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UNINA9910157817503321 |
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Autore |
Dagg Anne Innis |
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Titolo |
The feminine gaze : a Canadian compendium of non-fiction women authors and their books, 1836-1945 / / Anne Innis Dagg |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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9786610925346 |
9781280925344 |
1280925345 |
9780889208452 |
088920845X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women authors, Canadian |
Canadian prose literature - Women authors |
Canada Bio-bibliography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-335) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Feminine Gaze; Appendix A: Authors Who Received Honorary Degrees from Canadian Universities; Appendix B: Authors Who Were Scholars and Medical Workers; Appendix C: Publishing and Support of Authors; General Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Many Canadian women fiction writers have become justifiably famous. But what about women who have written non-fiction? When Anne Innis Dagg set out on a personal quest to make such non-fiction authors better known, she expected to find just a few dozen. To her delight, she unearthed 473 writers who have produced over 674 books. These women describe not only their country and its inhabitants, but a remarkable variety of other subjects: from the story of transportation to the legacy of Canadian missionary activity around the world. While most of the writers lived in what is |
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