Land
Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not permanently covered by water. The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources. Some life forms, including terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals, have developed from predecessor species that originated in bodies of water. Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones. The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans. The demarcation line between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors. A maritime boundary is one …
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
Now you can cheer for the Habs every day of the year! The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most storied franchises in hockey. No club has won more Stanley …
Hall continued his hard- hitting play, but it was the last time it landed him in front of a judge. 34 | HaB S 365JANUARY … Following an incident in which Maurice Richard landed a punch on linesman Cliff Thompson during a skirmish in a game against …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Approaching the novels of early Quebec through the counterintuitive lens of the sacred, Lisa Gasbarrone challenges negative views of these novels as dated and even unreadable for the contemporary reader. …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange … are Catholic. Défrichement, or the clearing of land for settlement, featured in Jean Rivard and Maria … countryside, he explains, is a type of Eden or a promised land, folding both scriptural and mythic resonance into … d’en haut (the high country, referring to unsettled land north and west of Montreal). I believe I have made … défrichement (theThe Sense of the Sacred 7 clearing of the land for settlement) as an act of consecration, various …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Slings & Arrows, starring Susan Coyne, Paul Gross, Don McKellar, and Mark McKinney as members of the New Burbage Theatre Festival, was heralded by television critics as one of the …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Through detailed analyses of nineteenth-century spirit photography, horror films, ghost-hunting reality television, and the viral internet phenomenon “Slender Man,” Poetics of the Paranormal shows how the figure of the ghost …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …
damage. It can’t be done, at least not in this thin land of wait- ing. I sincerely believe in an eternal … terrifying idea. There’s a sense of euphoria when you land, and if you do what you’re told and roll properly …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange … the traditional land of the Huron- Wendat and the Seneca; it is also the treaty land of the Mississaugas … grate- ful to have the opportunity to work on this land. The language of place matters, too. In Anishinaabemowin …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange … built the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat and the Seneca. It is the treaty land of the Mississaugas … grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land. We begin the book with an acknowledgment of place … comparable levels of municipal services across the land. All cities would receive federal funding pur- suant … author- ity over local government institutions and land use – is to design frameworks that maximize local …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Across cultures, democracies struggle with intolerant groups, misinformation, social media conspiracies, and extreme populists. Egalitarian cultures cannot always withstand this swing towards the irrational. In Irrational Publics and the Fate …
McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal is on land which long served as a site of meeting and exchange …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 October 2024 English
Governments are increasingly recognizing the need for sustainability standards in global value chains (GVCs), as pressures from consumers and due diligence regulations in the Global North require businesses to address …
must provide the geolocation of relevant plots of land to trace the exact production location and ensure … country of production, including those related to land rights, environmental protection, forest-related …