Fashion

Fashion

Author: Alexandra Palmer

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780802085900

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Controversial and unconventional, this collection examines Canadian identity in terms of the fashion worn and designed over the last three centuries, and the internal and external influences of those socio-cultural decisions.


Arming and Disarming

Arming and Disarming

Author: R. Blake Brown

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2012-10-23

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1442665602

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From the École Polytechnique shootings of 1989 to the political controversy surrounding the elimination of the federal long-gun registry, the issue of gun control has been a subject of fierce debate in Canada. But in fact, firearm regulation has been a sharply contested issue in the country since Confederation. Arming and Disarming offers the first comprehensive history of gun control in Canada from the colonial period to the present. In this sweeping, immersive book, R. Blake Brown outlines efforts to regulate the use of guns by young people, punish the misuse of arms, impose licensing regimes, and create firearm registries. Brown also challenges many popular assumptions about Canadian history, suggesting that gun ownership was far from universal during much of the colonial period, and that many nineteenth century lawyers – including John A. Macdonald – believed in a limited right to bear arms. Arming and Disarming provides a careful exploration of how social, economic, cultural, legal, and constitutional concerns shaped gun legislation and its implementation, as well as how these factors defined Canada’s historical and contemporary ‘gun culture.’


Country post

Country post

Author: Chantal Amyot

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1772824356

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The rural post office was once a vibrant institution of sociability and communication in Canada. Country Post strives to recreate the postal world of 1880 – 1945 through extensive research and the recollections of twenty-eight postmasters from all regions of Canada.