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Montauban

Montauban

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter describes Arendt’s flight to Montauban, a small town whose socialist mayor refused to obey the new Vichy regime. There, she searched for information about her husband, until … 5 $0.50 Add
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“More comprehensive controls”
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“More comprehensive controls”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the Trudeau government’s response to inflation in early to mid-October 1975 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s … 4 $0.40 Add
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Mother, Mentor

Mother, Mentor

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis traces the life of Chystia Freeland’s mother, Halyna Freeland, a Ukrainian Canadian woman who broke barriers in Alberta law and feminist activism from the late … 9 $0.90 Add
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Moving the Dial

Moving the Dial

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Canada’s shifting diplomatic strategy under Chrystia Freeland and Justin Trudeau. 25 $2.50 Add
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Naked in the Streets of Athens
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Naked in the Streets of Athens

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene discusses an inspection tour of embassies in Ankara, Athens, and Madrid in January 1981. 10 $1.00 Add
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Neighbourhoods in Revolt

Neighbourhoods in Revolt

From: How We Changed Toronto

community reactions to development proposals in 1972 27 $2.70 Add
Nerve

Nerve

Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First

Candid and insightful perspectives on the dilemmas and opportunities women confront as they take on leadership positions. Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera had vastly different career paths on … ; 320 View
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New Beginnings

New Beginnings

From: Alexa!

Focusing more on her personal life, this chapter chronicles Alexa’s divorce, the loss of her father to Alzheimer’s, and the twilight years of her time as the leader of the NDP. 31 $3.10 Add
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From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s 2010 to 2013 tenure at Thomson Reuters. 12 $1.20 Add
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“No sense of direction”
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“No sense of direction”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the turbulent final months of 1978, when the Liberal Party of Canada endured devastating by-election losses and a deepening leadership crisis under Prime Minister … 13 $1.30 Add
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“Of two minds”
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“Of two minds”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the December 1978 to January 1979 deliberations surrounding Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to face the 1979 federal election (as told by the diary of Jim … 8 $0.80 Add
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Old Wives

From: The Whole Animal

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“On a power trip”
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“On a power trip”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the autumn of 1980, when the Trudeau government finalized the National Energy Program and navigated the constitutional debate in the Senate (as told by the diary … 6 $0.60 Add
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On Love and Fidelity

On Love and Fidelity

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter examines Arendt’s The Human Condition and various philosophical ideas on the nature of love. 11 $1.10 Add
On Love and Tyranny

On Love and Tyranny

The Life and Politics of Hannah Arendt

In an utterly unique approach to biography, On Love and Tyranny traces the life and work of the iconic German Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose political philosophy and understandings of … 272 View