University Of Toronto Press Higher Education Division: 213 books
A Poisoned Past
The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death. As Bednarski points out, the story is important not so much for what it tells us about Margarida but for how it illuminates a past world. Through the depositions and accusations...
A Civil Society?
Collective Actors in Canadian Political Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2005
Focusing on the traditional state-centred arenas of group and social movement influence such as Parliament, elections, the bureaucracy and the courts, this book argues that the terrain of group politics in Canada has been restructured by the transition from the Keynesian welfare state era to the era...
Svinia in Black and White
Slovak Roma and their Neighbours
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2005
Roma—or Gypsies as some people still call them—constitute Europe's largest, poorest, and most enigmatic minority. In spite of their centuries-long coexistence with mainstream Europeans, our picture of this people remains rooted in stereotypes and myths that have little in common with contemporary...
The Shock of War
Civilian Experiences, 1937-1945
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
In The Shock of War: Civilian Experiences, 1937-1945, Sean Kennedy shifts the reader's focus from the battlefields of the Second World War to the civilian experience. This short yet comprehensive history complements existing studies of the war that document diplomatic and military operations. While...
The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942
A Political History
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. By tracing the violent deaths of key public figures during an exceptionally...
As Others See Us
The Causes and Consequences of Foreign Perceptions of America
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
One of the ironies of the post-Cold War world, in which the power of the United States is without rival, is that the costs of isolationism and ignorance are greater than ever. The temptation to imagine that the rest of the world matters less than before is enticing, as America basks in the triumphant...
A Women’s History of the Christian Church
Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Tracing two thousand years of female leadership, influence, and participation, Elizabeth Gillan Muir examines the various positions women have filled in the church. From the earliest female apostle, and the little known stories of the two Marys – the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene – to the enlightened...
Ancestral Lines
The Maisin of Papua New Guinea and the Fate of the Rainforest
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
More than a century of interaction with colonial and global agencies and forces have brought many changes to the lives of the Maisin people who live on the northeastern coast of Papua New Guinea. Yet ancestral traditions continue to strongly inform their way of life. Their beautifully designed tapa...
An Empire of Regions
A Brief History of Colonial British America
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
An Empire of Regions is a refreshing interpretation of British American history that demonstrates how the thirteen British mainland colonies grew to function as self-governing entities in distinct regional clusters. In lucid prose, Eric Nellis invites readers to explore the circumstances leading to...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Alain-G. Gagnon and A. Brian Tanguay continue the work of earlier editions of Canadian Parties in Transition by presenting a multi-faceted image of party dynamics, electoral behaviour, political marketing, and representative democracy, with chapters written by an outstanding team of political scientists....
Cases of Conflict
Transboundary Disputes and the Development of International Environmental Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Cases of Conflict focuses on times of dispute as important moments in the development of international environmental law. Conflict tests international law—both its content and its relevance become clearer in times of controversy—but conflict can also help shape the law.
Drawing from a growing...
Provinces
Canadian Provincial Politics, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
Provinces is both a study of Canadian provincial government and a review of comparative politics. As such, it represents a long overdue return to the comparative tradition with its emphasis on subject-specific studies across the country. The chapters in this revised edition of Provinces, each...
The Trial of Tempel Anneke
Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany, 1663
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
The accused was Anna Roleffes, known as Tempel Anneke. She was arrested on the charge of witchcraft in June of 1663. She was found guilty and was executed on December 30th that same year. Her trial was long and involved, with many witnesses from several towns and villages. Consisting of direct...
by Philip Resnick
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
What exactly does it mean to be North American? Europeans have been engaged in a long-running debate about the meaning and nature of Europe. The Labyrinth of North American Identities generates a similar discussion in the context of North America: what do we learn about North America as a unit and...