Milestones on a Golden Road
Writing for Chinese Socialism, 1945-80
Milestones on a Golden Road examines works of fiction written in China between 1945 and 1980, when the arts were required to reflect a Maoist vision of history and society.
Merry Laughter and Angry Curses
The Shanghai Tabloid Press, 1897-1911
Merry Laughter and Angry Curses investigates the proliferation of late-Qing-era tabloid journalism and the tabloids’ role in subverting the political and intellectual establishment.
Nooksack Place Names
Geography, Culture, and Language
The first comprehensive study of Nooksack place names in Washington State and southern British Columbia, based on historical records and field trips with elders.
First Person Plural
Aboriginal Storytelling and the Ethics of Collaborative Authorship
Focusing on the 1990s, when debates over voice and representation were particularly explosive, McCall investigates a wide range of “told-to” narratives that have shaped the struggle for Aboriginal rights in Canada, and asks what is at stake in crafting a politics and ethics of collaboration.
On the Art of Being Canadian
Drawing on a wealth of artistic expression, this book explores how the arts and artists have shaped Canadian national identity.
Language Matters
How Canadian Voluntary Associations Manage French and English
Canadian voluntary associations have proven that they can effectively manage bilingualism -- this book shows how and why.
Working Girls in the West
Representations of Wage-Earning Women
Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the “working girl” heroines of western Canada’s poetry, prose, and fiction.
Invocations
The Poetry and Prose of Gwendolyn MacEwen
A new critical reading of eminent Canadian author Gwendolyn MacEwen's poetry and prose.