Indexing Projects by Subject

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African studies

Canada and Africa in the New Millennium: The Politics of Consistent Inconsistency, by David R. Black (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2015)

Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen, by Linda M. Heywood (Harvard UP, 2017)

*Ugandan Music in the Marketing Era: The Branded Arena, by David G. Pier (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015)

 

Anthropology

Drawn to See: Using Line Drawing as an Ethnographic Method, by Andrew Causey (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

Merchants in the City of Art: Work, Identity, and Change in a Florentine Neighbourhood, by Anne Schiller (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

Public Anthropology: Engaging Social Issues in the Modern World, by Edward J. Hedican (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

Stories of Culture and Place: An Introduction to Anthropology, by Michael Kenny and Kirsten Smillie (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

Through the Lens of Anthropology: An Introduction to Human Evolution and Culture, by Robert Muckle and Laura Tubulle de González (U of Toronto Press, 2015)

*Ugandan Music in the Marketing Era: The Branded Arena, by David G. Pier (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015)

 

Archaeology

Introducing Archaeology, 2/e, by Robert J. Muckle (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

 

Architecture

*Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region, by Andrew Waldron (Figure 1 Publishing, 2017)

Placemakers: A Brief History of Real Estate Development, by Herb Auerbach with Ira Nadel (Figure 1 Publishing, 2016)

 

Asian studies

Ancestral Recall: The Celtic Revival and Japanese Modernism, by Aoife Assumpta Hart (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2016)

Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism: Yasuda Rijin and the Shin Buddhist Tradition, by Paul B. Watt (U of Hawai’i Press, 2015)

The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region, by Michael R. Auslin (Yale UP, 2016)

From Moon Cakes to Mao to Modern China: An Introduction to Chinese Civilization, by Zhu Fayuan, Wu Qixing, Xia Hanning, and Gao Han (CN Times Books, 2014)

Honored and Dishonored Guests: Westerners in Wartime Japan, by W. Puck Brecher (Harvard University Asia Center, 2017)

Igniting the Internet: Youth and Activism in Postauthoritarian South Korea, by Jiyeon Kang (U of Hawai’i Press, 2016)

Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan: Cases from the Yuan Dianzhang, by Bettine Birge (Harvard UP, 2017)

Pure Land, Real World: Modern Buddhism, Japanese Leftists, and the Utopian Imagination, by Melissa Anne-Marie Curley (U of Hawai’i Press, 2017)

Tamil: A Biography, by David Schulman (Harvard UP, 2016)

Theater of the Dead: A Social Turn in Chinese Funerary Art, 1000-1400, by Jeehee Hong (U of Hawai’i Press, 2016)

Trans-Pacific Japanese American Studies: Conversations on Race and Racializations, ed. by Yasuko Takezawa and Gary Y. Okihiro (U of Hawai’i Press, 2016)

Transnational Japan in the Global Environmental Movement, by Simon Avenell (U of Hawai’i Press, 2017)

 

Biography and memoir

Come Fly with Me: Michael Bublé’s Rise to Stardom, by Beverly Delich with Shelley Fralic (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013)

Conversations With a Dead Man: The Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott, by Mark Abley (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013)

Fishing the Coast: A Life on the Water, by Don Pepper (Harbour Publishing, 2013)

A Hard Man to Beat: The Story of Bill White: Labour Leader, Historian, Shipyard Worker, Raconteur, 2/e, by Howard White (Harbour Publishing, 2011) (co-indexed)

Ian McTaggart-Cowan: The Legacy of a Pioneering Biologist, Educator and Conservationist, by Ronald D. Jakimchuk, R. Wayne Campbell and Dennis A. Demarchi (Harbour Publishing, 2014)

John Clarke: Explorer of the Coast Mountains, by Lisa Baile (Harbour Publishing, 2012)

Journey After Midnight: India, Canada, and the Road Beyond, by Ujjal Dosanjh (Figure 1 Publishing, 2016)

The Last Ring Home: A POW’s Lasting Legacy of Courage, Love, and Honor in World War II, by Minter Dial II (Myndset Press, 2016)

Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen, by Linda M. Heywood (Harvard UP, 2017)

One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps, by Graham Broad (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

*The Riverton Rifle: Straight Shooting on Hockey and on Life, by Reggie Leach with Randi Druzin (Greystone Books, 2015)

Trudeau’s Tango: Alberta Meets Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-1972, by Darryl Raymaker (Gutteridge Books, 2017)

You Will Wear a White Shirt: From the Northern Bush to the Halls of Power, by Nick Sibbeston (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015)

 

Business

The Digital Matrix: New Rules for Business Transformation Through Technology, by Venkat Venkatraman (LifeTree Media, 2017)

Resolve: Negotiating Life’s Conflicts with Greater Confidence, by Hal Movius (LifeTree Media, 2017)

*Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World, by Robert Tercek (LifeTree Media, 2015)

 

Criminology

Surviving Incarceration: Inside Canadian Prisons, by Rosemary Ricciardelli (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2014)

Victimology: A Canadian Perspective, by Jo-Anne Wemmers (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

 

Education. See also inquiry, scholarly; textbooks

The Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Elementary Teachers, Updated Edition, ed. by Roland Case and Penney Clark (Pacific Educational Press, 2013)

Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education: Practical Strategies for Teaching, by Gillian Judson (Pacific Educational Press, 2015)

Stepping into Drama: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Elementary Classroom, by George Belliveau (Pacific Educational Press, 2014)

Understanding Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities, by Linda Siegel (Pacific Educational Press, 2013)

 

Environment

After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians, by Gordon Laxer (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015)

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate–Discoveries from A Secret World, by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books, 2016)

The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia, ed. by Richard Beamish and Gordon McFarlane (Harbour Publishing, 2014)

Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry, by Andrew Nikiforuk (Greystone Books, 2015)

Terra Preta: How the World’s Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger, by Ute Scheub, with Haiko Pieplow, Hans-Peter Schmidt, and Kathleen Draper (Greystone Books, 2016)

Transnational Japan in the Global Environmental Movement, by Simon Avenell (U of Hawai’i Press, 2017)

 

Film studies

Moving Environments: Affect, Emotion, Ecology, and Film, ed. by Alexa Weik von Mossner (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2014)

 

Fitness. See also Health and medicine; Sports

Big Fit Girl: Embrace the Body You Have, by Louise Green (Greystone Books, 2017)

Run Better: How to Improve Your Running Technique and Prevent Injury, by Jean-François Harvey (Greystone Books, 2017)

 

Food and drink

Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider’s Guide to BC Breweries, by Joe Wiebe (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013)

 

Gardening

Edible Landscaping: Urban Food Gardens that Look Great, by Senga Lindsay (Harbour Publishing, 2012)

Growing Food in a Short Season: Sustainable, Organic Cold-Climate Gardening, by Melanie J. Watts (Douglas & McIntyre, 2014)

Heart and Soil: The Revolutionary Good of Gardens, by Des Kennedy (Harbour Publishing, 2014)

Just Ask Wim!: Down-to-Earth Gardening Answers, by Wim Vander Zalm (Harbour Publishing, 2013)

The Northern Gardener: Perennials that Survive and Thrive, by Barbara Rayment (Harbour Publishing, 2012) (co-indexed)

 

Guide books

52 Best Day Trips from Vancouver, 4/e, by Jack Christie (Greystone Books, 2015)

Best Places to Bird in British Columbia, by Richard Cannings and Russell Cannings (Greystone Books, 2017)

Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider’s Guide to BC Breweries, by Joe Wiebe (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013)

*Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region, by Andrew Waldron (Figure 1 Publishing, 2017)

The New B.C. Roadside Naturalist: A Guide to Nature Along B.C. Highways, by Richard Cannings and Sydney Cannings (Greystone Books, 2014)

Sea Kayaking: The Classic Manual for Touring, from Day Trips to Major Expeditions, rev. ed., by John Dowd (Greystone Books, 2015)

 

Health and medicine. See also Fitness

Dying and Death in Canada, 3/e, by Herbert C. Northcott and Donna M. Wilson (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

