Geography

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Title & Subtitle Abstract Contributors Pages Year Purchase
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Radio, 1942–49 52

Radio, 1942–49 52

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at the principle form of entertainment/popular culture, Radio 1942-49 ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Rambles

Rambles

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Excursions outside of the neighbourhood 7 $0.70 Add
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Recognition

Recognition

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Five of this title, entitled "Farewell" discuss the end of Stuart Hodgson’s career in the North and the long lasting impact he had on the region. Topics discussed … 3 $0.30 Add
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Reconsidering Revitalization

Reconsidering Revitalization

The Case of Regent Park

From: Subdivided

Jay Pitter discusses the recent redevelopment and "revitalization" of Regent Park with Sandra Costain. 10 $1.00 Add
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Replanning the Downtown

Replanning the Downtown

From: How We Changed Toronto

1970s. Downtown development and the central area plan 25 $2.50 Add
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Rethinking Waste

Rethinking Waste

From: There's Something in the Water

Mapping Racial Geographies of Violence on the Colonial Landscape 13 $1.30 Add
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Ritual Horror
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Ritual Horror

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Two of “Encounter on Urban Environment,” discussing the proposed amalgamation of Halifax, Dartmouth, and surrounding rural areas. … 14 $1.40 Add
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Royal Visit

Royal Visit

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 9 $0.90 Add
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Scare
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Scare

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of the final live TV session of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” as panelists prepared for their final presentation. … 10 $1.00 Add
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Second World War, 1942–45 29

Second World War, 1942–45 29

From: A Halifax Boyhood

What he remembers about being a boy in Halifax during WWII and how it shaped him 1942-45 ; 5 $0.50 Add
Shift Change

Shift Change

Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution

Hamilton’s industrial age is over. In the steel capital of Canada, there are no more skies lit red by foundries at sunset, no more traffic jams at shift change. Instead, an urban … 252 View
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“Sittin’ on Top of the World”

“Sittin’ on Top of the World”

The Challenges of Blues and Hip Hop Geography

From: Black Geographies

In 1930, the Mississippi Delta was already in the devastating grip of the Great Depression. Hunger, evictions, and terror would haunt the region for another four decades. We must ask how could a … 36 $3.60 Add
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Slogging towards Tomorrow

Slogging towards Tomorrow

From: Shift Change

This chapter examines the activities of the Hamilton Roundtable and other similar institutions, which sought to bridge the gaps between government, the non-profit sector, business, churches, and … 48 $4.80 Add
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Smells

Smells

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Smells of the city/time 6 $0.60 Add
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Sounds

Sounds

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Sounds of the city/time 5 $0.50 Add
South End Boy

South End Boy

Growing up in Halifax in the tumultuous '30s and '40s

In this memoir Jim Bennet introduces us to Halifax of the 1930s and ’40s: one full of coal smoke and rival gangs, chuffing freight trains and pine tar soap. He takes the reader along with … 143 View