The recovery of Watson's thought is particularly valuable. Sibley shows that Watson, an internationally respected philosopher in the early twentieth century, discussed idealism and support for imperialism in ways that are particularly relevant in our new age of empire. A consideration of Grant's relationship to Hegel illuminates what led Grant to declare that Canada was "impossible" in the age of technology. Sibley's comparison of Grant and Trudeau is both unexpected and intriguing. So, too, is his analysis of the "illiberal strands" in Taylor's "politics of recognition."

Based on nearly two years of ethnographic fieldwork in a Muslim village in northern Sudan, Wombs and Alien Spirits explores the zâr cult, the most widely practiced traditional healing cult in Africa. Adherents of the cult are usually women with marital or fertility problems, who are possessed by spirits very different from their own proscribed roles as mothers. Through the woman, the spirit makes demands upon her husband and family and makes provocative comments on village issues, such as the increasing influence of formal Islam or encroaching Western economic domination. In accommodating the spirits, the women are able metaphorically to reformulate everyday discourse to portray consciousness of their own subordination. Janice Boddy examines the moral universe of the village, discussing female circumcision, personhood, kinship, and bodily integrity, then describes the workings of the cult and the effect of possession on the lives of men as well as women. She suggests that spirit possession is a feminist discourse, though a veiled and allegorical one, on women's objectification and subordination. Additionally, the spirit world acts as a foil for village life in the context of rapid historical change and as such provides a focus for cultural resistance that is particularly, though not exclusively, relevant to women.

"Northern Spirits is a comprehensive overview of the history of alcohol consumption and alcohol problems in Canada -- and of how Canadian society has responded to these issues. Well organized and clearly written, it is full of fascinating details for the addictions specialist yet readily understandable to readers new to the topic."--Back cover.

“You have a long way to go before you are wise like the old people,” Grandma Grace tells ten-year-old Cora when she leaves her hard-working single mother and spends summers with her grandparents. Each summer, Grandma Grace and Grandpa William teach Cora to care for their animals and tend the garden, fish in the creek, pray to the creator, pick berries and plants for medicine, smoke meat, tan hide, and make moccasins and bannock. “They made me do this over and over again,” remembers Cora, “so I would not forget.” As Cora grows, she is reluctant to leave for university, but her grandparents urge to go, reminding her they have nothing left to teach. Cora finds love and starts her own family as her grandparents age. When she returns home, Cora knows she has to continue the tradition of passing knowledge to her children, and then her grandchildren, even as they leave the community to pursue education and careers. Spirits of the Northern Lights is a beautiful story about family support, Indigenous identity, and honouring tradition in the face of a rapidly changing world.

In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young Acholi woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit named Lakwena, raised an army called the “Holy Spirit Mobile Forces.” With it she waged a war against perceived evil, not only an external enemy represented by the National Resistance Army of the government, but internal enemies in the form of “impure” soldiers, witches, and sorcerers. She came very close to her goal of overthrowing the government but was defeated and fled to Kenya. This book provides a unique view of Alice’s movement, based on interviews with its members and including their own writings, examining their perceptions of the threat of external and internal evil. It concludes with an account of the successor movements into which Alice’s forces fragmented and which still are active in the civil wars of the Sudan and Uganda.

The NORTHERN SPIRITS characters began their trek from the Lower 48 following the explosive declaration of the Alaskan gold discoveries in the early 1900's .There is a slightly different approach to this story as the northern spirits are not only the adventurers, but also the wilderness chorus, who warns the adventurers of their ignorance and disrespect to the land. Lani, a Black Indian woman, discovers searching for gold not an option to gain riches and whose life intertwines with the people she meets on the trail. A town grows from the small settlement of adventurers providing the social amenities similar to their past. Lani and her friends are a part of a new society which reflects the interconnection with their environment and world events. The adventurers discover the truest of treasures: friendships, love, food and warmth, and respect for the land they grew to love. About the Author Barb Pellett resided one year in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1967 where she met a few original adventurers who had searched for gold during the gold strikes of the early 1900's. The insatiable spirits of these extraordinary eighty and ninety year olds made for lively times at the Pioneer Home and made a profound desire in Barb to share their spirit through her novel, NORTHERN SPIRITS. Her writings include family stories, newspaper articles, and published poetry. Barb also created and published a monthly newsletter for consumers with developmental disabilities acknowledging their accomplishments and upcoming activities. Recently, Barb retired as a special needs teacher. She has resided in her home state of Vermont since 1986 . Her son, his wife, and their two children live nearby, but never close enough.