Guernica has published many fiction and nonfiction books which deal in one way or another with the pleasurable understanding of different cultures. Do not expect to find stereotypical images here. Only fine literature.

Conscience and Coercion: Ahmadi Muslims and Orthodoxy in Pakistan
Conscience and Coercion: Ahmadi Muslims and Orthodoxy in Pakistan
Gualtieri, Antonio
$ 10.00 CA / $ 8.00 US

Relying on a wide range of interviews he conducted throughout Pakistan in 1987, Antonio R. Gualtieri relates the tragic experience of members of the Ahmadyya Movement in Islam. Their right to define themselves as Muslims has been denied by the government of Pakistan acting in collusion with orthodox Islamic teachers. Ahmadis have been beaten and murdered. They have been jailed, hounded from jobs and schools, their mosques sealed or vandalized, for professing to be Muslims and following Islamic practices.Antonio R. Gualtieri is Professor of Religion at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

The Darkest Side of the Fascist Years: The Italian-Canadian Press: 1920-1942
An essay on the Italian-Canadian and Italian-American political press before and after World War II. Having been personally involved in postwar political journalism, Angelo Principe reveals inside stories of the various political newspapers published in Canada to date. His work reflects the theoretical interest which has been passionately debated by newspapers in within the Italian communities across the world. Angelo Principe lectures on Italian cinema at Erindale College, University of Toronto.

Drew Hayden Taylor: Essays on His Works
Drew Hayden Taylor: Essays on His Works
Nunn, Robert
$ 20.00 CA / $ 18.00 US

The offspring of an Ojibway mother and a white father whom he has never known, Drew Hayden Taylor has long addressed vexed issues of identity and the complicated relationship between Native people and whites with sharp insight and a frequently unsettling sense of humor. Carefully examining these writings, this collection analyzes Taylor's writing from both aboriginal and non-aboriginal perspectives. Contributors include Birgit Däwes, Jonathan R. Dewar, Kristina Fagan, Rob Appleford, Ric Knowles, and Monique Mojica.