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University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of …
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
This book brings together and interprets the information relating to Canada's contacts with Asiatic countries since the beginning of the Second World War. Lucidly written and freshly presented, it will be of great interest to everyone concerned with international affairs. …
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Medicine at the University of Toronto and Academic Hospitals
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The University of Torontos Faculty of Medicine is North Americas largest medical school and a major health consortium, boasting nine affiliated teaching hospitals and a network of research institutes. It is where insulin was pioneered, stem cells were first discovered, …
View book details for The Other Quebec
Microhistorical Essays on Nineteenth-Century Religion and Society
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The Eastern Townships region of southwestern Quebec is an area of unique culture and history. Surrounded by a French-speaking majority, yet predominantly settled by Americans and British emigrants, the area has historically been distinguished by its anglo-protestant character. In The …
View book details for Social Theory, Volume II
From Modern to Contemporary Theory, Third Edition
University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
The third edition of this popular reader reflects considerable changes. The framework for understanding theory as a set of conversations over time is maintained and deepened, but Volume II now begins with a focus on key transitional theorists who helped …
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Strife over Realism
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Chasing Reality deals with the controversies over the reality of the external world. Distinguished philosopher Mario Bunge offers an extended defence of realism, a critique of various forms of contemporary anti-realism, and a sketch of his own version of realism, …
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An Inquiry into the Exercise of Discretion
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Every day decisions made by prosecutors, before trial takes place, critically affect the rights of citizens; yet these decisions remain a grey area in the administration of criminal justice. In fact, there are considerable and important differences between what the …
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Geological, Pedological and Engineering Studies
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
This work originated in a Symposium forming part of the programme for Section IV (Geological Sciences including Mineralogy) of the Royal Society of Canada, which met at Queen's University, Kingston, in 1960. Of wide scope, it demonstrates the progress now …
View book details for A Leader and a Laggard
Manufacturing Industry in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Advanced countries in all parts of the world are concerned with the geographical unevenness of their development. Canada's preoccupation is with the Atlantic provinces, and for years government departments and agencies have tried to improve the region's economy. However, the …
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A Theory of Law and Democracy
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
In a popular sense, 'law' connotes the rules of a society, as well as the institutions that make and enforce those rules. Although laws are created and interpreted in legislatures and courtrooms by individuals with very specialized knowledge, the practice …
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A Model of Integrative Leadership
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Leadership is a quality that is difficult to define. Some believe that it is innate, the gift of a selected few. Others believe that it is a skill that can be learned but dont agree on what, exactly, should be …
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
In Wittgenstein and the Study of Politics, Michael Temelini outlines an innovative new approach to understanding the political implications of Wittgensteins philosophy. Most political philosophers who have approached Wittgenstein have done so through the idea of therapeutic skepticism, implying politics …
View book details for How Theatre Educates
Convergences and Counterpoints with Artists, Scholars, and Advocates
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Canada boasts a remarkable number of talented theatre artists, scholars, and educators. How Theatre Educates brings together essays and other contributions from members of these diverse communities to advocate for a broader and more inclusive understanding of theatre as an …
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Reflections on the Bouchard-Taylor Report
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The Canadian principle of reasonable accommodation demands that the cultural majority make certain concessions to the needs of minority groups if these concessions will not cause 'undue hardship.' This principle has caused much debate in Quebec, particularly over issues of …
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Deliberative Democracy in Canadian Public Policy
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The theory of deliberative democracy promotes the creation of systems of governance in which citizens actively exchange ideas, engage in debate, and create laws that are responsive to their interests and aspirations. While deliberative processes are being adopted in an …
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
David Beatty draws on more than twenty years' teaching experience to produce a comprehensive introduction to the basic rules in constitutional law, accessible to law and non-law students alike. He reviews the leading cases handed down by the Supreme Court …
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How to Survive and Thrive after Medical School, Sixth Edition
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The ultimate survival guide for medical students, interns, residents, and fellows, Staying Human during Residency Training provides time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a residents life from choosing a residency program, to coping with stress, enhancing …
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The TRACE (Toronto annual Canadian econometric) model is an annual, non-linear econometric model of the Canadian economy designed primarily to forecast the statistics which appear in the principal tables of the Canadian National Income and Expenditure Accounts. TRACE is the …
View book details for Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red
The Ukrainian Marxist Critique of Russian Communist Rule in Ukraine, 1918-1925
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
In Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red, Stephen Velychenko traces the first expressions of national, anti-colonial Marxism to 1918 and the Russian Bolshevik occupation of Ukraine. Velychenko reviews the work of early twentieth-century Ukrainians who regarded Russian rule over their country …
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AIDS, Fashion, and the Philanthropic Practices of MAC Cosmetics
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The first cultural history of the iconic brand MAC Cosmetics, VIVA MAC charts the evolution of MACs revolutionary corporate philanthropy around HIV/AIDS awareness. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with MAC co-founder Frank Toskan, key journalists, and fashion insiders, Andrea Benoit tells …
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A Social History of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland,1939-1949
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Similar to the CBC and BBC, the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland was a public broadcaster that was at the centre of a cultural and political change from 1939 to 1949, during which Newfoundland faced wartime challenges and engaged in a …
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Describing Newfoundland Culture, 1950-1980
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The years after Newfoundlands confederation with Canada were ones of rapid social and economic change, as provincial resettlement and industrialization initiatives attempted to transform the lives of rural Newfoundlanders. At Memorial University in St. Johns, a new generation of faculty …
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An Ethnographic History of Mayotte
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Island in the Stream introduces an original genre of ethnographic history as it follows a community on Mayotte, an East African island in the Mozambique Channel, through eleven periods of fieldwork between 1975 and 2015. Over this 40-year span Mayotte …
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History, Society, and the State in Sardinia
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
The inhabitants of highland Sardinia proudly declare a long history of resistance to outside authority. Many even celebrate the belief that not even the Roman Empire reached this far. Yet, since the late nineteenth century, the Italian government has pacified …
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
A study of "economic imperialism" based on a theoretical inquiry into the most important research frontier in the scholarly field: the analysis of constitutions. The book evaluates constitutional arrangements by the degree to which they economize on the scarcity of …
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