A Question of Return is a novel that spans generations and continents. Opening in Toronto,1985, the story begins with émigré poet Artyom Laukhin, who has been working to transform his father Pavel's notebook into a publishable literary journal. Artyom's father was a popular Soviet novelist in 1930s Soviet Union, whose spy stories were enjoyed by Stalin himself. When Artyom falls madly in love with Audrey Millay, he begins to link his experiences pursuing her with the experiences d...

The novel is set in a small village, Corby Falls. Miles Rueda has lived for years in Toronto. His personal life is knotty; he is divorced, and has an ironic teenage daughter who lives with his remarried ex-wife but reluctantly shares weekends with him. Miles loves his daughter and his ex-wife intends to take her to Europe for several years. Miles realizes that something he's seen as a child many years earlier in Corby Falls was most likely a prelude to murder. All the evidence now points t...

Sexuality, Social Exclusion and Human Rights examines some of the key drivers of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean context by exploring risks, vulnerability, power, culture, sexuality and gender. It provides a unique perspective and analysis of the Caribbean response and how the inclusion of many different sectors in society and an interdisciplinary, rather than segregated multi-disciplinary approach, can effectively address the spread of HIV and AIDS in the region. Divided into four sections,...

From nineteenth-century black nationalist writer Martin Delany through the rise of Jim Crow, the 1937 riots in Trinidad, and the achievement of Independence in the West Indies, up to the present era of globalization, Black Nationalism in the New World explores the paths taken by black nationalism in the United States and the Caribbean. Bringing to bear a comparative, diasporic perspective, Robert Carr examines the complex roles race, gender, sexuality, and history have played in t...

MR.CARR HAS WRITTEN A MOST FASCINATING SEMI-BIOGRAPHY OF A ONE MAN'S PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH AND GOD DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HE TOUCHES ON MANY OF THE FAMOUS NAMES IN THE GOD GAME, MOSTLY FROM THE EAST, SHOWING HOW HIS THOUGHT PROGRESSED AND HIS SEARCH WIDENED. AND WHILE HIS SEARCH APPEARS TO BE ENDED WITH THE ICONOCLASTIC PERSONAGE CALLED U.G.KRISHNAMURTI. AS A HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS QUEST HOWEVER, HE IS MORE THAN BRUTALLY HONEST AND CREDIT GOES TO HIM FOR SUCH A REVEALIN...

How ironic, the author thought on learning of the Sandinista’s electoral defeat, that at its death the Revolutionary State left Woman, Violeta Chamorro, located at the center. The election signaled the end of one transition and the beginning of another, with Woman somewhere on the border between the neo-liberal and marxist projects. It is such transitions that Ileana Rodríguez takes up here, unraveling their weave of gender, ethnicity, and nation as it is revealed in literature written by ...

One dog's search for a friend gets him into troubled places. He looks for Mr. Mouse and gets stuck in the cupboard. He is turned away from Mrs. Chipmunk and is then hit on the head with an acorn from Mr. Squirrel. His Mom and Dad take him to the Humane Society where he interviews a variety of furry critters, learning why they are there. This discussion gives soft lessons to children about caring for animals. He not only finds two new friends at the Humane Society, he finds another on the r...

WINNER OF:Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book from the Caribbean Philosophical AssociationCanadian Political Science Association’s C.B. MacPherson PrizeStudies in Political Economy Book PrizeOver the past forty years, recognition has become the dominant mode of negotiation and decolonization between the nation-state and Indigenous nations in North America. The term “recognition” shapes debates over Indigenous cultural distinctiveness, Indigenous r...

Plutarch Award Winner and Boston Globe Best Book of the Year: An "extraordinary" biography of the Soviet dictator's daughter, Svetlana ( The Washington Post).National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistPEN Literary Award FinalistNew York Times Notable BookWashington Post Notable BookBorn in the early years of the Soviet Union, Svetlana Stalin spent her youth inside the walls of the Krem...

Since September 11th, we frequently hear that political differences should be put aside: the real struggle is between good and evil. What does this mean for political and social life? Is there a 'Third Way' beyond left and right, and if so, should we fear or welcome it?This thought-provoking book by Chantal Mouffe, a globally recognized political author, presents a timely account of the current state of democracy, affording readers the most relevant and up-to-date information....

Diane Armstrong's bestselling fictional debutA mother's silence, a village with a terrible secret, and an Australian woman who travels to Poland to uncover the truth ... When forensic dentist Halina Shore arrives in Nowa Kalwaria to take part in a war crimes investigation, she finds herself at the centre of a bitter struggle in a community that has been divided by a grim legacy. What she does not realise is that she has also embarked on a confronting personal journey. Inspired by a ...

Despite legislation designed to eliminate unfair racial practices, the United States continues to struggle with a race problem. Some thinkers label this a "new" racism and call for new political responses to it. Using the experiences of African American women and men as a touchstone for analysis, Patricia Hill Collins examines new forms of racism as well as political responses to it.In this incisive and stimulating book, renowned social theorist Patricia Hill Collins investigates how natio...