Through darkening spectacles

Through darkening spectacles
Author: Diamond Jenness
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1772824178

Diamond Jenness was one of the most outstanding Canadian anthropologists of the early twentieth century. His books, The Indians of Canada and People of the Twilight, are classics. Now, details about the private life of this dedicated scholar are revealed in his own words augmented with contributions by his son Stuart.

In Twilight and in Dawn

In Twilight and in Dawn
Author: Barnett Richling
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0773539816

From New Guinea to the Arctic and beyond - the life and times of one of Canada's foremost anthropologists.

Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment

Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment
Author: Katarzyna Majchrzycka
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000163962

Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment: New Trends, Practice, and Applications presents protective equipment in the context of the latest design trends, materials, and technologies. It informs the reader using basic safety principles to avoid issues with commonly used personal protective equipment (PPE), such as helmets and eye and face protectors. It provides the latest design trends in eye and face protectors to avoid optical hazards and for use in variable lighting conditions. Features: • Fills the gap on current solutions of PPE and occupational safety • Educates in reducing risk connected with using industrial safety gear • Helpful to optometrists in the selection of eye protection for people with visual impairments • Instructs the reader on choosing smart materials and safety products • Provides best practices for checking the technical condition of the equipment This book is essential for the safety professional and medical experts in the field. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to personal protective equipment using new technologies in the field. "The monograph Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment - New Trends, Practice and Applications is a complementary and thoughtful but selected compilation of the most relevant information concerning protective helmets as well as eye and face protection. The compilation of these two protection types is the result of the common use of both protective helmets and eye and face protectors. This requires their full compatibility, both in terms of ensuring optimum safety and comfort of use. The authors have chosen the material according to the needs of people directly responsible for safety at work and users of those protectors. The main aim of the work is to popularise knowledge in the field of construction, research methods, selection and use of protective helmets and eye and face protectors. In terms of use, the authors emphasise the necessity of independent control, i.e. checking the technical condition of the equipment used by the end users. The presented monograph includes the current state of knowledge in this scope, extended by the results and summaries of the authors' own research. All requirements and research methods are given based on European (EN), international (ISO) standards and standards operating in different geographical areas. The monograph also encompasses new trends in the design of protective helmets and eye and face protectors. All this allows me to emphasize the uniqueness of this monograph in relation to previous publications in this field, both in terms of the scope and selection of information concerning protective helmets and eye and face protectors." — Ryszard Korycki, Łódź University of Technology

White Fox and Icy Seas in the Western Arctic

White Fox and Icy Seas in the Western Arctic
Author: John R. Bockstoce
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0300221797

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- OTHER PUBLICATIONS BY JOHN R. BOCKSTOCE -- CONTENTS -- Foreword by William Barr -- Preface -- Part 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1. Fort Ross: Founding and Abandonment, 1937 to 1948 -- 2. White Fox: From the Trapper to the Retail Customer -- Part 2 DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC FUR TRADE TO 1914 -- 3. The Advance of the Maritime Trade in the Bering Strait Region -- 4. Expansion of the Trade in Northern Alaska and Western Arctic Canada -- Part 3 HEYDAY OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC FUR TRADE, 1914 TO 1929 -- 5. Revolution and Civil War on the Chukchi Peninsula -- 6. Growth of the Trade in Northern Alaska -- 7. Competition among Traders in Western Arctic Canada -- Part 4 DECLINE OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC FUR TRADE, 1929 TO CA. 1950 -- 8. State Ownership of the Trade on the Chukchi Peninsula -- 9. Contraction of Trade in Northern Alaska -- 10. Toward Monopoly Control in Western Arctic Canada -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y

Social Anthropology

Social Anthropology
Author: Edward Hedican
Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1551304074

This is the first introductory text that focuses on social anthropological research using Canadian examples and perspectives. In this groundbreaking new book, Edward Hedican provides undergraduate students with a solid background on the theoretical and applied aspects of anthropology, while exploring the rich history of the discipline in a Canadian context. In ten concise chapters, readers are introduced to the basic conceptual building blocks of introductory anthropology in a refreshingly succinct and engaging way. With a strong focus on Canadian theory, this book includes discussion of evolutionism, feminist anthropology, marriage and the family, and political economy.

Maria Czaplicka

Maria Czaplicka
Author: Grazyna Kubica
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2020-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 149622261X

""Maria Czaplicka: Gender, Shamanism, Race" is a biography of the Polish-British anthropologist and also a cultural study of the dynamics of the anthropological "tribe" presented from a researcher-centric perspective"--

Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918

Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
Author: Stuart E. Jenness
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1772824186

The first comprehensive account of one of the great sagas of Arctic exploration and discovery, the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–1918, led by the ethnologist/explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the zoologist Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson. There are details of the Expedition’s successes and tragedies, including the discovery of all but one large island north of the Canadian mainland, the accumulation of considerable scientific information and valuable collections, and the personal feud of the Expedition’s two leaders. Four appendices list Expedition personnel, fifty-three geographical sites in the Arctic named after them, locations of their diaries and collected specimens, and the thirteen government volumes arising from the Expedition.