Rethinking Canada - The Promise of Women's History

Informationen zum Autor Tamara Myers is associate professor of history at the University of British Columbia. In addition to teaching women's history at UBC! she is actively researching in French-Canadian women's history and childhood history. Selected publications include Caught: Montreal's Modern Girls and the Law! 1869-1945 (2006)! and Negotiating Identities in 19th- and 20th-Century Montreal (edited with Bettina Bradbury!2005). Klappentext Rethinking Canada: The Promise of Women's History is a collection of essays that introduces readers to the rich! diverse! and intellectually lively field of Canadian women's history. First published in 1986 and now entering its successful sixth edition! Rethinking Canada includes articles spanning from the 1600s to present day that reflect a revised understanding of Canadian women's history along racial! religious! national! and ethnic lines. Of the 24essays! 18 are new! emphasizing increased coverage of indigenous! immigrant! and racialized experiences; work and labour; sexuality and the body; religion and spirituality; politics; and shifts in regional analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Mona Gleason, Mona/ Perry Gleason, Tamara Myers, Adele Perry
• Assisted by: Mona Gleason (Editor), Adele Perry (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.11.2010, delayed
• EAN: 9780195431728
• ISBN: 978-0-19-543172-8
• No. of pages: 440
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous