ou trouver de nouvelles façons de renouer avec elles.

Qu’est-ce que ...