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To Know Our Many Selves From the Study of Canada to Canadian Studies
To Know Our Many Selves profiles the history of Canadian Studies, which began as early as the 1840s with the Study of Canada. Professor Dirk Hoerder discusses this comprehensive examination of culture by highlighting its unique interdisciplinary approach, which included both sociological and political angles. Years later, as the study of other ethnicities was added to the cultural story of Cana…
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- 450 pages
The Glutamate/GABA-Glutamine Cycl
A number of leading experts in neuroscience including intermediary metabolism, enzymology and transporter physiology have contributed to this book which provides comprehensive discussions of these different aspects of the functional importance of the glutamate-glutamine cycle coupling homeostasis of glutamatergic, excitatory neurotransmission to basic aspects of brain energy metabolism. This bo…
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- 978-3-319-45096-4
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- X, 416
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- Advances in Neurobiology
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Sociocultural Systems Principles of Structure and Change
Macrosociology—the study of large-scale social structures and the fundamental principles of social organization—was the style of sociology practiced by the founders of the discipline. Today, the social theories of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and Herbert Spencer (among others) are commonly studied as part of the history of the field, but, although the macrosociological approach th…
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- 9781927356203.01
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Selves and Subjectivities Reflections on Canadian Arts and Culture
Long a topic of intricate political and social debate, Canadian identity has come to be understood as fragmented, amorphous, and unstable, a multifaceted and contested space only tenuously linked to traditional concepts of the nation. As Canadians, we are endlessly defining ourselves, seeking to locate our sense of self in relation to some Other. By examining how writers and performers have con…
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- 275 pages
The Global Impact of Unconventional Shale Gas Development
This book discusses the economic, political, and environmental issues surrounding the international exploration and exploitation of conventional and unconventional natural gas. Shale gas development in recent years has changed the energy discussion in the US as existing reserves of natural gas coupled with horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing make exploitation of these reserves economic…
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- 978-3-319-31680-2
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- V, 249
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- Natural Resource Management and Policy
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Writing the Body in Motion A Critical Anthology on Canadian Sport Literature
Sport literature is never just about sport. The genre’s potential to explore the human condition, including aspects of violence, gender, and the body, has sparked the interest of writers, readers, and scholars. Over the last decade, a proliferation of sport literature courses across the continent is evidence of the sophisticated and evolving body of work developing in this area. Writing the B…
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- 9781771992282.01
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- 6 x 9, 194 pages
Wild Words Essays on Alberta Literature
As the first collection of literary criticism focusing on Alberta writers, Wild Words establishes a basis for identifying Alberta fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction as valid subjects of study in their own right. By critically situating and assessing specific Alberta authors according to genre, this volume continues the work begun with Melnyk’s Literary History of Alberta.
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- 219 pages
The Network Turn: Changing Perspectives in the Humanities
Kita hidup di dunia yang berjejaring. Platform jejaring sosial online dan World Wide Web telah mengubah cara berpikir masyarakat tentang konektivitas. Karena sifat teknologi dari jaringan semacam itu, studi mereka sebagian besar terjadi dalam domain ilmu komputer dan bidang ilmiah terkait. Tetapi para sarjana seni dan humaniora semakin banyak menggunakan jenis analisis visual dan kuantitatif ya…
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The Myth of Piers Plowman: Constructing a Medieval Literary Archive
Membahas sejarah produksi dan penerimaan puisi abad pertengahan yang agung, Piers Ploughman, Lawrence Warner mengungkapkan banyak cara di mana para sarjana, editor, dan kritikus selama berabad-abad menciptakan narasi spekulatif mereka sendiri tentang puisi tersebut, yang lambat laun dianggap sebagai benar secara faktual. Warner memulai dengan mempertimbangkan kemungkinan Langland menulis roman …
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The Making of Japanese Settler Colonialism: Malthusianism and Trans-Pacific M…
Studi inovatif ini menunjukkan bagaimana pembangun kekaisaran Jepang menemukan dan menyesuaikan wacana kelebihan populasi untuk membenarkan kolonialisme pemukim Jepang di seluruh Pasifik. Lu mendefinisikan wacana kelebihan populasi ini sebagai "ekspansionisme Malthus.” Ini adalah seperangkat gagasan yang menuntut tambahan lahan di luar negeri untuk mengakomodasi kelebihan penduduk dalam masya…
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- 9781108687584
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- T 304.80952 XUL m
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