University Of Toronto Press Higher Education Division: 213 books
European Magic and Witchcraft
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Magic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton traces the history of our fascination with magic and witchcraft from the first through to the seventeenth century. In over 80 readings presented chronologically,...
A Short History of the Middle Ages, Volume II
From c.900 to c.1500, Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Barbara H. Rosenwein's bestselling survey text continues to stand out by integrating the history of three medieval civilizations (European, Byzantine, and Islamic) in a lively narrative that is complemented beautifully by full-color plates, maps, and genealogies. The fourth edition begins with an...
by Nicholas K. Rauh, Heidi E. Kraus, John C. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
A Short History of the Ancient World begins with the Bronze Age and ends with the collapse of the Roman Empire. Rather than restricting his analysis to the Greek and Roman experience, Rauh introduces students to ancient Africa, Israel, Egypt, Iran, China, and the Indian subcontinent.
To aid...
North America
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2008
Historians have traditionally approached North America through the lens of the nation-state rather than from a continental perspective. While acknowledging that the geographic vastness and historical complexity of North America make it difficult to study as a whole, authors Michael Brescia and John...
Sacred Violence
The European Crusades to the Middle East, 1095-1396
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
In Sacred Violence, renowned medieval historian Jill N. Claster examines warfare between Christians and Muslims for control of the embattled city of Jerusalem. Beyond the battlefield, however, Claster explains the relationship of Jews, Christians, and Muslims to the Holy City and how that relationship...
by S.J. Allen
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
An Introduction to the Crusades, part of the Companions to Medieval Studies series, is an accessible guide to studying the complex history of the Crusades.
The book begins by defining the Crusades, giving the political and social context of Byzantium, Western Europe, the Islamic States, and...
Strange Visitors
Documents in Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada from 1876
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Covering topics such as the Indian Act, the High Arctic relocation of 1953, and the conflict at Ipperwash, Keith D. Smith draws on a diverse selection of documents including letters, testimonies, speeches, transcripts, newspaper articles, and government records. In his thoughtful introduction, Smith...
by Christopher Manfredi, Mark Rush
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
In Judging Democracy, Christopher Manfredi and Mark Rush challenge assertions that the Canadian and American Supreme Courts have taken radically different approaches to constitutional interpretation regarding general and democratic rights. Three case studies compare Canadian and American law concerning...
Comparative Federalism
A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, and genuinely comparative introduction to the principles and practices, as well as the institutional compromises, of federalism. Hueglin and Fenna draw from their diverse research on federal systems...
Deeply Rooted in the Present
Heritage, Memory, and Identity in Brazilian Quilombos
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Asking what it means to be quilombola (descendants of African slaves) in the twenty-first century, Kenny illustrates how heritage and identity do not simply exist, but are continually being constructed to reflect particular historical circumstances. The book includes supplementary exercises that encourage...
Social Work, Social Justice, and Human Rights
A Structural Approach to Practice, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Social workers take pride in their commitment to social and economic justice, peace, and human rights, and in their responses to related inequalities and social problems. At a time when economic globalization, armed conflict, and ecological devastation continue to undermine human rights and the possibilities...
Building Better Britains?
Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
The impact of empires and the lingering presence of colonialism continue to be major preoccupations for scholars in the twenty-first century. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand,...
Made in Madagascar
Sapphires, Ecotourism, and the Global Bazaar
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Since the 1990s, the Ankarana region of northern Madagascar has developed a reputation among globe-trotting gemstone traders and tourists as a source of some of the world's most precious natural wonders. Although some might see Ankarana's sapphire and ecotourist trades as being at odds with each other,...
Telling Our Stories
Omushkego Legends and Histories from Hudson Bay
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Since the 1970s, Louis Bird, a distinguished Aboriginal storyteller and historian, has been recording the stories and memories of Omushkego (Swampy Cree) communities along western Hudson and James Bays. In nine chapters, he presents some of the most vivid legends and historical stories from his collection,...