Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tides of change on Grand Manan Island Tides of change on Grand Manan Island Joan Marshall Grand Manan Island, a 200-year old fishing village in the Bay of Fundy, has been overwhelmed by globalization, technology, and changing government policies. Changes on the island call into question t… OL15519316W
The social cure The social cure Jolanda Jetten 1 volume : 24 cm OL16182768W
The identity of Zhiqing The identity of Zhiqing Weiyi Wu "Outside China, little is known about the process and implications of the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside (UMDC) Movement, a Chinese state policy from 1967 to 1979 in which more than … OL20023281W
I am because we are I am because we are Fred L. Hord,Jonathan Scott Lee "This anthology of writings by prominent black thinkers from antiquity to the present makes the case for a central tradition of black philosophy, rooted in Africa and distinct from the intellectual h… OL20543927W
Bisexuality in Europe Bisexuality in Europe Emiel Maliepaard,Renate Baumgartner Bisexuality in Europe offers an accessible and diverse overview of research on bisexuality and bi+ people in Europe, providing a foundation for theorising and empirical work on plurisexual orientatio… OL21705077W
Cracking the Quebec code Cracking the Quebec code Jean-Marc Léger Most Quebecers come from a French culture, live in an English society and have an American lifestyle. Who are Quebecers exactly? What do they want? What are their aspirations? This book paints a surp… OL28757129W
Sacrificial Logics Sacrificial Logics Allison Weir Allison Weir sets forth a concept of identity which depends on an acceptance of nonidentity, difference, and connection to others, defined as a capacity to participate in a social world. Weir argues … OL3748863W
Slave culture Slave culture Sterling Stuckey In this ground-breaking study, Sterling Stuckey, a leading cultural historian and authority on slavery, explains how different African peoples interacted on the plantations of the South to achieve a … OL5268241W
The Social Construction of Intellectual Disability The Social Construction of Intellectual Disability Mark Rapley Intellectual disability is usually thought of as a form of internal, individual affliction, little different from diabetes, paralysis or chronic illness. This study, the first book-length application… OL5965750W
Global Linguistic Flows Global Linguistic Flows Awad Ibrahim "The book engages complex processes such as transnationalism, (im)migration, cultural flow, and diaspora in an effort to expand current theoretical approaches to language choice and agency, speech st… OL9585615W