Reviews

Pepper in Our Eyes: The Apec Affair

It’s been over two years since the pepper-spraying of University of British Columbia students by the RCMP at a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation captured national attention. In an age of limited historical memory, ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Bread Not Bombs: A Political Agenda for Social Justice

By Douglas Roche

Fortunately, Douglas Roche seems to have missed the unspoken rule that an appointment to the Canadian Senate usually means well-compensated obscurity, little work, and the occasional fine if you never show up.Rather than fading into ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

A Recognition of Being: Reconstructing Native Womanhood

By Kim Anderson

Women, with few exceptions, once held a great deal of power in aboriginal society. They were in charge of the home, controlled food distribution (at a time when stored food was considered a form of ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Native Peoples

★ Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State

By Alan C. Cairns

Alan C. Cairns, a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo and a scholar of federalism, the Constitution, and the Charter, has completed a remarkable and well-researched study that adds a measure of ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Native Peoples

Golden Goa

By Grant Buday

Whatever our reasons for setting off on a trip, most of us discover new perspectives and explore our own identities while travelling. We do take ourselves with us, as Plato said, wherever we go. We ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Sand Dance: By Camel Across Arabia’s Great Southern Desert

By Bruce Kirkby

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey

By Alison Wearing

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Magic on Ice: Figure Skating Stars, Tips and Facts

By Patty Cranston

Patty Cranston, former junior Canadian figure-skating champion, uses simple descriptions to demystify the technical elements of skating in this sequel to her first book, Superstars on Ice. Packed with information and page spreads, Magic on ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

★ What If? Amazing Stories Selected by Monica Hughes

By Monica Hughes

The name of Monica Hughes on a title page generally signals a welcome venture into science fiction or fantasy for young readers. She came into prominence in Canadian children’s literature with her works of science ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies

She

By Claire Harris

Who is “She”? The enigmatic title of Claire Harris’s seventh book of poetry refers to a Trinidadian immigrant living in Calgary named Penelope-Marie Lancet. We learn of her tragic life in a series of erratic ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

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