Generation Stressed: Play-Based Tools to Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, by Michele Kambolis (LifeTree Media, 2014)

Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing, ed. by Barbara Helen Miller (Polynya Press, 2015)

Lifelines: Unlock the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life, by Elaine Chin (Figure 1 Publishing, 2015)

Nutrition and Health, by Carole Booth, Jennifer Burke, Michelyn Gallant, and Judy Schonberger (Pacific Educational Press, 2014)

The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss, by Jason Fung (Greystone Books, 2016)

Pathways to Pregnancy: Personal Stories and Practical Advice for Your Fertility Journey, by Mary Wong (LifeTree Media, 2016)

*When Someone You Know Has Dementia: Practical Advice for Families and Caregivers, by June Andrews (Greystone Books, 2016)

 

History. See also Local history

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942: A Political History, by Howard M. Sachar (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

Caring and Compassion: A History of the Sisters of St. Ann in Health Care, by Darlene Southwell (Harbour Publishing, 2011)

Encounters Old and New in World History: Essays Inspired by Jerry H. Bentley, ed. by Alan Karras and Laura J. Mitchell (U of Hawai’i Press, 2017)

A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility, 3/e, by Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

Indians in the Family: Adoption and the Politics of Antebellum Expansion, by Dawn Peterson (Harvard UP, 2017)

One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps, by Graham Broad (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

Placemakers: A Brief History of Real Estate Development, by Herb Auerbach with Ira Nadel (Figure 1 Publishing, 2016)

A Poisoned Past: The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner, by Steven Bednarski (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

Rock’n America: A Social and Cultural History, by Deena Weinstein (U of Toronto Press, 2015)

This Happened in My Presence: Moriscos, Old Christians, and the Spanish Inquisition in the Town of Deza, 1569-1611, Patrick O’Banion (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

The Trial of Tempel Anneke: Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany, 1663, 2/e, by Peter Morton (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

Yukon Sport: An Illustrated History, by John Firth (Figure 1 Publishing, 2014)

 

Indigenous studies / Native American Studies

Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada’s Northern Social Economy, ed. by Frances Abele and Chris Southcott (Polynya Press, 2016)

The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada, by Lisa Monchalin (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

Conversations With a Dead Man: The Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott, by Mark Abley (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013)

Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing, ed. by Barbara Helen Miller (Polynya Press, 2015)

Indians in the Family: Adoption and the Politics of Antebellum Expansion, by Dawn Peterson (Harvard UP, 2017)

Strange Visitors: Documents in the History of Indigenous and Settler Relations in Canada from 1876, ed. by Keith D. Smith (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

Teach, Learn, Challenge: Approaching Indigenous Literatures, ed. by Deanna Reder and Linda M. Morra (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2016)

From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map For All Canadians, by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates (UBC Press, 2015)

We Are Born with the Songs Inside Us: Lives and Stories of First Nations People in British Columbia, by Katherine Palmer Gordon (Harbour Publishing, 2013)

We Are Coming Home: Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence, ed. by Gerald T. Conaty (AU Press, 2015)

You Will Wear a White Shirt: From the Northern Bush to the Halls of Power, by Nick Sibbeston (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015)

 

Inquiry, scholarly

Creating Together: Participatory, Community-Based, and Collaborative Arts Practices and Scholarship across Canada, ed. by Diane Conrad and Anita Sinner (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2015)

Drawn to See: Using Line Drawing as an Ethnographic Method, by Andrew Causey (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

Experience, Research, Social Change: Critical Methods, 3/e, by Colleen Reid, Lorraine Greaves, and Sandra Kirby (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry, 3/e, by Alan Sears and James Cairns (U of Toronto Press, 2015)

 

Labour and employment

Farm Workers in Western Canada: Injustices and Activism, ed. by Shirley A. McDonald and Bob Barnetson (U of Alberta Press, 2016)

A Hard Man to Beat: The Story of Bill White: Labour Leader, Historian, Shipyard Worker, Raconteur, 2/e, by Howard White (Harbour Publishing, 2011) (co-indexed)

 

Linguistics

Tamil: A Biography, by David Schulman (Harvard UP, 2016)

