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Rethinking the Great White North : race, nature, and the historical geographies of whiteness in Canada /

"Canada's claim to a distinct national identity is bound to the idea of a Great White North. Images of snow, wilderness, and emptiness in our most cherished narratives seem innocent, yet this path-breaking volume shows they contain the seeds of contemporary racism. Rethinking the Great Whi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baldwin, Andrew, 1970-, Cameron, Laura, 1966-, Kobayashi, Audrey Lynn, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Identity and knowledge. "A phantasy in white in a world that is dead" : grey owl and the whiteness of surrogacy / Bruce Erickson
  • Indigenous knowledge and the history of science, race, and colonial authority in northern Canada / Stephen Bocking
  • Cap Rouge remembered? Whiteness, scenery, and memory in Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Catriona Sandilands.