"... required reading for Canadians who want to understand the social disasters of the last decade". -- Sun (Vancouver) "... will have many Canadians gnashing their teeth in anger and humiliation -- make sure you have a good dental plan...
Social conditions
- Author:Barlow, MaudeSummary:
- Author:Walmsley, Christopher, Kading, TerrySummary:
Small Canadian cities confront serious social issues as a result of the neoliberal economic restructuring practiced by both federal and provincial governments since the 1980s. Drastic spending reductions and ongoing restraint in social...
- Author:Talaga, TanyaSummary:
In 1966, twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away from residential school. An inquest was called and four recommendations were made to prevent another tragedy. None of those recommendations...
- Author:Anderson, Mark CronlundSummary:
- Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:
USBBY Oustanding International Books selection. After he finally manages to escape from being a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, Diego is taken in by the Ricardo family -- poor coca farmers who provide a safe haven while...
- Author:Bourgois, Philippe I.Summary:
This powerful study immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug addiction in the contemporary United States. For over a decade Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg followed a social network of two dozen heroin injectors...
- Author:Rivers, FrancineSummary:
Sold into prostitution as an orphan, Angel has never believed in love. Then Michael Hosea pursues her, showers her with unconditional love, and marries her. Through his caring, Michael slowly melts Angel's icy heart.
- Author:Sweet, James H.Summary:
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- Author:Comack, ElizabethSummary:
Policing is a controversial subject, generating considerable debate. One issue of concern has been "racial profiling" by police, that is, the alleged practice of targeting individuals and groups on the basis of "race....
- Author:Dhillon, JaskiranSummary:
"In 2016, Canada's newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country. Does this outward shift in the Canadian state's approach to...
- Author:Korinek, Valerie JoyceSummary:
"Prairie Fairies draws upon a wealth of oral, archival and cultural histories to recover the experiences of queer urban and rural people in the prairies. Focusing on the five major urban centres: Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton,...
- Author:Persky, StanSummary:
Twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall was pulled down by Berliners fed up with the division of their city, Stan Persky returns to Eastern Europe. In essays informative and insightful, he illuminates what some consider the final act...