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From Canadian corporate elite to transnational capitalist class: transitions in the organization of corporate power

INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION of corporate power has deep roots in Canada. Well before John Porter published The Vertical Mosaic (1965), activists and journalists were documenting and criticizing the enormous concentration of economic power that issued from the formation of corporations such as the Canadian Pacific Railway in the...

Tags: American, Anglo-American, Atlantic, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Carroll, Fennema, Fox, G., J., John, M., Ornstein, Political, Power, Richardson, Science, Social, Vol

Research articles 2007-08-01

Troping prostitution: Jonson and "The Court Pucell"

Sometime in 1609, Ben Jonson penned "An Epigram on the Court Pucell," a satirical poem in which he rails against Cecilia Bulstrode (c.1584-1609), Gentlewoman of the Queen's Bedchamber and kinswoman and friend of Lucy Harington Russell, the Countess of Bedford. Apparently responding to some critique of his person ("Do's the...

Tags: A., C., Court, John, Jonson, Mother, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Thomas, Vol

Research articles 2007-06-01

Recent titles in Philosophy

ABLONDI, FRED. Gerauld de Cordemy: Atomist, Occasionalist, Cartesian. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2005. 128 pp. Paper, $17.00. ADLER, JONATHON E. Beliefs Own Ethics. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2002. xv + 375 pp. Cloth, $40.00. ALLEN, BARRY. Knowledge and Civilization. Boulder: Westview Press, 2004. x + 342 pp. Cloth, $95.00;...

Tags: A., American, Aquinas, Books, Cambridge University Press, Court, Culture, Daniel, David, E., F., G., God, History, INTRODUCTION, J., James, John, Joseph, Life, Logic, M., Nature, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paul, Philosophy, Politics, Routledge, Science, Social, Thomas, Vol, W., Whitehead, William

Research articles 2006-06-01

Books received

EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: Barker, Roberta, ed. Common Conditions [?1576]. The Malone Society Reprints 168. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Reprint. xxx + 56 pp. append. illus. $49.95. ISBN: 0-19-729044-2. Bathe, William. A Briefe Introduction to the Skill of Song. Ed. Kevin C. Karnes. Music Theory...

Tags: A., Age, Cambridge University Press, Catherine, Church, Court, Criticism, Culture, David, De, Early, Ed, English, History, INTRODUCTION, J., James, John, La, Labor, Medieval, Oxford University Press, Paul, Politics, Reformation, Rome, Science, Thomas, Trans, Vol

Research articles 2005-12-22

Transitions between formations and organisations: an historical perspective on the political representation of Australian farmers

Introduction A flurry of amalgamations of farm interest groups in the late 1970s produced a peak interest-group structure in the National Farmers' Federation NFF. The formation of the NFF in 1979 signalled a new phase in the political representation of primary producers. It evidenced a clear departure from a...

Tags: Australian, C., Council, D., Farmer, Farmers, Federal, G., Graham, Green, H., History, J., Labor, M., Martin, NSW, P., Paper, Political, Politics, T., Union, Vol

Research articles 2004-12-01

A challenge to conservationists

As corporate and government money flow into the three big international organizations that dominate the world's conservation agenda, their programs have been marked by growing conflicts of interest--and by a disturbing neglect of the indigenous peoples whose land they are in business to protect. ********** A WAKE-UP CALL...

Tags: Central, Conservation International, David, IUCN, Nature, TNC, Vol, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund Inc.

Research articles 2004-11-01

Books received

EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: Aretino, Pietro. Cortigiana. Carleton Renaissance Plays in Translation 38. Ed. Raymond B. Waddington. Trans. Leonard G. Sbrocchi. Ottawa: Dovehouse Editions, Inc., 2003. 156 pp. append. illus. bibl. n.p. ISBN: 1-895537-70-3. Boccaccio, Giovanni. Famous Women. The I Tatti Renaissance Library 1. Ed. and trans. Virginia Brown....

