Canadian Folk Art : Old Ways in a New Land
Author: Michael S. Bird
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9780195404470
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Sights of Resistance
Author: Robert James Belton
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1552380114
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Celebrating Canada
Author: Peter E. Baker
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2017-06-03
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1459740335
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Canadian Reference Sources
Author: Mary E. Bond
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 1102
ISBN-13: 9780774805650
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Canada 2019-2020
Author:
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-10-09
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1475852509
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Canadian craft and museum practice, 1900-1950
Author: Sandra Flood
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1772823686
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Oatmeal and the Catechism
Author: Margaret Bennett
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1998-08-21
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 0773567585
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Relying heavily upon oral tradition, the book embraces the diverse disciplines of folklore, history, language, geography, literature, sociology, agriculture, botany, and home economics. It covers emigration history, community and domestic lifestyles, religious and social structure (including songs, poems, legends, and folktales), customs and beliefs, and material culture. Discussions are supported throughout by testimonies of many Townshippers, quoted verbatim, enabling the "voice" of the Gael to continue to be heard. Oatmeal and the Catechism will be of great interest to scholars and students of Gaelic studies and folklore in addition to Quebecers and others whose Scottish ancestors settled in Quebec and eastern Canada and helped carve a country out of the wilderness.
American Folklore
Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-05-24
Total Pages: 812
ISBN-13: 1135578788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
Canada 2013
Author: Wayne C. Thompson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2013-08-28
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1475804741
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Canada 2012
Author: Wayne C. Thompson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-08
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1610488830
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