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“simon m evans”

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  • A Geography of the Hutterites in North America

    by Simon M. Evans ...
    A Geography of the Hutterites in North America explores the geographical diffusion of the Hutterite colonies from the “bridgehead” of Dakota Territory in 1874 to the present distribution across North America. Looking further than just maps of location, this book analyzes the relationship between parent and daughter colonies as the Hutterite population continues to grow and examines the role of ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

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    Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

    by Bob Joseph ...
    Since its creation in 1876, the Indian Act has dictated and constrained the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Peoples, and is at the root of many enduring stereotypes. Bob Joseph’s book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph examines how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, ... Read more

    $7.33 USD

  • Making the White Man's West

    Whiteness and the Creation of the American West

    by Jason E. Pierce ...
    The West, especially the Intermountain states, ranks among the whitest places in America, but this fact obscures the more complicated history of racial diversity in the region. In Making the White Man’s West, author Jason E. Pierce argues that since the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the American West has been a racially contested space. Using a nuanced theory of historical “whiteness,” he ... Read more

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  • "All the Real Indians Died Off"

    And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

    by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Dina Gilio-Whitaker ...
    Series Book 5 - Myths Made in America
    Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native AmericansIn this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as: ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Genealogy and the Law in Canada

    by Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson ...
    Series Book 3 - Genealogist's Reference Shelf
    Digital records and broad access to the Internet have made it easier for genealogists to gather relevant information from distant sources and to share the information they have gathered. The law, however, remains tied to particular geographic locations. This book discusses how specific laws -- access to information, personal data protection, libel, copyright, and regulation of cemeteries -- apply ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Legacy of Conquest

    The Unbroken Past of the American West

    by Patricia Nelson Limerick, Ph.D. ...
    "Limerick is one of the most engaging historians writing today." --Richard WhiteThe "settling" of the American West has been perceived throughout the world as a series of quaint, violent, and romantic adventures. But in fact, Patricia Nelson Limerick argues, the West has a history grounded primarily in economic reality; in hardheaded questions of profit, loss, competition, and consolidation. Here ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Talking Back to the Indian Act

    Critical Readings in Settler Colonial Histories

    Edited by Mary-Ellen Kelm, Keith Smith ...
    Talking Back to the Indian Act is a comprehensive "how-to" guide for engaging with primary source documents. The intent of the book is to encourage readers to develop the skills necessary to converse with primary sources in more refined and profound ways. As a piece of legislation that is central to Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples and communities, and one that has undergone many ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Nature's Trust

    Environmental Law for a New Ecological Age

    by Mary Christina Wood ...
    Environmental law has failed us all. As ecosystems collapse across the globe and the climate crisis intensifies, environmental agencies worldwide use their authority to permit the very harm that they are supposed to prevent. Growing numbers of citizens now realize they must act before it is too late. This book exposes what is wrong with environmental law and offers transformational change based on ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Temagami

    A Debate on Wilderness

    Edited by Matt Bray, Ashley Thomson ...
    Over the past two decades, the question of who owns the land of Temagami and how the land should be used has caused a debate of unparalleled intensity.For the native people, it is their lands under attack. For environmentalists from all parts of Ontario, it is a case of ecological preservation of a unique but fast-disappearing wilderness. For others, dependent upon the resource sector, it is a ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Animals Property & The Law

    by Gary Francione ...
    Series series Ethics And Action
    "Pain is pain, irrespective of the race, sex, or species of the victim," states William Kunstler in his foreword. This moral concern for the suffering of animals and their legal status is the basis for Gary L. Francione's profound book, which asks, Why has the law failed to protect animals from exploitation?Francione argues that the current legal standard of animal welfare does not and cannot ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Women of the Northern Plains

    Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier

    by Barbara Handy-Marchello ...
    In Women of the Northern Plains, Barbara Handy-Marchello tells the stories of the unsung heroes of North Dakota's settlement era: the farm women. As the men struggled to raise and sell wheat, the women focused on barnyard labor—raising chickens and cows and selling eggs and butter—to feed and clothe their families and maintain their households through booms and busts. Handy-Marchello focuses on ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • American Legal History

    A Very Short Introduction

    by G. Edward White ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Law has played a central role in American history. From colonial times to the present, law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful role in shaping that society, though not always in positive ways. Eminent legal scholar G. Edward White-author of the ongoing, multi-volume Law in American History-offers a compact overview that sheds ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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