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James Wilson Morrice: Painter of Light and Shadow
by Wayne LarsenJames Wilson Morrice (1865–1924) was a Canadian painter of extraordinary passion and simplicity whose canvases and oil sketches are valued throughout the world and cherished in Canada as our first real examples of modern art.Though cut short by chronic alcohol abuse, Morrice’s restless bohemian life... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2008 -
Tom Thomson: Artist of the North
by Wayne LarsenTom Thomson (1877-1917) occupies a prominent position in Canada’s national culture and has become a celebrated icon for his magnificent landscapes as well as for his brief life and mysterious death. The shy, enigmatic artist and woodsman’s innovative painting style produced such seminal Canadian ima... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2010 -
A.Y. Jackson: The Life of a Landscape Painter
by Wayne LarsenAlexander Young Jackson (1882-1974) is a name that instantly conjures up images of our rugged northern landscape and the controversial Group of Seven. This is the first-ever full-length biography of one of Canada’s most beloved characters, and the first to examine in one book the artist, outdoorsman... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2009 -
Canadian Artists Bundle: Emily Carr / Tom Thomson / James Wilson Morrice
by Wayne Larsen • Kate BraidPresenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada’s vast wilderness presents many opportunities for artists to capture its beauty in their distinct styles, and the country has produced its share of talented landscape painters. Tom Thoms... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–25
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. <P><P>The important Canadian lives detailed here are: firebrand Metis leader Louis Riel; landscape painter James Wilson Morrice; Arctic explorer and ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson; revered ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 26–30
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: nineteenth century railway builder William C. Van Horne; early nineteenth century governor and fur baron George Simpson; legendary Group of Seven-... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30
by Edward Butts • Sharon Stewart • Tom Henighan • Peggy Dymond Leavey • Nicholas Maes • Julie H. Ferguson • Valerie Knowles • Wayne Larsen • D. T. LaheyPresenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: painters Tom Thomson and James Wilson Morrice; explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson; frontiersman Simon Girty; railway baron William C. Van Horne; early ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle: Marshall McLuhan, Nellie McClung, René Lévesque and many more
by Edward Butts • John Wilson • Arthur Slade • Kathryn Bridge • Sharon Stewart • Roderick Stewart • Heather Kirk • Ged Martin • T. F. Rigelhof • Tom Henighan • Peggy Dymond Leavey • Nathan Tidridge • Rosemary Sadlier • Nicholas Maes • Ray Argyle • Julie H. Ferguson • Valerie Knowles • Deborah Cowley • Wayne Larsen • Michelle Labrèche-Larouche • Raymond Plante • Kate Braid • Judith Fitzgerald • Margaret Macpherson • Lian Goodall • Marguerite Paulin • Francine Legaré • Gary Evans • Tom Shardlow • Anne Cimon • André Vanasse • D. T. LaheyThis special bundle contains the first thirty-five books in the Quest Biography series, which profiles the lives of Canadians who have had a profound effect on their country and the world. Some of these figures are truly famous, while others were quietly influential. Among the wide variety of people... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 1812 -
Frontline Delivery of Welfare-to-Work Policies in Europe: Activating the Unemployed (Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy)
Welfare-to-work or activation policies refer to programmes aimed at promoting the employability, labour-market and social participation of benefit recipients of working age. Frontline workers delivering these policies are conceived of as policy implementers, as policy makers, and as actors mediating... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2017 -
Social Justice Pedagogies in Health and Physical Education (Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport)
by Göran Gerdin • Wayne Smith • Rod Philpot • Katarina Schenker • Kjersti Mordal Moen • Susanne Linnér • Knut Westlie • Lena LarssonThis book makes the case that school Health and Physical Education (HPE) can make a unique contribution to young people’s physical, emotional and social health outcomes when teachers of HPE engage in pedagogies for social justice that emphasise inclusion, democracy and equity. Drawing on observatio... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2022 -
Trading Companies and Travel Knowledge in the Early Modern World
Trading Companies and Travel Knowledge in the Early Modern World explores the links between trade, empire, exploration, and global information trans>fer during the early modern period. By charting how the leaders, members, employees, and supporters of different trading companies gathered, pro>cessed... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2022 -
The Economics of Professional Road Cycling
Over the past decade, a growing body of academic literature on the economics of road cycling has been amassed. This book is the first volume to bring together a majority of the academic research and knowledge on the economics and management of professional road cycling. Each chapter treats a parti... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2016 -
Towards Green ICT (River Publishers Series In Communications Ser.)
by Ramjee Prasad • Shingo Ohmori • Dina Šimunic • Dina Šimunić • L. E. Mägi • M. G. Gustafsson • A. Kramers • Hideaki Imaizumi • Hiroyuki Morikawa • Takeshi Mizuike • Keizo Sugiyama • Kishore Ramareddy • Parag Pruthi • Knud Erik Skouby • Iwona Windekilde • Christoph Spiegel • Sebastian Rickers • Peter Jung • Woojin Shim • Rami Lee • Jae Hwang Yu • Rasmus Krigslund • Petar Popovski • Iskra Dukovska-Popovska • Gert F. Pedersen • Boris Manev • Rasmus Hjorth Nielsen • Albena Mihovska • Ole Brun Madsen • Alberto Nannarelli • Nobuo Nakajima • L. Jorguseski • R. Litjens • J. Oostveen • H. Zhang • John Rohde • Sune Wolff • Thomas Skjødeberg Toftegaard • Peter Gorm Larsen • Kenneth Lausdahl • Augusto Ribeiro • Poul Ejnar Rovsing • Peter Koch • Masahide Sasaki • Atsushi Waseda • Masahiro Takeoka • Mikio Fujiwara • Hidema Tanaka • Masahiro Umehira • Michitaka Kameyama • Masanori Hariyama • Hideaki Furukawa • Naoya Wada • Xiaohua Lian • Homayoun Nikookar • Leo P. Ligthart • Peter Lindgren • Yariv Taran • Kristin Saughaug • Subria ClemensenICT is playing an increasingly important role in both business and individual's private life. It has increased international interconnectedness and speed up the process of globalization. But on the other side the total energy consumption by the communication and networking devices and the relevant g... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2010