Zen and the lady: Memoirs--personal and transpersonal in a world in transition

Owens, Claire Myers

Baraka Books

Passionate and rigorously detailed, this biography of Captain Joseph-Elzear Bernier paints a compelling portrait of the hero who marked the history and geography of Canada with his contributions to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. Profiling his curiosity, drive, intelligence, and passion, the book follows his swift rise to become a ship captain at age 17 and notes his many transatlantic records as ship helmsman. Also included are stories of traveling in harsh arctic waters and learning to survive arctic waters and ice from the Inuits, whom he encountered and befriended. Detailing these and numerous other events from more than 100 years ago, the story ultimately reveals how Bernier, his officers, and crew erected a plaque on Melville Island in the Northwest Passage and laid claim to the entire Arctic Archipelago for Canada—the crowning achievement of a great Canadian.

Joseph-Elzéar Bernier: Champion of Canadian Arctic Sovereignty

Biographies & Memoirs

Saint-Pierre, Marjolaine

Historical

Recalling the full significance of the contact made between Europe and the Americas, this book shows how the encounter of two "old worlds" gave rise to a truly new world on both sides of the Atlantic. From astronomy to food, the history shows how America began transforming Europe the moment European explorers set foot on American soil. Featuring an alphabetical glossary to connect the particular to the universal, the book reveals the vast contributions the Americas and their original inhabitants made to the world.

America's Gift: What the World Owes to the Americas and Their First Inhabitants

History

VAUGEOIS, Denis

Roth, Käthe

Americas

Combining the moral indignation of Émile Zola and the writing talent and historical perspective of Pierre Berton, this detailed inquiry claims that an 1832 Montreal riot—which allegedly caused British troops to open fire—simply never happened and that there was no mob when soldiers opened fire, leaving three innocent bystanders dead. The examination corroborates these assertions with affidavits presented to a packed grand jury that exonerated the soldiers, officers, and magistrates who called in the troops. Also noteworthy is that the grand jury comprised a majority of recently arrived English-speaking Protestant farmers, even though the three victims were French Canadian and Catholic. Most troubling, the author notes, is the fact that historians have not questioned the official story; but here he attempts to set the record straight.

The Riot that Never Was: The Military Shooting of Three Montrealers in 1832 and the Official Cover-up

Jackson, James

Drawing on his rich experience in public service and teaching, Jacques Parizeau, former premier of Quebec, explains in these pages how the idea of an independent Quebec first took root and evolved. This is the first book of Parizeau's political writing to be translated into English, and it provides lively commentary on the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s, on the the author's career as finance minister under Premier René Lévesque, and on his own administration in the mid-1990s. Parizeau also examines Quebec’s current economic, political, social and cultural situation and reviews options for future development.

An Independent Quebec: The Past, the Present and the Future

Politics & Social Sciences

Parizeau, Jacques

Politics & Government

Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Media: The Return of the Nigger Breakers

Angry and hilarious, this collection of satirical essays about Barack Obama confronts the racial tensions that have dogged the president during his campaign and first year in office. Some of the pieces include "Ma and Pa Clinton Flog Uppity Black Man," "Crazy Rev. Wright," and "Obama Scolds Black Fathers, Gets Bounce in Polls." Previously unpublished material also addresses the controversies around Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Tiger Woods.

Reed, Ishmaël

Community & Culture

Examining the incomparable “Main,” or Saint-Laurent Boulevard, that crosses the heart of Montreal from north to south, this book explores how it has been a gateway for immigrants and the place where “solitudes” have met. With analysis of the many social and cultural movements that were born on the Main, the volume shows how they continue to thrive and influence Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and beyond.

Saint-Laurent, Montreal's Main

Anctil, Pierre

Addressing, for the first time, the enigma of how Franz Boas came to be the central founder of anthropology and a driving force in the acceptance of science as part of societal life in North America, this exploration breaks through the linguistic and cultural barriers that have prevented scholars from grasping the importance of Boas's personal background and academic activities as a German Jew. Muller-Wille argues that to fully appreciate Boas's complete scientific and literary opus and deep emotional and intellectual attachment to the upbringing that shaped his life, it is crucial to become familiar with his publications in German on Inuit and the Arctic as related to environmental, geographical, and ethnological questions, which have remained largely unknown and neglected in North America. These writings represent his emerging scientific interpretations of Inuit culture and the Arctic, and provide insight into the crucial period of Inuit history dominated by European and North American colonial expansion into their homeland more than 130 years ago. With detailed documentation that will be of great use to academics, this book is also written in a lively prose that will prove accessible even to lay readers as they gain a deeper understanding of the eminent cultural anthropologist's academic background and thinking as well as his personal and intellectual life path.

The Franz Boas Enigma: Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences

Müller-Wille, Ludger

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Zen and the lady: Memoirs--personal and transpersonal in a world in transition

Joseph-Elzéar Bernier: Champion of Canadian Arctic Sovereignty

America's Gift: What the World Owes to the Americas and Their First Inhabitants

Joseph-Elzéar Bernier: Champion of Canadian Arctic Sovereignty

The Riot that Never Was: The Military Shooting of Three Montrealers in 1832 and the Official Cover-up

An Independent Quebec: The Past, the Present and the Future

Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Media: The Return of the Nigger Breakers

Saint-Laurent, Montreal's Main

Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Media: The Return of the Nigger Breakers

The Franz Boas Enigma: Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences