Chefs throughout the world have long prized the rare and delicious creations of France’s Christine Ferber—an internationally known master patissiere who has worked with culinary luminaries Alain Ducas
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In 1995, the University of Alberta hosted The Second International Martes Symposium, an event that brought together scientists to discuss the state of knowledge about mammals of the genus Martes, whic
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Marak (history and political science, California U. of Pennsylvania) examines the national education policies of Plutarco Elias Calles during his tenure as president of Mexico from 1924 to 1928 and du
Born in 1912, Mrs. Alice Ahenakew grew up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, w
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In this collection of essays, A. A. den Otter explores the meaning of the concepts ‘civilizing’ and ‘wilderness’ within an 1850s Euro-British North American context. At the time, den Otter argues, the
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