History
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Busted
An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada
Visually engaging and approachably written, Busted is a timely examination of Canada’s history of drug control and movements against that control. Susan Boyd argues that in order to chart the future, it is worthwhile for us as Canadians to know our history of prohibition.
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Bearing Witness
Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion
“A compelling read, and a tribute to the courage and determination of those reporters who had to confront scenes of terrible misery, at considerable risk and with compassion.”
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Flying Fish in the Great White North
The Autonomous Migration of Black Barbadians
As recently as the 1960s, the Canadian government enforced discriminatory, anti-Black immigration policies, designed to restrict and prohibit the entry of Black Barbadians and Black West Indians.
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Writing the Roma
Histories, Policies and Communities in Canada
Writing the Roma is the first book to provide an overview of the identities, origins, history and treatment of Roma refugees.
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On Building a Social Movement
The North American Campaign for South African Liberation
“In his characteristically engaging conversational style, combining intimate first-hand knowledge and lightly-worn scholarship with strong opinions, John Saul takes the reader vividly into the heart of the Canadian and American movements that supported the anti-apartheid and liberation struggles in southern Africa.” — Colin Leys, co-editor, The Socialist Register
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Viola Desmond’s Canada
A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land
Viola Desmond’s Canada is groundbreaking book aimed at providing both general readers and students of Canadian history with a concise overview of the narrative of the Black experience in Canada.
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Nta’tugwaqanminen
Our Story: Evolution of the Gespe’gewa’gi Mi’gmaq
Nta’tugwaqanminen provides evidence that the Mi’gmaq of the Gespe’gewa’gi (Northern New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula) have occupied their territory since time immemorial.
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About Canada: Women’s Rights
A foundational look at Canada’s history of women’s rights and the contributions and accomplishments women have made in Canada.
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An Act of Genocide
Colonialism and the Sterilization of Aboriginal Women
An in-depth investigation of the forced sterilization of Aboriginal women carried out by the Canadian government.
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Girl Trouble
Panic and Progress in the Lives of Young Women
In this witty and wonderful book, eminent historian Carol Dyhouse shows that for over a century now, where there’s a horrific headline, a scandal or a wave of moral outrage you can bet a girl’s to blame.
