Maria Da Silva: 33 books
Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva 3-Book Bundle
RMS Segwun / Ghost Towns of Muskoka / Ghosts of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2015
Three titles in Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva’s acclaimed series on the local history, maritime colour, and even the shadowy side of Ontario’s most picturesque communities. From ghost towns to actual ghosts, the unexpected abounds in this collection of the most surprising corners of Ontario —...
Imprensa Pedagógica na Ibero-América
local, nacional e transnacional
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Os impressos, sobretudo as revistas, tornaram-se fontes privilegiadas e objeto de estudos no campo da História da Educação, desde a década de 1980. Os trabalhos que se debruçam sobre os periódicos permitem investigar as questões da Educação de uma maneira bastante peculiar. O trabalho com...
by Maria Da Silva, Andrew Hind
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2018
A new, expanded edition detailing Niagara-on-the-Lake’s ghostly inhabitants.
Long-dead British soldiers, grieving lovers, lingering spirits — Niagara-on-the-Lake’s long and colourful history is kept alive by ghosts of its past.
Through historical investigation and eyewitness accounts,...
by Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2008
Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow -- or spectre -- of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely, having been swallowed by regenerating forests,...
by Maria Da Silva, Andrew Hind
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Ontario is rich in ghost towns, communities that were once thriving but which have been reduced to mere shadows of their former selves. Nine villages -- including silver camps, fishing ports, crossroads hamlets, and farming settlements -- come alive on the pages of this book. The term 'ghost town'...
RMS Segwun
Queen of Muskoka
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2012
One hundred and twenty-five years of steamboating in Muskoka come alive with the anniversary celebration of the RMS Segwun.
The Royal Mail Ship Segwun is the oldest operating steamship in North America, a Muskoka icon, and one of Ontario’s best-known tourist attractions. Built as a paddlewheeler...
Strange Events of Ontario
Chilling Tales of Phantoms, Curses and Hauntings
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Mythological sea monsters lurking in the depths of Lake Simcoe, a fair-haired Sasquatch combing the isolated stretches of northern highways, and the mournful "Maid of the Mist" of Niagara Falls are just some of the mysterious stories of Ontario found in this collection. Read up on the eerie...
Secrets of Lake Simcoe
Fascinating stories from Ontario's past
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
A lively book illustrated with archival photos, Secrets of Lake Simcoe is a valuable addition to local history collections and provides a refreshing way for anyone to view what some consider to be Canada's sixth Great Lake.
At the heart of central Ontario, Lake Simcoe has played an important...
by Maria Da Silva, Andrew Hind
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
The 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada was a defining moment in Canadian history. It led to political and economic reforms, pushed forward the process of nationhood, and sparked a sense of patriotism. It was also a time of turbulence, uncertainty, and sacrifice. Rebels Against Tories in Upper Canada 1837...
Experiências da emancipação
Biografias, instituições e movimentos sociais no pós-abolição (1890-1980)
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: October 11, 2015
Esta coletânea reúne a história de milhares de ex-escravos e de seus descendentes dos últimos anos do século XIX até a década de 1980. De forma plural e inovadora, analisa os significados do pós-abolição - período de propostas, lutas e expectativas - por meio de biografias, da trajetória...
Textos em contextos
Reflexões sobre o ensino da língua escrita
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Com o objetivo de discutir a alfabetização em sua complexidade, esta obra usa o referencial socioconstrutivista para relacionar teoria e prática em diferentes abordagens: as concepções de ensino e de escrita, as trajetórias escolares na alfabetização de crianças e adultos, os processos cognitivos...
Violência na história
Memória, trauma e reparação
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Nos últimos anos tem se intensificado, em todo o mundo, o debate sobre justiça de transição. Inúmeros países que vivenciaram ditaduras militares, regimes arbitrários e discriminatórios e experiências de guerra civil enfrentam, nos dias de hoje, a questão de como lidar com o legado da violência...
A primeira Gazeta da Bahia
idade d’Ouro do Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Neste livro, a historiadora luso-portuguesa Maria Beatriz Nizza da Silva faz uma análise da gazeta editada na Bahia a partir de 1811, resgatando e revelando a Cidade da Bahia durante o período colonial, através de uma perspectiva social e cultural e um olhar lançado sob as práticas comunicacionais...
Jacques Lacan
Além da clínica
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Texto integral da revista CULT especial Lacan. Edição mostra em que medida o pensamento lacaniano contribui para os debates sobre filosofia moral, teoria do conhecimento, questões de gênero e o lugar da arte contemporânea "A psicanálise é [...] experiência única, aliás bastante abjeta,...