As the threat of another Quebec referendum on independence looms, this book becomes important for every Canadian — especially as language remains both a barrier and a bridge in our divided countryCanada’s language policy is the only connection between two largely unilingual societies — English-speaking Canada and French-speaking Quebec. The country’s success in staying together depends on making it work.How well is it working? Graham Fraser, an English-speaking Canadian who ...

Il y a maintenant 50 ans, la Commission royale d’enquête sur le bilinguisme et le biculturalisme publiait son rapport final. Fruit de recherches innovantes et de consultations publiques dans tout le pays, truffé de données et de concepts, celui-ci traçait la route pour l’établissement d’une politique cohérente de bilinguisme officiel, qui allait changer profondément et durablement le visage du Canada. À la volonté d’affirmer le caractère officiellement bilingue du pays s’est greffée celle,...

Compte rendu du symposium internal, « L’aménagement des langues dans les capitales et milieux urbains : pratiques et défis », qui a eu lieu les 25 et 26 mars 2010 à l'Université d'Ottawa, en partenariat avec l'Institut dans langues officielles et du bilinguisme, Patrimoine canadien, le Commissariat aux langues officielles et la Ville d'Ottawa.Le Symposium sur l'aménagement des langues dans les capitales et milieux urbains a réuni des administrateurs et des chercheurs du Canada et d...

The first and only authorized guide to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel brings fans behind the scenes with the writers and onto the set with the actors to unpack every season of this Emmy-winning television seriesThe authorized companion to the Emmy-winning Amazon drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a show chronicling the adventures (and misadventures) of Midge Maisel in her transformation from fifties housewife to standup comedian. The series starred Rache...

Vegetation of Fraser Island / K'gariExplore the vegetation communities of Fraser Island / K'gari with the aid of this self-guided driving and walking tour to 10 distinctive natural ecosystems on the largest sand island in the world. These vegetation communities contain over 850 flowering plants and ferns which have been compiled into a species list of scientific and common names and sorted into categories ...

The Gorgeous Greeks Collection from Mills & BoonIncluding the titles:Gorgeous Greeks: Seductive SecretsGorgeous Greeks: Playing Her GamesGorgeous Greeks: A Greek AffairGorgeous Greeks: Seducing the EnemyGorgeous Greeks: A Greek RomanceGorgeous Greeks: Her Greek Proposition

The Mistresses and Midwives on Call Collection from Mills & BoonIncluding titles:Mistresses: Blackmailed for His PleasureMistresses: Passionate RevengeMistresses: His Unexpected HeirMistresses: Seduction in the BoardroomMistresses: Claimed for the Royal BedMistresses: Mistress of ConvenienceMidwives on Call: From Babies to BrideMidwives on Call: Stealing the Surgeon's HeartMidwives on Call: Her Baby Sur...

Well before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, Aleck (as his family called him) was a curious boy, interested in how and why he was able to hear the world all around him. His father was a speech therapist who invented the Visible Alphabet and his mother was hearing impaired, which only made Aleck even more fascinated by sound vibration and modes of communication.Naturally inquisitive and inclined to test his knowledge, young Aleck was the perfect person to grow up in the...

In recent years, Europe has had to constantly rethink and redefine its attitude toward new flows of immigrations. Issues of boundaries and identity have been integral to this reflection. Through a magnificent collection of essays, Migrant Cartographies examines both sites and conflicts and the way in which forms of belonging and identity have been reinvented. With careful analysis and exceptional insight, this volume explores the most recent literature on migration as seen from di...

In 1869 Australian Aborigines helped two Irishmen build the lighthouse at the Great Sandy Cape on KGari (Fraser Island), Queensland Australia. Their cooperation was later forgotten. This is a true stolen generation story; a lesson in acceptance of cultural differences. The compelling and stirring story starts with romance and ends in triumph.

The notion of "the public sphere" has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity.The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought, tracing its develop...

The mass media in different countries reflects dominant concerns of contemporary societies. Ideas of `environmentalism' are often broad and imprecise, holding neither meaning nor currency.Environmentalism and Mass Media sheds new light on the diverse ideas of `environmentalism', the way environmental ideas circulate, and public reaction to environmental concerns conveyed by the media. Drawing on unique interviews with journalists, media pictures, and public opinion surveys ...