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The Justifications for Punishment

The Justifications for Punishment

From: Law of Sentencing

Explores the justifications for punishment, including retributivist theories, consequentialist or utilitarian justifications, merged theories and communicative theories. 25 $2.50 Add
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The Kafala System in the Gulf States

The Kafala System in the Gulf States

From: Border and Rule

This chapter examines the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main destination for labour migration in the Global South. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Keynesian Welfare State

The Keynesian Welfare State

From: Private Affluence Public Austerity

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The Kids Are Not All Right
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The Kids Are Not All Right

From: Childhood Unplugged

In this chapter, Martinko examines how the prevalence of digital media in the home has altered the structure of childhood. She explores how screen use can cause poor sleep quality, create a … 16 $1.60 Add
The Killer's Henchman
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The Killer’s Henchman

Capitalism and the Covid-19 Disaster

Summer 2021, the novel coronavirus is scything through populations worldwide. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces the Covid-19 pandemic will end “when the world … 280 View
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The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

From: Fighting For Space

By the late 1990s, drug overdoses, HIV/AIDS, and an outbreak of hepatitis C were collectively killing more than one person in the Downtown Eastside every single day. Desperate for attention from … 28 $0.56 Add
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The Klan Comes to Canada
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The Klan Comes to Canada

The Place of an Election in the Comprehensive Political Law Cycle

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

This chapter discusses the initial appearance of the Klan in Canada in the early 1920’s and the recruitment methods they emplyed in different parts of the country. 24 $2.40 Add
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The Knedelík, Warts and All
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The Knedelík, Warts and All

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Eric Geringas reflects on his relationship to Knedlík, a Czech style of dumplings, his time in Czechoslovakia teaching English, Czech beer, poverty cuisine, and the culture of Prague. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Knowledge of Suffering

The Knowledge of Suffering

From: In Search of a Better World

In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan begins by recounting his own experiences coming to Canada from Iran as a result of the upheval of the 1970s. He interweaves personal … 76 $9.12 Add
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The Komagata Maru

The Komagata Maru

1939-1945

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Komagata Maru

This chapter discusses voyage of the Komagata Maru to Canada and how its passengers were turned away upon arrival. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Ku Klux Connection
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The Ku Klux Connection

PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Eleven focuses on the rise of the Ku Klux in both the South and Canada. Topics discussed include white supremacy, the attacking and killing of Black people, and the Bratton, Manigault and … 22 $2.20 Add
The Ku Klux Klan in Canada
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The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

A Century of Promoting Racism and Hate in the Peaceable Kingdom

The Klu Klux Klan came to Canada thanks to some energetic American promoters who saw it as a vehicle for getting rich by selling memberships to white, mostly Protestant Canadians. In Ontario, … 322 View
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The Đề Lô

The Đề Lô

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She tells the story of her escape from Vietnam as a child. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Labour Lens

The Labour Lens

From: Women and Work

The chapter considers the question – "What is work?" – then explores the historical intersections between capitalism, work, women, and feminist theory. 15 $1.50 Add
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Public Betrayal, Justice Denied

This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials … 216 View