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A controversial figure in his day, Black Hawk was the leader of the Sauk American Indian tribe in the early 1800s.

Robert E. Lee, the famed Confederate forces commander and icon of the South, is a towering figure in U.S. and military history.

A cornerstone of African-American literary history, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work by W. E. B. Du Bois.

In 1887, Nellie Bly had herself committed to the notorious Blackwell's Island insane asylum in New York City with the goal of discovering what life was like for its patients.

Creating Canada’s Peacekeeping Past illuminates how Canada’s participation in the United Nations’ peacekeeping efforts from 1956 to 1997 was used as a symbol of national identity – in Quebec and th

This vibrant biography of Griffintown, an inner-city Montreal neighbourhood, brings to life the history of Irish identity in the legendary enclave.

Does our current system for dealing with young offenders -- which focuses on punishment -- work? Not according to the authors of this compelling and thought-provoking book.

The legacy of residential schools has haunted Canadians, yet little is known about the day and public schools where most Indigenous children were sent to be educated.

Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Despite centuries of sustained attacks against their collective existence, Indigenous peoples represent over 5,000 languages and cultures in more than 70 nations on six continents.

A Healthy Society offers a new approach to politics – and a new approach to building a healthier world. Dr.

In 1999 the Nisga’a First Nation in northwestern British Columbia signed a landmark agreement which not only settled their land claim but outlined significant powers that could be exercised by its

In the latter half of the twentieth century, industrial pioneers came to British Columbia with grand plans for resource development projects, many of which never materialized.

Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada seeks to elucidate the complex and often uneasy relationship between law and religion in democracies committed both to equal citizenship and religious pluralis

Do Canada and the United States share a special relationship, or is this just a face-saving myth, masking dependency and domination?