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Hunters at the Margin

Par (auteur) John Sandlos
Catégories: Nature
Séries: Nature | History | Society

Hunters at the Margin examines the conflict in the Northwest Territories between Native hunters and conservationists over three big game species: the wood bison, the muskox, and the caribou. John Sandlos ...

The Archive of Place

Par (auteur) William Turkel
Catégories: History
Séries: Nature | History | Society

The Archive of Place weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in a particular location – British Columbia’s Chilcotin Plateau. In the mid-1990s, the Chilcotin was at the centre ...

Awful Splendour

Par (auteur) Stephen J. Pyne
Catégories: Nature
Séries: Nature | History | Society

Fire is a defining element in Canadian land and life. With few exceptions, Canada’s forests and prairies have evolved with fire. Its peoples have exploited fire and sought to protect themselves from ...

Hunting for Empire

Par (auteur) Greg Gillespie
Catégories: Chasse
Séries: Nature | History | Society

Hunting for Empire offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. Greg Gillespie integrates critical perspectives from cultural studies, literary criticism, and cultural geography to analyze ...

States of Nature

States of Nature is one of the first books to trace the development of Canadian wildlife conservation from its social, political, and historical roots. While noting the influence of celebrity conservationists ...