Tags: A., Bacon, Books, Cambridge University Press, Culture, David, De, Early, Ed, English, History, INTRODUCTION, J., James, John, King, La, Leiden, Les, Life, M., Martin, Medieval, N., Nicholas, Nicolas, Poetry, Politics, Rome, S., Theology, Thomas, Trans, Vol, William, XII

Research articles 2004-03-22

Books received

EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: Alberti, Leon Battista. Momus. (The I Tatti Renaissance Library, 8.) Ed. Virginia Brown. Trans. Sarah M. Knight. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2003. xxv + 407 pp. index. bibl. $29.95. ISBN: 0-67400754-9. Belleau, Remy. CEuvres poetiques. (Vol. 5, Odes d'Anacreon [1573-1574], Amours et...

Tags: A., Cambridge University Press, Catherine, Court, David, De, E., Ed, English, F., G., History, II, INTRODUCTION, J., James, John, King, La, Leo, Les, Life, Ma, Marie, Medieval, Nicholas, Oxford University Press, Paul, Politics, Reformation, Susan, Vol

Research articles 2003-12-22

The patriot war of 1837-1838: locofocoism with a gun?

THIS PAPER PRESENTS a reinterpretation of the causes for the us Patriot movement of 1837-38, which rose up in support of the Canadian rebellion in Upper Canada UC initiated by William Lyon Mackenzie (the companion rebellion in Lower Canada is not considered in this paper since its causation was arguably...

Tags: American, American General, Americans, Bryan, Charles, D., Fall, Historians, History, John, Journal, Jr., Lake, Life, Navy, Revolution, Times, Vol, West, William

Research articles 2003-09-22

Il poema epico ad una svolta: Trissino tra modello omerico e modello virgiliano

Nel dare alle stampe il primo volume del suo poema L'Italia liberata dai Gotthi (Roma, 1547), (1) Giovan Giorgio Trissino indicava, nella lettera di dedica all'imperatore Carlo V, le linee essenziali che aveva inteso seguire nel proporre la riforma di questo genere di composizione: "mi sono sforzato servare le regole...

Tags: Aristotle, De, E, II, IV, La, La Quinta Corp., Les, Ma, Milano, Vol

Research articles 2003-09-22

Timothy Darvill, Paul Stamper & Jane Timby England: an Oxford archaeological guide to sites from earliest times to AD 1600

TIMOTHY DARVILL, PAUL STAMPER & JANE TIMBY. England: an Oxford archaeological guide to sites from earliest times to AD 1600. xxvii+493 pages, 200 figures. 2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 0-19-284101-7 paperback 14.99 [pounds sterling]. [Vol. 76 p. 575] ANDREW REYNOLDS. Later Anglo-Saxon England: life and landscape. 192 pages, 84...

Tags: Oxford University Press, Vol

Research articles 2003-06-01

Al-Mujadalah and Al-Mujadilah Then and Now:1 Kalam, Dialectical Argument, and Practical Reason in the Qur'an

We generally say that so far as the supreme deity and the universe are concerned, we ought not to bother our heads hunting up explanations, because that is an act of impiety. In fact, precisely the opposite seems to be true ... [and] it's quite impossible to keep quiet about...

Tags: A., American, Arab, C., E., Economic, Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., English, God, History, II, J., Journal, Justice, Logic, Lord, M., Martin, Philosophy, Press, SATAN, Socrates, VII, Vol, Western

Research articles 2003-01-01

Defining Moments and Recurring Myths: Comparing Canadians and Americans after the American Revolution

Dans cet article, nous examinons la celebre these de S.M. Lipset, qui affirme que la revolution americaine a cree des differences durables entre les valeurs canadiennes et americaines. Nous reconsiderons tout d'abord l'affirmation centrale de la these selon laquelle l'exode des loyalistes vers le Canada a ancre de facon permanente...

