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On the Heroic Frenzies / De gli erici furori (1586)
On the Heroic Frenzies / De gli erici furori (1586)
Giordano Bruno
Translated and annotated by Ingrid D. Rowland
Italian text by Eugenio Canone

Providing cohesive insights into Bruno’s text, Rowland’s edition of On the Heroic Frenzies is a helpful guide for those new to his work.

Available Dec 2012
The Ends of the Body: Identity and Community in Medieval Culture
The Ends of the Body: Identity and Community in Medieval Culture
Edited by Suzanne Conklin Akbari and Jill Ross

The essays provide new perspectives on the centrality of the medieval body and underscore the vitality of this rich field of study.

Available Dec 2012
Three Cartularies from Thirteenth Century Auxerre
Three Cartularies from Thirteenth Century Auxerre
Edited by Constance Brittain Bouchard

With full annotation of people and places and English-language summaries, these cartularies make a valuable contribution to our understanding of this significant episcopal centre’s history.

Available Dec 2012
Autonomous State: The Epic Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade
Autonomous State: The Epic Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade
By Dimitry Anastakis

More than just an examination of the auto industry, the book provides a rethinking of Canada’s tumultuous post-OPEC political and economic evolution, helping to explain the current tribulations of the global auto sector and Canada’s place within it.

Available Dec 2012
Belonging and Isolation in the Hellenistic World
Belonging and Isolation in the Hellenistic World
Edited by Sheila L. Ager and Riemer A. Faber

With a range of social, artistic, economic, political, and literary perspectives, the contributors provide a lively exploration of  the tensions and opportunities of life in the Hellenistic Mediterranean.

Available Oct 2012
Roman Slavery and Roman Material Culture
Roman Slavery and Roman Material Culture
Edited by Michele George

The contributors engage with questions concerning the slave trade, manumission, slave education, containment and movement, and the use of slaves in the Roman army.

Available Oct 2012
Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada
Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada
By R. Blake Brown

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.’

Available Oct 2012
Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Battalian(N.S. Regiment) Canadian Expedtionary Force 1914-1919
Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Battalian(N.S. Regiment) Canadian Expedtionary Force 1914-1919
By Captain Robert N Clements, MC
Edited by Brian Douglas Tennyson

Merry Hell is a captivating tale for those who enjoy stories of war and battle, and one that will entertain readers with Clements’s richly colourful anecdotes and witty poems, none of which have been published before.

Available Oct 2012
Schooling in Transition: Readings in Canadian History of Education
Schooling in Transition: Readings in Canadian History of Education
Edited by Sara Z. Burke and Patrice Milewski
Schooling in Transition is ideally structured to accommodate a one-semester university-level course: each chapter contains a short thematic introduction, two articles addressing the common theme, and suggestions for further readings.
Available Oct 2012
Canadian Cinema Since the 1980s: At the Heart of the World
Canadian Cinema Since the 1980s: At the Heart of the World
By David L. Pike
Making a significant advance in the study of the film industry of the period, Canadian Cinema since the 1980s is also an ideal text for students, researchers, and Canadian film enthusiasts.
Available Oct 2012