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  • Campus Confidential

    100 startling things you don't know about Canadian universities (Second Edition)

    by Ken S. Coates, Bill Morrison ...
    In 2011, the first edition of Campus Confidential sparked a lively debate about what is really going on inside our colleges and universities. The media and readers alike welcomed this readable, honest book. University authorities didn't. They took the authors to task for spilling the beans. In this second edition, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison pick up where they left off, adding new and up-to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • #IdleNoMore

    And the Remaking of Canada

    by Ken S. Coates ...
    Idle No More bewildered many Canadians. Launched by four women in Saskatchewan in reaction to a federal omnibus budget bill, the protest became the most powerful demonstration of Aboriginal identity in Canadian history. Thousands of Aboriginal people and their supporters took to the streets, shopping malls, and other venues, drumming, dancing, and singing in a collective voice.Idle No More lasted ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation

    A Road Map for All Canadians

    by Greg Poelzer, Ken S. Coates ...
    Canada is a country founded on relationships and agreements between Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Although recent court cases have upheld Aboriginal title rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians engage in endless arguments about First Nations “issues.” Each new court decision adds fuel to the debate raging between those who want to see an end to special ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Arctic Front

    Defending Canada in the Far North

    by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, William R. Morrion, Greg Poelzer, Ken S. Coates ...
    A hard-hitting, timely, and provocative book about the history and future of the Canadian Arctic. With passion and sharp words, Arctic Front confronts Canada's longstanding neglect of the Far North and outline what needs to be done to protect our national interest.Through a lively and engaging history of the region, Arctic Front reveals how Canadians and their governments have:ignored this region ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What to Consider If You're Considering University

    New Rules for Education and Employment

    by Ken S. Coates, Bill Morrison ...
    A degree is no longer a passport to success in today’s job market.Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anti-Natalism

    Rejectionist Philosophy from Buddhism to Benatar

    by Ken Coates ...
    Every birth brings with it pain, suffering and death. Are life's joys and pleasures worth its costs? This book examines a set of perspectives - religious, philosophical, and literary - which find human existence deeply flawed and unacceptable. Its modern expression by philosophers Benatar and Zapffe as anti-natalism needs to be taken seriously in our choice whether to procreate or not. ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Canada's Colonies

    A History of the Yukon and Northwest Territories

    by Ken S. Coates ...
    Series series Canadian Issue
    Furs, gold, whales, oil--the reason for going north has always been to empty the treasure house. The northern territories are vast and sparsely populated, so southern Canadians have been content to consider the North a colony, not a true part of Canada.Since the first British naval expeditions to the "Frozen North," the history of the region has been romanticised. This book presents that history ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Dundurn Arctic Culture and Sovereignty Library

    Pike's Portage/Death Wins in the Arctic/Arctic Naturalist/Arctic Obsession/Arctic Twilight/Arctic Front/Canoeing North Into the Unknown/Arctic Revolution/In the Shadow of the Pole/Voices From the Odeyak

    by Michael Posluns, Bruce W. Hodgins, S.L. Osborne, Kerry Karram, Ken S. Coates, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, William R. Morrion, Greg Poelzer, Anthony Dalton, Alexis S. Troubetzkoy, John David Hamilton, Claudia Coutu Radmore ...
    Series series
    This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic has played a key role in Canada’s history and in the history of the indigenous peoples of this land, and the area will only become more strategically and economically important in the future. This bundle ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Modern North

    People, Politics and the Rejection of Colonialism

    by Ken S. Coates, Judith Powell ...
    Published in 1989, The Modern North examines the experience of the peoples of the Yukon and Northwest Territories from the Berger inquiry of 1975 and on-wards.Untangling the varied strands that make up the Northern tapestry--its resourceful peoples, its awesome physical landscape, its political and economic agenda in the late 1980s--they portray in vivid colours a society struggling to cast off ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Considering University 2-Book Bundle

    Dream Factories / What to Consider If You're Considering University

    by Ken S. Coates, Bill Morrison ...
    This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering university. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.Includes:Dream FactoriesThe “good jobs” of the past are almost gone. Today, many university graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Professors Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the “good ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Considering College 2-Book Bundle

    Dream Factories / What to Consider If You're Considering College

    by Ken S. Coates, Bill Morrison ...
    This two-book bundle is an essential handbook for any student or parent considering college. Learn why a degree is no longer a passport to success in today's job market.Includes:Dream FactoriesThe “good jobs” of the past are almost gone. Today, many college graduates face unemployment while others face underemployment. Professors Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the death of the “good job,” ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reconsidering Confederation

    Canada’s Founding Debates, 1864-1999

    by J.R. Miller, Marcel Martel, Colin Coates, Martin Paquet, Maxime Gohier, Phillip Buckner, Robert Wardhaugh, Barry Ferguson, Patricia Roy, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Ken S. Coates, Bill Waiser, Raymond B. Blake, Andre Legare ...
    July 1st 1867 is celebrated as Canada's Confederation - the date that Canada became a country. But 1867 was only the beginning. As the country grew from a small dominion to a vast federation encompassing ten provinces, three territories, and hundreds of First Nations, its leaders repeatedly debated Canada's purpose, and the benefits and drawbacks of the choice to be Canadian. Reconsidering ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD