Books

In Piecing the Puzzle, Larry Krotz chronicles the fascinating history of the Kenyan, Canadian, Belgian, and American research team that uncovered HIV/AIDS in Kenya, their scientific breakthroughs and setbacks, and their exceptional thirty-year relationship that began a new era of global health collaboration.

Comprised of twelve essays, the book examines the way of life and cultural survival of Inuit from communities throughout northern and central Labrador, including: social economy of wildfood production, forced relocations and land claims, subsistence and settlement patterns, and issues around climate change, urban planning, and self-government.

In the early 1950s, the leading centre of the world for LSD research was Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where two psychiatrists sought to revolutionize the treatment of mental illness and, in the process, gave rise to a new form of therapy: psychedelic psychiatry.

Politician, founder of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis, Louis Riel led two resistance movements against the Canadian government. Against the backdrop of these legendary uprisings, Jennifer Reid examines Riel’s religious background, the mythic significance ascribed to him, and how these elements combined to influence Canada’s national identity.

In his groundbreaking book, For King and Kanata, Timothy C. Winegard reveals how national and international forces directly influenced the more than 4,000 status Indians who voluntarily served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force between 1914 and 1919.

The first book to examine the role of Canada’s newspapers in perpetuating the myth of Native inferiority.

A rare and inspiring guide to the health and well-being of Indigenous women and their communities.

Through photographs, interviews, and newspaper clippings, Dale Barbour takes us into the heart of the turn-of-the-century resort area of Winnipeg Beach and introduces us to some of the people who worked, played and lived there.

First Nations Gaming in Canada examines the history of Aboriginal gaming and its role in indigenous political economy, the rise of large-scale casinos and cybergaming, the socio-ecological impact of problem gambling, and the challenges of labour unions and financial management.

Winnipeg’s Great War picks up in 1914, just as the city is regrouping after a brief economic downturn. Using letters, diaries, and newspaper reports, Jim Blanchard brings us into the homes and public offices of Winnipeg and its citizens to illustrate the profound effect the war had on every aspect of the city.

Storied Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West including Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes.

In a micro-analysis of 400 private letters, Families, Lovers, and their Letters examines the experiences of Italian migrants to Canada and their loved ones left behind in Italy following the Second World War, when the largest migration of Italians to Canada took place.

Drawing connections between immigrant groups in Buffalo, New York, and Kitchener, Ontario, Barbara Lorenzkowski examines the interactions of German-language education, choral groups, and music festivals and their roles in creating both an ethnic sense of self and opportunities for cultural exchanges at the local, ethnic, and transnational levels.

Prairie Metropolis brings together some of the best new graduate research on the history of Winnipeg and makes a groundbreaking contribution to the history of the city between 1900 and the 1980s. The essays place Winnipeg’s experiences in national and international contexts.

As a people who emerged, adapted, and survived in a climate of change, the western Ojibwa demonstrate both the effects of historic forces that acted upon Native peoples, and the spirit, determination, and adaptive strategies that the Native people have used to cope with those forces.

Skillfully combining vivid detail with the larger social context, For All We Have and Are provides a nuanced picture of how one Canadian community rebuilt both its realities and myths in response to the cataclysm of the “war to end all wars.”

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Saskatchewan was one of the fastest growing provinces in the country. It gave rise to socialist governments that continue to influence Canadian politics today. Perspectives of Saskatchewan presents an in-depth look at some of the major developments in the province’s history.