University Of Toronto Press Scholarly Publishing Division: 2585 books
Founding a Balkan State
Albania's Experiment with Democracy, 1920-1925
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Founding a Balkan State examines the pivotal period in Albanian history when the country's fundamental goals and directions were most hotly contested. In 1920, liberal Albanian leaders – led by the US-educated Bishop Fan S. Noli – began working to introduce democracy to the country, hoping that...
by John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, Marc Lamont Hill
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Gentrifier opens up a new conversation about gentrification, one that goes beyond the statistics and the clichés, and examines different sides of a controversial, deeply personal issue. In this lively yet rigorous book, John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch, and Marc Lamont Hill take a close look at...
North American Firms in East Asia
HSBC Bank Canada Papers on Asia, Volume 5
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 1999
This volume examines how foreign firms, which are entering or operating in various Asian countries, have responded to the obstacles and opportunities which were identified in the preceding volumes of this series. There is an overview chapter and seven case studies of Canadian and American-based businesses.
The...
Beyond the Welfare State
Postwar Social Settlement and Public Pension Policy in Canada and Australia
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Neoliberal calls for welfare state reforms, especially cuts to public pensions, are a contentious issue for employees, employers, and national governments across the western world. But what are the underlying factors that have shaped the response to these pressures in Canada and Australia?
In...
Debating Dissent
Canada and the 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Although the 1960s are overwhelmingly associated with student radicalism and the New Left, most Canadians witnessed the decade’s political, economic, and cultural turmoil from a different perspective. Debating Dissent dispels the myths and stereotypes associated with the 1960s by examining what...
The Fate of Labour Socialism
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Dream of a Working-Class Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Almost a century before the New Democratic Party rode the first “orange wave,” their predecessors imagined a movement that could rally Canadians against economic insecurity, win access to necessary services such as health care, and confront the threat of war. The party they built during the...
The Right Relationship
Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
The relationship between Canada’s Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore. Numerous tragic incidents and a legacy of historical negligence combined with more vehement calls for action is forcing a reconsideration of the relationship between the...
by Richard Caves, Grant Reuber
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1969
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1969
The object of this study is to investigate the effects that complete and formal integration of the Canadian with the American capital market would have on the Canadian economy. It is based largely on recent trade statistics, particularly those of the period when the exchange rate floated. In summary,...
Dot It Down
A Story of Life in the North-West
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
Dealing in part with the people involved in the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70, the novel is based on Begg's own experiences in the Red River Settlement and describes the realities of pioneer life. 'Dot It Down' was the nickname of Charles Mair, poet and member of the Canada First Movement.
by Sara Jeanette Duncan, Douglas Lochhead
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
After experiencing life in London, the narrator and her brother discover that they are Canadians, not colonials. Their encounters with Englishmen and Americans demonstrate that there are three distinct countries, each with a character of its own, but sharing common interests. This is an early novel on the eternal theme of identity.
Click and Kin
Transnational Identity and Quick Media
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Click and Kin is an interdisciplinary examination of how our increasingly mobile and networked age is changing the experience of kinship and connection. Focusing on how identity formation is affected by quick media such as instant messaging, video chat, and social networks, the contributors to this...
European Foreign and Security Policy
States, Power, Institutions, and American Hegemony
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2010
The European Union's (EU) Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) stipulates that all member states must unanimously ratify policy proposals through their representatives on the EU Council. Intergovernmentalism, or the need for equal agreement from all member nations, is used by many political scientists...
by David Mutimer
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs is an acclaimed series offering informed commentary on important national events and considering their significance in local and international contexts. The 2006 installment of the series covers the thirty-ninth general election, in which the...
Comparing Quebec and Ontario
Political Economy and Public Policy at the Turn of the Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Can sub-units within a capitalist democracy, even a relatively decentralized one like Canada, pursue fundamentally different social and economic policies? Is their ability to do so less now than it was before the advent of globalization? In Comparing Quebec and Ontario, Rodney Haddow brings these...