Tags: American, Americans, Brown, Catholic, Church, Craig, Curtis, English, G., Harris, History, II, James, John, Macmillan, McClelland, Miller, Oxford, Protestant, Randall, Roman, Smyth, Social, Stewart, Thompson, Vol, W., Wilson

Research articles 2000-11-01

Shorter Notices

Why Vergil? A Collection of Interpretations, ed. Stephanie Quinn (Wauconda, Ill.: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2000). xxiii + 451 pp. ISBN 0-86516-435-5, $80.00 hard covers; ISBN 0-86516-418-5, $40.00 (p/b). This substantial collection of essays and other works on Virgil and the Virgilian tradition in both scholarship and poetry down to Derek Walcott...

Tags: A., David, De, E., Early, English, F., G., Helen, II, J., James, John, La, Medieval, Moses, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paul, Roman, Romance, Rome, S., T., Thomas, Vol

Research articles 2000-09-22

Barbarism and Religion, Vol. 1: The Enlightenment of Edward Gibbon, 1737-1764.(Review) (book review)

Barbarism and Religion, Vol. 1: The Enlightenment of Edward Gibbon, 1737-1764. By J. G. A. Pocock. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 323p. $49.95. Barbarism and Religion, Vol. 2: Narratives of Civil Government. By J. G. A. Pocock. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 4l3p. ...

Tags: A., Cambridge University Press, Enlightenment, G., J., Religion, Vol, Voltaire Inc.

Research articles 2000-06-01

Constitutionalism In East Central Europe? The Case Of Slovakia Under Meciar

In a recent issue of the East European Constitutional Review, Ewa Letowska recounts the following anecdote: A hungry traveler walks into a shady restaurant in Moscow. He sits down and inspects the menu. "I'll have the pork chops," he says. "We don't have any," answers the waiter. "Well then, I'll...

Tags: American, Art, Berkeley, Cambridge University Press, Central, Constitution, Court, David, East, Economy, Hungarian, John, Laws, Part II, Political, Politics, Press, Rights, Robert, Social, Society, Vol, Weber

Research articles 1999-03-22

Wildlife promotions, western Canadian boosterism, and the conservation movement, 1890-1914

Between 1890 and World War One, western Canadians advertised their region as the last wildlife stronghold in North America. Few studies have assessed how and why westerners sought to win distinction as custodians of the last wild animals but, as this essay will demonstrate, urban promoters made numerous civic statements...

Tags: American, Americans, B.C., Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., History, Indian, James, John, Jones, King, Nature, North, Robert, T., Vol, West, Western, William, Williams

Research articles 1998-03-22

Family study in Canada during sociology's shifts from RC to PC to DC

It might be argued that the sociological study of families has a longer history than that of any other feature of Canadian society. Shortly after sociology emerged in Europe in the mid-19th century a Quebecois family was the subject of sociological analysis (Gerin, 1964), and a lively interest in the...

Tags: American, Canadian Commercial Corp., E., F., Family, Hanson, Hill, History, Journal, L., M., Marriage, N., Smith, Social, Vol

Research articles 1996-02-01

Additional Resources

Warner Home Video Will Release ''Mejorando Tu Vida Con Gabriela Spanic Vol. 1'' , A Health & Fitness Program, as Part of Its ''Coleccion Latina'' Series on DVD February 28, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- As part of its "Coleccion Latina" series of high-quality releases, Warner Home Video will distribute "Mejorando Tu Vida Con Gabriela Spanic Vol. 1" ("Improving Your Life with Gabriela Spanic Vol. 1"), a health and exercise guide to healthier living and a leaner, stronger body. The video is...

Tags: DVD, health care, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Research articles 2005-11-29

Cystic Fibrosis Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine, Vol. 70)

Cystic Fibrosis Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine, Vol. 70). William R. Skach, ed. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press Inc., 2002, 652 pp., $145.00, hardcover. ISBN 0-89603-897-1. Cystic Fibrosis Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine, Vol. 70). William R. Skach, ed. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press Inc., 2002, 652 pp.,...

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Research articles 2002-12-01