New Histories for Old
Changing Perspectives on Canada’s Native Pasts
The collection combines essays by prominent senior historians, geographers, and anthropologists with contributions by new voices in these fields, to shed new light on the history of scholarship on Canada’s Aboriginal past.
Historicizing Canadian Anthropology
The first significant examination of the historical development of anthropological study addresses key issues in the evolution of the discipline.
Clio's Warriors
Canadian Historians and the Writing of the World Wars
Acclaimed historian and author Tim Cook (At the Sharp End) analyses where the practice of academic military history has come from and where it needs to go.
Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision
This inspiring volume elaborates a new inclusive vision of a global and national order and articulates new approaches for protecting, healing, and restoring long-oppressed peoples, and for respecting their cultures and languages.
The Social Life of Stories
Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory
In this illuminating study of indigenous oral narratives, Julie Cruikshank moves beyond the text to explore the social power and significance of storytelling.
Japanese Historians and the National Myths, 1600-1945
The Age of the Gods and Emperor Jinmu
This is the first comprehensive study of modern Japanese historians and their relationship to nationalism and how they interpreted ancient myths of their origins.
Creating Historical Memory
English-Canadian Women and the Work of History
This engaging collection of essays seeks to create an awareness of the contributions made by women to history and the historical profession from 1870 to 1970 in English Canada.