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Why Speak of the Witch Hunts Again

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading consists of an essay written in the … 4 $0.40 Add
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Who is the Canadian Investor?

From: The Canadian Investor

Topics covered in this chapter include a broad definition of what an investor is, a brief overview of modern investment institutions and a discussion of politics and investor welfare. 14 $1.40 Add
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Lessons from Biology

From: Saved by Science

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Stories My Grandfather Told Me

From: Fight or Submit

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Mining from Colony to Nation

From: Mining Country

This chapter discusses mining in Canada throughout the 19th century. Topics discussed include coal mining in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon gold rush. The authors discuss the political, … ; 42 $4.20 Add
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Capital-labour struggles better described as wars

From: Law at Work

This chapter examines how labour unions and legal reforms from the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries challenged employer dominance, and how the Great Depression prompted worker-focused … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 2: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics
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Chapter 2: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

This chapter explores how the Indian Act has historically restricted Indigenous economic development, defines the concept of “Indian Act economics”, and outlines its lasting negative … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 2: Liberals and Conservatives: A difference of branding
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Chapter 2: Liberals and Conservatives: A difference of branding

From: Canada In Afghanistan

In this chapter, Schalk discusses how both the Conservative and Liberal parties have historically branded themselves and Canada, and how these branding efforts have influenced the public’s … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 2: “No Netflix Tax!” (1999–2019)

Chapter 2: “No Netflix Tax!” (1999–2019)

From: Canada Vs California

Chapter two shows the beginning of Canada’s thoughts on regulating internet broadcasting. Conservatives were notably against any idea of a “Netflix tax” or tax on internet based … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 2: The New Capitalist-Colonial Order, 1890-1929
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Chapter 2: The New Capitalist-Colonial Order, 1890-1929

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter reviews the rise of corporate power in Canada and rapid change in the workplace marked by labour conflict and social protest, notably in the 1918 Winnipeg General Strike. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 2: The Response
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Chapter 2: The Response

From: The Killer's Henchman

The author discusses the response to Covid-19 with particularly attention to the United States and China. Topics include vaccines, public health and social measures, the approaches of countries … 36 $3.60 Add
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A Fund for the Future

From: Fight or Submit

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Chapter 20: Communists, CCFers, Workers, and the Unemployed
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Chapter 20: Communists, CCFers, Workers, and the Unemployed

1937, a Year of Rebellion

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter discusses the role played by the Popular Front united Canadian Communists and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in the anti-fascist cause. 11 $1.10 Add
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Chapter 21: Crisis, Politics, Colonized Peoples
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Chapter 21: Crisis, Politics, Colonized Peoples

Quebec in the 1930s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter relates the double colonization of Québec in the 1930s, as francophone workers were subjected to the repressive policies of the Anglo economic and political order while First … 12 $1.20 Add
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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 25: Capital at Home and Abroad, 1945-60
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Chapter 25: Capital at Home and Abroad, 1945-60

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter explains how the unemployment and social collapse of the Depression prompted grassroots solidarities and militant Communist organizing. 19 $1.90 Add