Storylines
How Words Shape Our World
$35.40
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
16 January 2024
Summary
Stories are our first and last survival strategy. For tens of thousands of years, they have told humanity what we know and what we don’t know, what to wonder about and what to watch out for. We draw comfort from our great myths, and from the storytelling of our contemporaries (including members of our families). Storytelling holds us together. And sometimes it keeps us apart.
From the stories we tell children, to literary works, to pop music, stories take many forms and give shape and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771623513 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1771623519 |
| Author: | J. Edward Chamberlin |
| Publisher: | Douglas & McIntyre |
| Imprint: | Douglas & McIntyre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 16 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 215mm |
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J. Edward Chamberlin
J. Edward Chamberlin is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and was senior research associate with the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. He has worked on sovereignty and land claims throughout Canada and around the world, and has spoken widely on literary, historical and cultural issues. He is the author of several acclaimed titles, including Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations (2006), which was a national bestseller, and If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Finding Common Ground (2003). He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and now lives in Halfmoon Bay, BC.
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