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978-0-7735-3922-839.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-3912-995.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9328pp978-0-7735-3910-595.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9304pp402011SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSHISTORYOFMEDICINECANADIANHISTORYLITERARYSTUDIESbirnabjarnadttir18901930judithfriedlandMQUPFALLAdetaileddiscussionoftheaestheticsofIcelandicnovelistandpoetGubergurBergsson.BirnaBjarnadttirJudithFriedlandexploresGubergurBergssonsaestheticsoflifeandliterature.BergssonlikesomanywriterswhoselanguageisnotwidelyspokenorreadisscarcelyknownoutsidehishomelandbutthesychologicaldepthofhisvisionrevealsthemindsofhischaractersinwaysthatarereminiscentofnovelistssuchasHamsunFaulknerandGarciaMrquez.BirnaBjarnadttirconstructsadeepandcomprehensiveargumentforBergssonssignicanceasamasterofnarrative.CrossingcenturiesoceansandcontinentshercontextualizationofBergssonsaestheticsstretchesfromhisnativelandsliterarytraditiontotheculturaldomainsofEuropeandNorthandSouthAmerica.HerinvestigationofhisideasonbeautyloveandbeliefpresentedasadialoguebetweenBergssonandnumerousotherwritersandphilosophersPlotinusAugustineNietzscheKierkegaardBlanchotisastrikingreectiononsomeofthemostimportantquestionsofmoderntimes.introducesaprofoundwritertotheinternationalstage.Thebooksexplorationoftheculturalperipheryisequallysignicantsuggestingnewinterpretativestrategiesforconsideringculturalcontributionsfromisolatedplaces.isthechairandactingheadoftheDepartmentofIcelandicLanguageandLiteratureUniversityofManitoba.WheninjuredsoldiersreturnedfromtheFirstWorldWarandneededtoconvalescefromsevereinjuriesandtraumaagroupofwomenwerereadytohelp.Thenknownaswardaidesthesewomenmanyofwhomwereartistsorteachersusedsimplecraftactivitiestoraisemoralebuildself-esteemandteachskills.illuminatestheoriginsofoccupationaltherapyinCanadaandshowshowtheprofessionbecameanindispensablepartofmodernhealthcare.TracingtheinuenceofpopularpoliticalandsocialmovementsofthetimeincludingtheMentalHygieneArtsandCraftsandSettlementHousemove-mentsJudithFriedlandtellsthestoriesofpioneeringwomenintheeldanddescribeshowtheyestablishedprofessionalassociationsworkshopsandeducationalprograms.Shehighlightsthehelptheyreceivedfrommalephysicianswhichgavethemaccesstothosewithdecision-makingpowerandexaminestheirworkinbothruralandurbanenvironmentswiththosefromdifferenteconomicandethnicbackgrounds.AninformativelookattheoriginsofaeldthatnowhasoverthirteenthousandpractitionersinCanadaisalsothecompellingstoryoftheriseofworkingwomenandtheircrucialcontributionstothehistoryofhealthcare.JudithFriedlandisprofessoremeritaintheDepartmentofOccupationalScienceandOccupationalTherapyFacultyofMedicineUniversityofToronto.RecessesoftheMindOnAestheticsinGubergurBergssonsWorkRestoringtheSpiritTheBeginningsofOccupationalTherapyinCanadaForewordbyChristieBrenchleyandGailTeachmanRecessesoftheMindRecessesoftheMindRestoringtheSpiritRestoringtheSpiritOctober2011January2012