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Canadian History
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Highlights
The Scramble for the Teenage Dollar
Creating the Youth Market in Mid-Century Canada
Co-ed, junior miss, grad, teenster. From the late 1930s to the 1950s, the teenager emerged as a distinct and ideal market segment. The Scramble for the Teenage Dollar explores how consumption and commodities became integral parts of being a teenager.
Packed with insights about how retailers and advertisers attempted to shape the look, bodies, and behaviour of young Canadians, this intriguing book illuminates the power of corporate actors to influence popular understandings of growing up. It also reveals the roots of the hyper-consumerism common among young people today.
The Forgotten Realities of Men
Critical Reflections on Masculinity in Contemporary Society
The Forgotten Realities of Men explores the often-overlooked aspects of men’s lives, set against the backdrop of shifting social norms, economic uncertainty, and the political upheaval of today’s world.
This work will be invaluable to scholars of men’s and masculinity studies, gender studies, and social work, as well as to community organizations, social service providers, and policy-makers.
The Rise of Tzu Chi
The Making of a Global Buddhist Movement
With ten million members worldwide, Tzu Chi has influence unmatched by most East Asian religious and non-profit organizations. The Buddhist foundation was established in Taiwan in 1966 by nun Cheng Yen and a group of laywomen. As with most religious movements, its success is often attributed to a charismatic leader, but The Rise of Tzu Chi offers a strikingly new analysis.
Lee convincingly demonstrates that its unique capacity to synthesize religious and lay leadership has allowed Tzu Chi to continuously integrate heterogeneous elements and mobilize powerful social classes to achieve charitable ends. The Rise of Tzu Chi shows us a dynamic Asian religious movement with diversity at the root of its global success.
