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Mercantilist imperialism and economic zones
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Mercantilist imperialism and economic zones

From: Imperialism

In this chapter, Saul traces how the appropriation of wealth and territory by force evolved across the fifteenth through twentieth centuries, with particular attention to mercantilist imperialism … 15 $1.50 Add
Merchant Princes

Merchant Princes

Halifax's First Family of Finance, Ships and Steel

This book tells the story of an extraordinary family of merchants and entrepreneurs. It begins in 1810, when William Stairs opened a small general store on the Halifax waterfront. Over the next … 376 View
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Messaging That Encourages Action
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Messaging That Encourages Action

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In Chapter 3 Kaufman focuses how we talk about action in content to combating the climate crisis and explores how messaging effects the actions and willingness for others to join the fight. The … 11 $1.10 Add
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Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands Industry

Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands Industry

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

Chapter 7 is an interview with Harsha Walia by John Kahn Russell. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Migrant Workers and the TPP

Migrant Workers and the TPP

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

Canada’s temporary entry commitments in the TPP cover a wider range of occupations and sectors than NAFTA, and for the first time the system would be extended to countries such as Australia … 28 $2.80 Add
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Migration "Crises" and the Left

Migration "Crises" and the Left

In Search of the Political

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

Governing Migrants through Criminalization – Governing Migrants through Humanitarianism – In Search of the Political 12 $1.20 Add
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Militaria 1914

Militaria 1914

Aborted Plans

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

August 1914: All armies go to war brimming with confidence. The commanders proceed to implement the plans that are supposed to guarantee success, such as Plan XVII of the French and the famous … 14 $1.40 Add
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Militaria 1915

Militaria 1915

The Great Offensives

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

In 1915, the French and British launch a number of large-scale offensives on the western front, hoping to pierce the German lines and thus to win the war. But in trench warfare the defenders, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Militaria 1916

Militaria 1916

Material and Human Material

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

If men armed with rifles and bayonets cannot open a gap in defensive lines, perhaps it can be done by simply obliterating the enemy in his trenches by means of massive shelling by the artillery. … 16 $1.60 Add
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Militaria 1917

Militaria 1917

Catastrophies at Coporetto and Elsewhere

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

The particularly turbulent year 1917 brings the Allies a lot of bad news. In an offensive on the Chemin des Dames, the French suffer enormous losses. The Third Battle of Ypres concludes with a … 11 $1.10 Add
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Militaria 1918

Militaria 1918

German Spring Offensive, Allied Final Offensive

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

On March 3, 1918, Germany and Russia sign a peace treaty in Brest-Litovsk. Shortly afterward, on the first day of spring, March 21, the western front witnesses the start of a huge German … 17 $1.70 Add
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<p>Milos Barutciski and Matthew Kronby,</p><p>part one</p>

Milos Barutciski and Matthew Kronby,

part one

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

Another group that emerged to defend the FIPA after it became controversial was lawyers who work in investor-state arbitration 11 $1.10 Add
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<p>Milos Barutciski and Matthew Kronby,</p><p>part two</p>

Milos Barutciski and Matthew Kronby,

part two

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

The key claim in Barutciski and Kronby’s Globe and Mail article was that the FIPA would benefit Canada. When they made this claim, I suggest that Barutciski and Kronby should have … 7 $0.70 Add
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Mindset Over Matter

Mindset Over Matter

From: Spin

In this chapter, Veroni argues that political campaign teams model a team culture marketing organizations desperately need. 3 $0.30 Add
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Mining Abroad
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Mining Abroad

Getting Real — Canadian Mining Abroad and the Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise

From: Corporate Rules

In this chapter, Elizabeth Steyn critically examines what lead to the short comings of the long-awaited creation of the Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise or CORE which was promised to … 15 $1.50 Add
Mining Country
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Mining Country

A History of Canada's Mines and Miners

Mining has had a significant presence in every part of Canada — from the east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of those who built Canada’s mining industry. … 226 View