A Long Journey
The previously untold history of residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland, recounted by former students and… Read More
SOCIAL SCIENCE
A Stone for Andrew Dunphy
This rare book is about community, caring and pioneer survival. It brings to life Andrew Dunphy— a man who roamed northern Cape Breton, carried the news, nursed his neighbours—and wrote magnificent obituary poems… Read More
A Wholesome Horror: 2nd Ed.
Pre-order only (Jan 2023) A history of poor houses in Nova Scotia, the laws governing them, the people who lived and worked in them, their treatment, and some events of… Read More
Abolitionist Intimacies
Abolition is not only a political movement to end prisons; it is also an intimate one deeply motivated by… Read More
Abortion to Abolition
This illustrated, accessible book will tell the empowering stories behind the struggles for reproductive justice, celebrating past wins and revealing an abolitionist path… Read More
About Canada: Children & Youth
Canada is a signatory on the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which guarantees the protection and care of children and youth. About Canada: Children and Youth examines each of the… Read More
About Canada: Health and Illness, 2nd Edition
Most Canadians believe that their experiences of health and illness are shaped by genetics, medical care and lifestyle choices. Governments, the media and disease associations reinforce this perception by… Read More
About Canada: Poverty
For a country as wealthy as Canada, poverty is utterly unnecessary. In <em>About Canada: Poverty</em>, Jim Silver illustrates that poverty is about more than a shortage of money: it is complex… Read More
About Canada: Queer Rights
Is Canada a “queer utopia”? Canada was the fourth country in the world – and the first in the Western Hemisphere – to legalize same-sex marriage. Queer people in Canada… Read More
About Canada: Women’s Rights
A foundational look at Canada’s history of women’s rights and the contributions and accomplishments women have made in… Read More
Africentric Social Work
The first of its kind in Canada, this book provides an invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike by presenting a dynamic approach to African-centred service provision that is ethical and… Read More
Becoming an Ally, 3rd Edition
Anne Bishop confronts the question of oppression head on by drawing on her own experience both as an oppressed person as an oppressor. She tells us the we learn to be oppressors from our own… Read More
Before the Parade
Before the Parade traces the beginnings of Halifax’s gay, lesbian, and bisexual community. Journalist and activist Rebecca Rose melds insights and perspectives from the people at the forefront with a… Read More
Black and White
The anticipated debut by a biracial community leader and citizen activist, exploring his lived experience of systemic racism in North America and the paths forward.… Read More
Black Canadians, Second Edition
Black Canadians provides an authoritative reference for teachers, students and the general public who seek to know more about the Black Diaspora in North America. Arguments made in this book may be… Read More
Black Loyalists
During the American Revolution (1775-1783), the British government offered freedom to slaves who would desert their rebel masters as a way of ruining the American economy. Many Black men and women escaped to… Read More
Boomerang Ethics
Timely and incredibly important, <em>Boomerang Ethics</em> is a much-needed resource in the fight against racism because it does not gloss over the self-interests of members of the privileged,… Read More
Ce n’etait pas nous les sauvages
As a person of First Nation ancestry I cannot help but wonder if the failure of Caucasian Americans and Canadians to reveal and teach about the horrors their ancestors carried out against North American First… Read More
