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Religion is fundamental to contemporary Puerto Rican society. The first synthesis of the religious history of the island, Communities of the Soul explores religion in Puerto Rico and the beliefs, practices, and religious diversity of its past and present - from the cosmology of the indigenous Taino to Afro-Caribbean and colonial influences.

Religion is fundamental to contemporary Puerto Rican society. The first synthesis of the religious history of the island, Communities of the Soul explores religion in Puerto Rico and the beliefs, practices, and religious diversity of its past and present - from the cosmology of the indigenous Taíno to Afro-Caribbean and colonial influences.

Jose Igartua traces the under-examined cultural transformation of English-speaking Canada woven through key developments in the formation of Canadian nationhood, from the 1946 Citizenship Act to the federal multiculturalism policy in 1971.

In this elegant work, Jose Igartua analyzes editorial opinion, political rhetoric, history textbooks, and public opinion polls to show how Canada's self-conception as a British country extended into the 1950s. The Other Quiet Revolution traces this cultural transformation woven through key developments in the formation of Canadian nationhood, from the 1946 Citizenship Act and the 1956 Suez crisis to the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Bic...

Founded in 1925, the town of Arvida was established to provide labour for Alcan's plant on the Saguenay River. With the arrival of big business in the rural Quebec countryside, two cultures collided -- the modern industrial culture of English North America and the traditional rural culture of French Quebec. Written in French, Arvida au Saguenay is an exploration of the interaction and eventual integration of these two cultures.

Founded in 1925, the town of Arvida was established to provide labour for Alcan's plant on the Saguenay River. With the arrival of big business in the rural Quebec countryside, two cultures collided -- the modern industrial culture of English North America and the traditional rural culture of French Quebec. Written in French, Arvida au Saguenay is an exploration of the interaction and eventual integration of these two cultures.