University Of Toronto Press Higher Education Division: 213 books
Trickster
An Anthropological Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
A young trainee anthropologist leaves her violent Mafia-run hometown—Youngstown, Ohio—to study an "exotic" group, the Paiute Indians of Nevada. This is 1964; she'll be "the expert," and they'll be "the subjects." The Paiute elders have other ideas. They'll be "the...
Drawn to See
Drawing as an Ethnographic Method
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
In this meditation/how-to guide on drawing as an ethnographic method, Andrew Causey offers insights, inspiration, practical techniques, and encouragement for social scientists interested in exploring drawing as a way of translating what they "see" during their research.
Latin American Politics
An Introduction, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Latin American Politics, Second Edition is a thematic introduction to the political systems of all 20 Latin American countries. The approach is self-consciously comparative and encourages students to develop stronger comparative analysis skills through such topics as history, violence, democracy,...
Amplify
Graphic Narratives of Feminist Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2019
In this highly original text – a collaboration between a college professor, a playwright, and an artist – graphic storytelling offers a unique way for readers to understand and engage with feminism and resistance in a more emotionally resonant way.
Issues of performativity, gender roles,...
Selling Diversity
Immigration, Multiculturalism, Employment Equity, and Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Since the 1990s, Canadian policy prescriptions for immigration, multiculturalism, and employment equity have equated globalization with global markets. This interpretation has transformed men and women of various ethnic backgrounds into trade-enhancing commodities who must justify their skills and...
The Myth of the Age of Entitlement
Millennials, Austerity, and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
We are said to be living in the age of entitlement. Scholars and pundits declare that millennials expect special treatment, do whatever they feel like, and think they deserve to have things handed to them. In The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, Cairns peels back the layers of the entitlement myth,...
Death in the Peaceable Kingdom
Canadian History since 1867 through Murder, Execution, Assassination, and Suicide
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Death in the Peaceable Kingdom is an intelligent, innovative response to the incorrect assumption that Canadian history is dry and uninspiring. Using the "hooks" of murder, execution, assassination, and suicide, Dimitry Anastakis introduces readers to the full scope of post-Confederation...
by Kenneth R. Bartlett
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Award-winning lecturer Kenneth R. Bartlett applies his decades of experience teaching the Italian Renaissance to this beautifully illustrated overview. In his introductory Note to the Reader, Bartlett first explains why he chose Jacob Burckhardt's classic narrative to guide students through the complex...
Rock'n America
A Social and Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Deena Weinstein, a rock critic, journalist, and academic, starts by outlining an original approach to understanding rock, explaining how the form has developed...
Victimology
A Canadian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Victimology is a relatively new and emerging interdisciplinary area that crosses the fields of criminology, law, sociology, and justice. Written by one of the world’s leading experts on victimology, this book is designed to offer a broad introduction to the subject. Unlike other texts that are organized...
The Colonial Problem
An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Indigenous peoples are vastly overrepresented in the Canadian criminal justice system. The Canadian government has framed this disproportionate victimization and criminalization as being an "Indian problem."
In The Colonial Problem, Lisa Monchalin challenges the myth of the "Indian...
Charlemagne's Courtier
The Complete Einhard
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1998
Among the readings included are several existing letters by Emma (Einhard's wife), The Life of Charlemagne, and The History of His Relics. The latter work transports us into an almost unknown world as Einhard, the cool rationalist, arranges for a relic salesman, a veritable bone seller, to acquire...
Readings in Medieval History, Volume I
The Early Middle Ages, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Patrick J. Geary's highly acclaimed collection of source materials on the medieval period is well-known for offering an excellent selection of substantial excerpts—or whole documents wherever possible—from the most widely studied historical texts.
This much-anticipated fifth edition features...
A Reformation Sourcebook
Documents from an Age of Debate
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
During the Reformation, Europeans were engaged in a debate that would alter the course of European history. This debate was about how to understand and practice the Christian faith. Never before had so many people weighed in on a topic of such importance.
This book presents the debates of the...