 

Literature

Ancestral Recall: The Celtic Revival and Japanese Modernism, by Aoife Assumpta Hart (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2016)

Flora Annie Steel: A Critical Study of an Unconventional Memsahib, ed. by Susmita Roye (U of Alberta Press, 2017)

The Home Place: Essays on Robert Kroetsch’s Poetry, by Dennis Cooley (U of Alberta Press, 2016)

Margaret Laurence Writes Africa and Canada, by Laura K. Davis (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2017)

No News Is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse–And What Comes Next, by Ian Gill (Greystone Books, 2016)

Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics, ed. by Paulette M. Rothbauer, Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad, Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie, and Knut Oterholm (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2016)

Public Poetics: Critical Issues in Canadian Poetry and Poetics, ed. by Bart Vautour, Erin Wunker, Travis V. Mason, and Christl Verduyn (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2015)

Teach, Learn, Challenge: Approaching Indigenous Literatures, ed. by Deanna Reder and Linda M. Morra (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2016)

Wallace Stevens Among Others: Diva-Dames, Deleuze, and American Cultureby David R. Jarraway (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2015)

 

Local history. See also History

The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver, by Chuck Davis (Harbour Publishing, 2011) (co-indexed)

Dalton’s Gold Rush Trail: Exploring the Route of the Klondike Cattle Drives, by Michael Gates (Lost Moose, 2012)

Home Truths: Highlights from BC History, ed. by Richard Mackie and Graeme Wynn (Harbour Publishing, 2012)

Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams, by Barry Gough (Harbour Publishing, 2012)

Law of the Yukon: A History of the Mounted Police in the Yukon, rev. ed., by Helene Dobrowolsky (Lost Moose, 2013)

The Little Green Valley: The Kleindale Story, by Ray Phillips (Harbour Publishing, 2011)

From Meteorite Impact to Constellation City: A Historical Geography of Greater Sudbury, by Oiva W. Saarinen (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2013)

The People and the Bay: A Social and Environmental History of Hamilton Harbour, by Nancy B. Bouchier and Ken Cruikshank (UBC Press, 2015)

Quietus: Last Flight: Accident Proneness in WWII, by Anne Gafiuk (What’s in a Story?, 2017)

Raincoast Chronicles 22: Saving Salmon, Sailors and Souls: Stories of Service on the BC Coast, edited by David R. Conn (Harbour Publishing, 2013)

She Made Them Family: A Wartime Scrapbook from the Prairies, by Anne Gafiuk (What’s in a Story?, 2015)

Tofino and Clayoquot Sound: A History, by Margaret Horsfield and Ian Kennedy (Harbour Publishing, 2014)

Trucking in British Columbia: An Illustrated History, by Daniel Francis (Harbour Publishing, 2012)

The Uchuck Years: A West Coast Shipping Saga (Harbour Publishing, 2012)

 

Medicine. See Health and medicine

 

Memoir. See Biography and memoir

 

Music

*Ugandan Music in the Marketing Era: The Branded Arena, by David G. Pier (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015)

 

Native American studies. See Indigenous studies / Native American studies

 

Parenting

*Discipline Without Damage: How To Get Your Kids To Behave Without Messing Them Up, by Vanessa Lapointe (LifeTree Media, 2016)

Generation Stressed: Play-Based Tools to Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, by Michele Kambolis (LifeTree Media, 2014)

Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (Or Anyone Who Acts Like One), by Deborah MacNamara (Aona Books, 2016)

 

Philosophy

The Experience of Beauty: Seven Essays and a Dialogue, by Harry Underwood (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2016)

 

Political science

Blocking Public Participation: The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression, by Byron Sheldrick (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2014)

Canada and Africa in the New Millennium: The Politics of Consistent Inconsistency, by David R. Black (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2015)

The End of the Charter Revolution: Looking Back from the New Normal, by Peter McCormick (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

The Future of Extended Deterrence: The United States, NATO, and Beyond, ed. by Stéfanie von Hlatky and Andreas Wenger (Georgetown UP, 2015)

