Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Religion, culture, and the state Religion, culture, and the state Howard Adelman "The Canadian principle of reasonable accommodation demands that the cultural majority make certain concessions to the needs of minority groups if these concessions will not cause 'undue hardship.' T… OL16178744W
Christianity and ethnicity in Canada Christianity and ethnicity in Canada Paul A. Bramadat Eleven scholars explore the complex relationships between religious and ethnic identity within the nine major Christian traditions in Canada. The contributors discuss the ways in which changes in the… OL18696522W
Culture-infused counselling Culture-infused counselling Nancy Arthur Culture-Infused Counselling is the second edition of Arthur and Collins?s text, originally published in 2005. The book treats culture as ubiquitous, and advocates an approach to counselling that is?c… OL19277750W
The Borders of Race The Borders of Race Melinda Mills 1 online resource (281 pages) OL20197664W
Democracy and ethnography Democracy and ethnography Carol J. Greenhouse,Roshanak Kheshti These ethnographic essays by scholars in anthropology, law, political science, folklore, public administration, medicine, and linguistics show contemporary connections between liberal democracy and e… OL20544333W
Déficience intellectuelle Déficience intellectuelle Association internationale de recherche scientifique en faveur des personnes handicapées mentales. Congrès De nombreux défis pour la pratique et pour la recherche ont émergé au cours des dernières années dans le domaine de la déficience intellectuelle. La reconnaissance des droits de la personne handicapé… OL24698790W
Trans, multi, interculturalité, trans, multi, interdisciplinarité Trans, multi, interculturalité, trans, multi, interdisciplinarité Patrick Imbert,Brigitte Fontille Entre le transculturel et le transdisciplinaire, comme entre le multiculturel et le multidisciplinaire ou l'interculturel et l'interdisciplinaire, des convergences concernant la science, la société e… OL26178701W
Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in content-based teaching Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in content-based teaching Mercè Bernaus "Educational institutions increasingly face the challenge of accommodating learners from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds in their classrooms. The training kit presents an innovati… OL26453899W
Gumbo world Gumbo world Desimber Rose Wattleton A celebration of difference in which a child, playing with crayons, sees that we all contribute to the pot of gumbo that is our world. Includes recipe. OL27710686W
Larry and friends Larry and friends Carla Torres "Larry and Friends is a captivating story about immigration and integration told in both English and Spanish language versions. The protagonist, Larry the Dog, is a juggler from Brooklyn and his frie… OL27962625W
Multicultural film Multicultural film Kathryn Karrh Cashin,Lauren C. Martilli An anthology of essays which explore multiculturalism and representation in various film eras and genres. OL28170493W
Combat pour le français Combat pour le français Claude Hagège L'anglais remplace le français dans tous les domaines, de plus en plus. L'auteur démontre qu'une politique linguistique vigilante et concrète de la langue française est indispensable, et qu'elle n'es… OL28772965W
Niños como yo Niños como yo Anabel Kindersley,Barnabas Kindersley Photographs and text depict the homes, schools, family life, and culture of young people around the world. OL28773308W
Seeing ourselves Seeing ourselves Carl E. James "Completely updated and reorganized, this new edition of 'Seeing ourselves' uses a collection of personal comments and essays, written by students from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, to examin… OL3139854W
Unequal relations Unequal relations Augie Fleras "Covering such issues as Aboriginal rights, Quebec nationalism, multilayered pluralism, nation-minorities, and racialized groups, readers are provided with a sociologically-informed introduction to t… OL3844835W
Hue Boy Hue Boy Rita Phillips Mitchell Everyone in little Hue Boy's island village has suggestions on how to help him grow, but he learns to stand tall in a way all his own. OL4291398W
Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and … Mestizo Democracy: The Politics of Crossing Borders (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and … John Francis Burke "Mestizo is a term from the Mexican sociopolitical experience. It means "mixture" and implies a particular kind of mixture that has resulted in a blend of indigenous, African, and Spanish genes and c… OL4975364W
Treasure for Lunch Treasure for Lunch Shenaaz Nanji Shaira loves the wonderful Indian foods that her grandmother prepares for her lunches, but she is worried that her school friends will find them strange. With rich full-color illustrations, Treasure … OL8915618W
Impossible Bodies, Impossible Selves: Exclusions and Student Subjectivities (Inclusive Education: C… Impossible Bodies, Impossible Selves: Exclusions and Student Subjectivities (Inclusive Education: C… Deborah Youdell This book looks inside the school to examine how every-day, school-level processes act to place particular students 'outside' the educational endeavour and argues for new strategies for thinking crit… OL9205429W