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Author: Chantal Alla
Publisher: UBC Pre
Keywords: remarks, american, media, unkind, war, canada, case, bomb
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-07-15
ISBN-10: 189742549X
ISBN-13: 9781897425497
Anti-American sentiment in Canada is well documented, but what have Americans had to say about their northern neighbor? Chantal Allan examines how the American media have portrayed Canada, from Confederation to the Obama inauguration. Informative, thought-provoking, and at times hilarious, this book reveals another layer in the complex relationship between Canada and the United States.About the AuthorChantal Allan is an award-winning journalist who has reported for CBC Radio and NPR (National Public Radio). Her articles have appeared in the Toronto Star, Los Angeles Daily News, and other publi
Author: State Council Information Office
Publisher: State Council Information Office of China
Keywords: china, office, peoples, republic, information, council, canada, compiled, state
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2009-12-31
eBookDB-ID: M508502922
This series (photo album) gives an overall and comprehensive account of diplomatic relations between China and Canada. It truthfully records governmental and non-governmental exchanges in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, economy and trade, culture, science and technology, education, and military affairs.
Author: David Gordo
Publisher: Transaction Publisher
Keywords: liberty, state, secession
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2002-02-25
ISBN-10: 0765809435
ISBN-13: 9780765809438
The political impulse to secede - to attempt to separate from central government control - is a conspicuous feature of the post-cold war world. It is alive and growing in Canada, Russia, China, Italy, Belgium, Britain, and even the United States Yet secession remains one of the least studied and least understood of all historical and political phenomena. The contributors to this volume have filled this gap with wide-ranging investigations - rooted in history, political philosophy, ethics, and economic theory - of secessionist movements in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Authors:William M. Hix, Bruce J. Held, Ellen M. Pint
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: ammunition, production, military, privatization, north, canada, lessons
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833036343
ISBN-13: 9780833036346
The applicability of lessons learned from the privatization of Canada’s ammunition manufacturing to the U.S. ammunition industrial base was the goal of this study. While not an exact analog of the privatization possibilities open to the U.S. Department of Defense, the privatization of Canada’s ammunition industry does offer important insights about the factors of a successful privatization. Specifically, it seems clear that the private sector in both nations can and will respond to demand for government ammunition. The Canadian example shows that a privatized industry will maintain
Author: Robin C. Whittaker
Publisher: UBC Pre
Keywords: playhouse, press, walterdale, plays, action, premier, thespian
Number of Pages: 569
Published: 2009-04-02
ISBN-10: 1897425260
ISBN-13: 9781897425268
Robin Whittaker makes an important contribution to Canadian theatre studies with the first critical anthology of Canadian plays first performed by the Walterdale Theatre Associates, Edmonton’s historic amateur theatre company. This collection commemorates Walterdale’s 50th anniversary and highlights the social and artistic significance of amateur theatre practice in Canada by drawing together significant plays by acclaimed and emerging Canadian playwrights, detailed introductions, and archival production photographs.About the AuthorRobin C. Whittaker is completing doctoral work at
Author: Jonathan Locke Hart
Publisher: University of Washington Pre
Keywords: dreamwork
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 1969-12-31
ISBN-10: 1897425708
ISBN-13: 9781897425701
Part of a series of books of poetry on dream and its relation to actuality, Dreamwork is an exploration of the then and there, here and now, of landscapes and inscapes over time. The poems explore past, present, and future in places from Canada through New Jersey, New York, and New England to-- England and Europe as part of the speaker’s journey. A typology of home and displacement, of natural beauty and industrial scars unfold in the movement of the book.