Igniting the Internet: Youth and Activism in Postauthoritarian South Korea, by Jiyeon Kang (U of Hawai’i Press, 2016)

Journey After Midnight: India, Canada, and the Road Beyond, by Ujjal Dosanjh (Figure 1 Publishing, 2016)

The Taliban’s Virtual Emirate: The Culture and Psychology of an Online Militant Community, by Neil Krishan Aggarwal (Columbia UP, 2016)

Trudeau’s Tango: Alberta Meets Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-1972, by Darryl Raymaker (Gutteridge Books, 2017)

You Will Wear a White Shirt: From the Northern Bush to the Halls of Power, by Nick Sibbeston (Douglas & McIntyre, 2015)

 

Religious studies

Canadian Women Shaping Diasporic Religious Identities, ed. by Becky R. Lee and Terry Tak-ling Woo (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2015)

Caring and Compassion: A History of the Sisters of St. Ann in Health Care, by Darlene Southwell (Harbour Publishing, 2011)

Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism: Yasuda Rijin and the Shin Buddhist Tradition, by Paul B. Watt (U of Hawai’i Press, 2015)

Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape, 2/e, by Andrew Stephen Damick (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2017)

Pure Land, Real World: Modern Buddhism, Japanese Leftists, and the Utopian Imagination, by Melissa Anne-Marie Curley (U of Hawai’i Press, 2017)

The Song of Songs: Codes of Love, by Edwin M. Good (Cascade Books, 2015)

From Suffering to Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Mennonite Interreligious, Interethnic, and International Peacebuilding, ed. by Andrew P. Klager (Pickwick Publications, 2015)

 

Social economy

Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada’s Northern Social Economy, ed. by Frances Abele and Chris Southcott (Polynya Press, 2016)

 

Social work

Social Work Artfully: Beyond Borders and Boundaries, ed. by Christina Sinding and Hazel Barnes (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2015)

Strength-Based Child Protection: Firm, Fair, and Friendly, by Carolyn Oliver (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

 

Sociology

Brought to Light: Contemporary Freemasonry, Meaning, and Society, by J. Scott Kenney (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2016)

The Promise of Sociology: The Classical Tradition and Contemporary Sociological Thinking, 2/e, by Rob Beamish (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

 

Sports. See also Fitness

End Zones and Border Wars: The Era of American Expansion in the CFL, by Ed Willes (Harbour Publishing, 2013)

*The Riverton Rifle: Straight Shooting on Hockey and on Life, by Reggie Leach with Randi Druzin (Greystone Books, 2015)

Run Better: How to Improve Your Running Technique and Prevent Injury, by Jean-François Harvey (Greystone Books, 2017)

Yukon Sport: An Illustrated History, by John Firth (Figure 1 Publishing, 2014)

 

Textbooks. See also Education; Inquiry, scholarly

Experience, Research, Social Change: Critical Methods, 3/e, by Colleen Reid, Lorraine Greaves, and Sandra Kirby (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility, 3/e, by Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

Introducing Archaeology, 2/e, by Robert J. Muckle (2014)

Nutrition and Health, by Carole Booth, Jennifer Burke, Michelyn Gallant, and Judy Schonberger (Pacific Educational Press, 2014)

The Promise of Sociology: The Classical Tradition and Contemporary Sociological Thinking, 2/e, by Rob Beamish (U of Toronto Press, 2016)

A Short History of the Renaissance in Europe, 3/e, by Margaret L. King (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

Stories of Culture and Place: An Introduction to Anthropology, by Michael Kenny and Kirsten Smillie (U of Toronto Press, 2014)

Through the Lens of Anthropology: An Introduction to Human Evolution and Culture, by Robert Muckle and Laura Tubulle de González (U of Toronto Press, 2015)

Victimology: A Canadian Perspective, by Jo-Anne Wemmers (U of Toronto Press, 2017)

The World of Fashion, by Anne Brennan, Jane Witte, Alison Harrington McCabe, and Susan J. Smith (Pacific Educational Press, 2014)

 

Victimology

Victimology: A Canadian Perspective, by Jo-Anne Wemmers (U of Toronto Press, 2017)