In this new edition of her groundbreaking social history The Girl and the Game (2002), M. Ann Hall updates her lively narrative of how women resisted masculine hegemony in Canadian sport and, in turn,
McLean (anthropology, Central Michigan U.) reports findings from an ethnographic study conducted at a nursing home on the east coast of the U.S. from 1992 to 1994, focusing on the "disturbed behaviors
Women continue to be underrepresented in policing, and female officers are more likely to work in gender-specific areas within their organizations.Policing and Gendered Justice provides a comprehensiv
Canada's ties with the Third World are all around us: every time Canadians use their cell phones, savour tropical fruits, plan their winter vacations, or consider donating money to an international ch
Canada's ties with the Third World are all around us: every time Canadians use their cell phones, savour tropical fruits, plan their winter vacations, or consider donating money to an international ch
Beautifully written and accessible to most readers, including those with little or no knowledge of Melanesia or anthropology,Ancestral Lines has become a modern classic of ethnography.Drawing on his l
Beautifully written and accessible to most readers, including those with little or no knowledge of Melanesia or anthropology,Ancestral Lines has become a modern classic of ethnography.Drawing on his l
Contemporary anthropology has changed drastically in the new millennium, expanding beyond the anachronistic study of .primitive. societies to confront the burning social, economic, and political chall
Inequality is currently gaining considerable attention in academic, policy, and media circles. From Thomas Piketty to Robert Putnam, there is no shortage of economic, sociological, or political analys
Private companies that respond poorly to a crisis may go bankrupt, wiping out investments and jobs. Charities that respond poorly to a crisis may lose donations, ending support for the most vulnerable
"Gender", as an idea or concept "defines the feminist critical project." It is in the spirit of this project that Barbara Marshall undertakes a critical examination of gender as a constitutive categor
The Nisga'a Treaty presents an inside story of the socio-political dynamics behind the massive polling and advertising campaign through which the Government of British Columbia "sold" the Nisga'a Trea
Documents in Canadian Film is a collection of readings about the past, present and future of Canadian cinema. It deals with French as well as English language films — and the links and tensions betwee
In this third edition of Capitalism and Classical Social Theory, John Bratton and David Denham continue to highlight the relevance of classical social theory in today’s world. Discussing the ce
