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DANCING BACKWARDS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CANADIAN WOMEN IN POLITICS.
by Carstairs, Sharon and Higgins, Tim. Foreword by Susan Thompson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1896150306
- ISBN 13
- 9781896150307
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Winnipeg: Heartland Associates, 2004. 351 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, portraits. "This is the story of the determined and difficult assault by women on the male-dominated citadel of Canadian politics. Combining profiles of twenty-eight remarkable women who have achieved political firsts with a richly detailed, immensely readable history of Canadian life over the last century, 'Dancing Backwards' will change the way you look at Canadian history." Profiles: Nellie McClung; Louise McKinney; Agnes Macphail; Emily Murphy; Alice Jamieson; Therese Casgrain; Cairine Wilson; Charlotte Whitton; Ellen Louks Fairclough; Bertha Wilson; Rosemary Brown; Jeanne Sauve; Audrey McLaughlin; Nellie Cournoyea; Kim Campbell; Sheila Copps; Mary Ellen Smith; Barbara Hanley; Muriel McQueen Fergusson; Tilly Jean Rolston; Nancy Hodges; Pauline McGibbon; Constance Glube; Rita Johnston; Alexa McDonough; Catherine Callbeck; Joyce Fairbairn; Beverley McLachlin. Very light toning to the edges of the pages, a slight twist to the spine, very minor edge wear, bump at the top of the spine. Dust jacket has minor wear at the top/bottom of the flap-folds, minor rubbing, light wrinkling at the top of the spine.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Joshua Stanton..
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- Bookseller
- Capricorn Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31134
- Title
- DANCING BACKWARDS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CANADIAN WOMEN IN POLITICS.
- Author
- Carstairs, Sharon and Higgins, Tim. Foreword by Susan Thompson
- Illustrator
- Joshua Stanton.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1896150306
- ISBN 13
- 9781896150307
- Publisher
- Heartland Associates
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Canada, Canadian Politics, Women in Politics, Women in Canada, Women Politicians, Abortion Rights, Birth Control, Birth Rate, Conservative Party, Democracy, Depression, Discrimination Against Women, Education for Women, Elections, Employment, Feminism, Wo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canada - Biography; Canada - General; Women in History;
Terms of Sale
Capricorn Books
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About the Seller
Capricorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Oakville, Ontario
About Capricorn Books
Welcome to Capricorn Books. We offer a wide range of used, out-of-print and antiquarian books in most subjects, for readers and collectors alike. Our business opened in 1995, and has been selling on the internet since 1999. We have a general stock with larger catalogues being History & Travel, Military History, Children's, Art & Antiques and Canadiana. All orders are processed promptly. Our goal is to ship your book(s) within 24 hours and notify you when we have done so - we always try to keep you informed. Enjoy your visit!
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