Bryan D. Palmer

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A Coming Capitalism: The Nineteenth-Century Transportation Revolution

A Coming Capitalism: The Nineteenth-Century Transportation Revolution

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter examines the transportation revolution in Canada in the nineteenth century. 17 $1.70 Add
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A Fateful Transition, 1870-90: Big Industries, Big Banks

A Fateful Transition, 1870-90: Big Industries, Big Banks

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter discusses the rise of big Industry and Banking in Canada in the late nineteenth century. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance: Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885

A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance: Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s intrusion further west and the ensuing conflicts with Indigenous and Metis populations, Louis Riel’s Provisional Government and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Acknowledgements, Preface, and Notes
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Acknowledgements, Preface, and Notes

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

This chapter includes the author’s acknowledgements, a brief preface, and a note on how the book was conceptualized. By examining the history of Indigenous displacement and settler … 19 $1.90 Add
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at John A. MacDonald’s National Policy in the 1870s ‘ and 1880s’ post-Confederation Canada in the form of railroads, tariffs and immigration, as well as the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Apostolic Apologetics: Vatican Statements and  Indigenous Demands for  Justice, 2020–23
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Apostolic Apologetics: Vatican Statements and Indigenous Demands for Justice, 2020–23

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer discusses the Catholic church’s role in running Indigenous residential schools in Canada. He describes how school survivors sought formal apologies and financial … 13 $1.30 Add
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850

Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at capital accumulation in Canada in the early nineteenth century through the development of resources such as lumber and mining and its impact of Indigenous populations … 11 $1.10 Add
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British North America, the American Revolution, and Land

British North America, the American Revolution, and Land

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at British rule in North America in the late eighteenth century, Mi’kmaq treaty negotiations, the impact of the westward movement of the Fur Trade on Indigenous … 14 $1.40 Add
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Canadian Capital’s Global  Reach in the Twenty-First  Century
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Canadian Capital’s Global Reach in the Twenty-First Century

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer discusses how Canadian corporate capital invested in foreign countries, often in resource extraction and low-wage industries. He includes examples of Canadian mining … 6 $0.60 Add
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Capital Accumulation and the Routinization of Crises, 1820-60

Capital Accumulation and the Routinization of Crises, 1820-60

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter outlines the economic crises and depressions in early nineteenth century Canada and the effect of industry and labour. 7 $0.70 Add
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Capital Cravings: Colonialism's Sixteenth-Century Beginnings Planted

Capital Cravings: Colonialism’s Sixteenth-Century Beginnings Planted

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at the beginnings of capitalism and colonialism in Canada, and the effects of these developments on its Indigenous inhabitants. 19 $1.90 Add
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Capital, the State, and the 1960s Appetite for Reform: From Conciliation to  Containment
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Capital, the State, and the 1960s Appetite for Reform: From Conciliation to Containment

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

This chapter outlines Canadian political and economic history from 1945-1960s. Palmer describes how Liberal governments expanded welfare and the social safety net, and how labour unions expanded, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Capitalism and Colonialism  Unchecked: After the 2025  Election
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Capitalism and Colonialism Unchecked: After the 2025 Election

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer outlines the key policies put in place by the Carney Liberals in 2025-26, including the turn away from labour, Indigenous communities and their rights, and environmental … 25 $2.50 Add
Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

The Remaking of Modern Canada 1960–2025: A New History for the Twenty-First Century Volume Three

In this third volume, Bryan Palmer continues his sweeping new history of Canada, interweaving the latest research in labour, political, economic and social history. This book covers the profound … 450 View
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Capitalism’s Changing  Contours, 1960-2000: The Bursting of the Post-War  Bubble
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Capitalism’s Changing Contours, 1960-2000: The Bursting of the Post-War Bubble

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

This chapter covers Canada’s economic history from 1960 to 2000. Palmer describes how trade deals with the U.S. intensified economic integration, favouring foreign (often American) … 8 $0.80 Add
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Capitalist Confederated Canada: The Emergence of Organized Labour and Class Conflict, 1870-90

Capitalist Confederated Canada: The Emergence of Organized Labour and Class Conflict, 1870-90

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter examines the tumult of the 1870s in Canada, including the Pacific Scandal of 1873, Indigenous resistance in the North-West and the global financial pandemic from 1873 to 1897, which … 12 $1.20 Add