This book highlights the increasingly important contribution of geographical theory to the understanding of social change, values, economic & political organization and ethical imperatives. As a cohesive collection of chapters from well-known geographers in Britain and North America, it reflects the aims of the contributors in striving to bridge the gap between the historical-materialist and humanist interpretations of human geography. The book deals with both the contemporary issues outlined above and the situation in which they emerge: industrial restructuring, planning, women's issues, social and cultural practices and the landscape as context for social action.

This book highlights the increasingly important contribution of geographical theory to the understanding of social change, values, economic & political organization and ethical imperatives. As a cohesive collection of chapters from well-known geographers in Britain and North America, it reflects the aims of the contributors in striving to bridge the gap between the historical-materialist and humanist interpretations of human geography. The book deals with both the contemporary issues outlined above and the situation in which they emerge: industrial restructuring, planning, women's issues, social and cultural practices and the landscape as context for social action.

This collection addresses the impact of armed conflict and explores pathways to peace across the world. Topics range from geopolitics to the effects of armed conflict on the environment, resources, health, children, and transnational migration. Others explore the social processes involved in post-conflict situations, and others still the lessons for achieving effective peace. The geographical concepts addressed include the notion of "conflict space," landscapes of terror, the relationship between violence and justice, the conditions for peace, and the dynamics of post-conflict. Methods include landscape analysis, interviews with a range of citizens, mapping and geographic information science, and policy analysis. Several papers address the situation of children in conflict zones, the impact of conflict on patterns of migration, the role of gender in achieving peace, the concept of territory as a basis for conflict and for negotiation of peace, as well as the economic impact of conflict. The studies cover several world regions, including Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and eastern Europe. This book was originally published as a special issue of Annals of the Association of American Geographers.

This collection addresses the impact of armed conflict and explores pathways to peace across the world. Topics range from geopolitics to the effects of armed conflict on the environment, resources, health, children, and transnational migration. Others explore the social processes involved in post-conflict situations, and others still the lessons for achieving effective peace. The geographical concepts addressed include the notion of "conflict space," landscapes of terror, the relationship between violence and justice, the conditions for peace, and the dynamics of post-conflict. Methods include landscape analysis, interviews with a range of citizens, mapping and geographic information science, and policy analysis. Several papers address the situation of children in conflict zones, the impact of conflict on patterns of migration, the role of gender in achieving peace, the concept of territory as a basis for conflict and for negotiation of peace, as well as the economic impact of conflict. The studies cover several world regions, including Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and eastern Europe. This book was originally published as a special issue of Annals of the Association of American Geographers.

The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are vigorously promoted. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. This book, the first comprehensive, data-based study of racialized and Indigenous faculty members' experiences in Canadian universities, challenges the myth of equity in higher education. Drawing on a rich body of survey data, interviews, and analysis of universities' stated policies, leading scholars scrutinize what universities have done and question the effectiveness of their employment equity programs. They also make important recommendations as to how universities can address racialization and fulfill the promise of equity in the academy.

Canada's claim to a distinct national identity is bound to the
idea of a Great White North. Images of snow, wilderness, and emptiness
in our most cherished narratives seem innocent, yet this path-breaking
volume shows they contain the seeds of contemporary racism.

Rethinking the Great White North moves the idea of
whiteness to the centre of debates about Canadian history, geography,
and identity. Informed by critical race theory and the insight that
racism is geographical as well as historical and cultural, scholars
from multiple disciplines explore how notions of race, whiteness, and
nature helped shape the nation, from travel writing to treaty making,
from scientific research to park planning, and within small towns,
cities, and tourist centres. Four themes -- identity and knowledge,
city spaces, Arctic journeys, and Native land -- serve as entry points
to trace how Canada's identity as a white country was built on
historical geographies of nature.

This insightful collection not only reassesses Canadian history and
identity, it offers a vocabulary for thinking about whiteness, nature,
and nation as Canada enters into new debates about the North and the
nature of multiculturalism.

Andrew Baldwin is a lecturer in human geography at
Durham University. Laura Cameron is an associate
professor of geography at Queen's University and Canada Research
Chair in Historical Geographies of Nature. Audrey
Kobayashi is a professor of geography and Queen's
Research Chair at Queen's University.

Contributors: Luis L.M. Aguiar, Kay Anderson,
Stephen Bocking, Emilie Cameron, Jessica Dempsey, Brian Egan, Bruce
Erickson, Kevin Gould, Roger Keil, Phillip Gordon Mackintosh, Claire
Major, Tina I.L. Marten, Tyler McCreary, Richard Milligan, Sherene H.
Razack, Catriona Sandilands, Juanita Sundberg, and Jocelyn Thorpe.