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Chapter 23: The Second World War
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Chapter 23: The Second World War

Capital's Saviour/Labour's Opportunity, 1939-45

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter looks at how Canada escaped the Great Depression as the state imposed full employment and expanded its direction of the economy under such departments as C. D. Howe’s … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Riding the Bucking Bronco

From: Fight or Submit

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Chapter 3: The Merger Movement and its Masterminds
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Chapter 3: The Merger Movement and its Masterminds

Capital Concentration, 1890-1929

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter traces how mergers, banks, and foreign investment reshaped Canadian industry after 1900, along with expansion in pulp and paper and automobile manufacturing. 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Lessons from the Onion Patch

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Only the Land Matters

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Chapter 5: The West and the Wheat Economy, 1890-1929
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Chapter 5: The West and the Wheat Economy, 1890-1929

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter examines development across Canada including the vast amounts of immigration that fuelled the resource-based economy in British Columbia and the wheat economy of the Prairies. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Finding My Footing

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Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Entering the Fray

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Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Building a Future, Fighting the Past

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Chapter 8: Deindustrialization and the Maritimes in the 1920s
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Chapter 8: Deindustrialization and the Maritimes in the 1920s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter traces the rise and fall of foreign-controlled companies such as British Empire Steel Corporation in Nova Scotia headed by Roy Wolvin. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Assassination Attempt

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

A New History for the Twenty-First Century

Colonialism and Capitalism: A New History of Canada offers readers access to a clear-eyed understanding of Canada’s past, explaining how recently-acknowledged dark facts about our history are … 444 View
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Companies and Competition
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Companies and Competition

Selkirk, the Saulteaux, and the Re-establishment of Monopoly in the 1820s

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

This chapter discusses the flourishing of the Hudson Bay Company as it triumphed over its competition and discusses westward expansion, the Selkirk settlement and the Saulteaux. 12 $1.20 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: BlackBerry Town

Howitt concludes his analysis of the Kitchener-Waterloo tech sector and how, despite its collapse, Research in Motion led the way to continued success. 5 $0.50 Add
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Data's Move to the Front
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Data’s Move to the Front

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. This chapter discusses the emergence of technologies … 5 $0.50 Add
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Disneyland
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Disneyland

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Three of “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on the session on financial insitituions and bankers. He explains how the … 6 $0.60 Add