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Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest

Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest

From: The New Carbon Architecture

This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Studying Classes in Advanced Capitalism
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Studying Classes in Advanced Capitalism

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

This chapter starts with different standpoints for studying classes in advanced capitalism and establishes my current standpoint as an intellectual inside-outsider aligned with subordinate class … 23 $2.30 Add
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Suppression of Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada’s “Consent-by-Default” Industry
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Suppression of Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada’s “Consent-by-Default” Industry

Part One: Dispossession at Home

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

In Chapter 3, author Aedan Alderson reflects on the role of dispossession in Canada’s land use planning industry by drawing on case studies that highlight the techniques, processes, and … 25 $2.50 Add
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Surrogate Motherhood: A Gift of Life or Maternity Denied?

Surrogate Motherhood: A Gift of Life or Maternity Denied?

From: Beyond the Periphery of the Skin

In this chapter, feminist scholar Silvia Federici discusses surrogacy. She discusses ways in which it gives women agency over how they use their bodies. She also discusses how surrogacy can … 9 $0.90 Add
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Sustain This

Sustain This

The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship

From: In The Business of Change

Whether working on a single issue at a time or adopting a larger, far-reaching lens of advocacy, policy and systems change, these entrepreneurs are establishing ventures with a comprehensive … 16 $1.60 Add
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Sweet!

Sweet!

How Fair Trade Powers the Sugar Revolution

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

This chapter explores fair trade in the sugar industry; how sugar farmers are often deprived of market access; and how a Paraguayan co-operative is positively disrupting the status quo. 8 $0.80 Add
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Swinging for the Fences

Swinging for the Fences

From: BlackBerry Town

Howitt touches on the Unviersity of Waterloo and how it has developed into one of the most respected technology and business schools in Canada, in large part thanks to BlackBerry’s … 17 $1.70 Add
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Syria: A Tale of Two Pipelines

Syria: A Tale of Two Pipelines

From: Oil and World Politics

Analyzes the Syrian conflict, in which Big Powers (US, Russia) and regional powers (Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) clash over Sunni-Shia divisions, terrorism, and petroleum. Initial … 31 $3.10 Add
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Table of Cases
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Table of Cases

From: Canadian Competition Law & Policy

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Tackling Tax Havens

Tackling Tax Havens

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the challenges surrounding the regulation of offshore tax havens and the powers … ; 15 $1.50 Add
Take Back the Fight

Take Back the Fight

Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age

Two decades of neoliberalism have destroyed a structured, pan-regional feminist movement in Canada. As a result, new generations of feminists have come to age without ever seeing the force that … 256 View
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Take Commoning to Scale

Take Commoning to Scale

From: Free, Fair and Alive

The final chapter addresses how commons can be scaled up, and why it is important to believe that commons have a significant contribution to make toward global change. The authors introduce the … 30 $3.00 Add
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Taking a Stand: Privileging Indigenous Knowledge

Taking a Stand: Privileging Indigenous Knowledge

From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

This chapter provides a model for how to incorporate holistic methodology that privileges Indigenous knowledge(s). 27 $2.70 Add
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Taking Action

Taking Action

From: Intrinsic Hope

If we can accept that the global eco-social crisis is human caused, we have the possibility of taking effective action. Taking action is one of the best ways to nurture intrinsic hope. … 17 $1.70 Add