Each year during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Indonesian television stations adopt Muslim themes in virtually all of their programs, ranging from religious teaching to quiz programs to cooking s
"Richard Larter is widely considered to be one of Australia's most distinguished artists. Born in 1929 he arrived in Australia from England in 1962 and, over the ensuing four decades, created an impre
Born in Paris in 1834, Edgar Degas's art was considered radical in his adoption of modern subject matter and he became a key figure in the evolution of modern art. Degas: The Uncontested Master covers
Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Cultural Ancestral Material has been designed to provide images and basic information on Mi'kmaq and Maliseet artifacts held in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilizat
The Columbia River of today bears little resemblance to the river Native peoples and settlers knew in the early twentieth century. Between 1933 and 1984, an unparalleled fervor of engineering transfor
In the 1920s, Western observers viewed Harbin, in North Manchuria,as a world turned upside down. Located in a former Chinese EasternRailway concession with a significant Russian population, the city a
The lives of many lesbians who grew up before 1965 remain cloaked inmystery. Historians have illuminated the worlds of upper-middle-class"romantic friends" and working-class butch and femme womenwho f
Since the mid-twentieth century, sustained contact between Inuit andnewcomers has led to profound changes in education in the EasternArctic, including the experience of colonization and progress towar
Since the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have grappledwith the issue of Canada's participation in US ballistic missiledefence programs. Until Paul Martin's Liberal government finallysaid n
For communities who have been the target of political violence, theafter-effects can haunt what remains of their families, theircommunities, and the societies in which they live.Terrain of Memory tell
When the UN adopted the Declaration on the Rights of IndigenousPeoples in 2007, it brought the negative effect of globalization on thelives of Indigenous peoples to the centre of public debate.Thecont
""Solidarities beyond Borders covers enormously important ground. As feminist movements become increasing invisible in the North American context, readers everywhere need to know more about the dynami
Aquaculture -- the farming of aquatic organisms -- is oneof the most promising but controversial new industries in Canada.Advocates believe aquaculture has the potential to solve seriousenvironmental
In 1902 members of the Japanese Woman's Christian TemperanceUnion (WCTU) submitted a petition to the National Diet to abolish thecustom of rewarding good deeds and patriotic service with the bestowalo
British traders and Ojibwe hunters. Cree women and their metisdaughters. Explorers and anthropologists and Aboriginal guides andinformants. These people, their relationships, and their complexidentiti
The Art of Healing Latinos collects the wisdom of health professionals who have particular expertise in treating Latino patients. Their knowledge comes from many years of service in fields that range
Annette Lemieux is one of the most notable of the generation of feminist artists who came to prominence in the 1980s. Her fusion of conceptualism with a studio practice that remains respectful of abst
Collecting poems from the underground, Zeus and the Giant IcedTea is a dream-like voyage through poetic narrative format,blending and blurring the line between poetry and fiction. Exploringthe freneti
The Berti Aschmann Collection offers a comprehensive overview of the development and spreading of Buddhist sculpture in India, Nepal, and Tibet. It includes 7th century pieces from the Swat area, bron
The ancient kingdoms of the Cameroon Grassfields are famous for their splendid artworks--ornamented thrones, wooden figures, enormous drums, finely carved jewelry made from ivory and brass, and fabulo
