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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Black Geographiesand the Politics of Place |
Black Geographies and the Politics of Place is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in black geographic theory. Fourteen authors address specific geographic sites and develop their … | Katherine McKittrick | 272 | 2007 | View |
![]() NEW! Vancouver ViceCrime and Spectacle in the City's West End |
The late 1970s and early 1980s were a volatile period in the history of Vancouver, where broad social and cultural changes were afoot. This was perhaps most clearly evident in the West End, the … | Aaron Chapman | 256 | 2021 | View |
![]() NEW! White RiotThe 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver |
White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a demonstration and parade in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the Asiatic Exclusion … | Henry Tsang | 192 | 2023 | View |
From ![]() “No One Knows the Mysteries at the Bottom of the Ocean”From: Black Geographies |
Introduction to the themes of the book. Found in black geographies are a history of brutal segregation and erasure, but also processes that inform a different or new approach to the production of … | Clyde Woods; Katherine McKittrick | 13 | 2007 | $1.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! ForewordFrom: White Riot |
The foreword to this book discusses the increase in Chinese and Japanese labourers immigrating to Vancouver, the building of Chinatown and Powell Street, and the racist ideology that led to the … | Patricia E. Roy | 14 | 2023 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Prologue and IntroductionThe Davie Street Blues From: Vancouver Vice |
In the prologue and introduction, Chapman frames his narrative around two events in West End Vancouver: the discovery of a body in in 1984, and the unveiling of a memorial to sex workers in 2016. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Electricity and SexFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() From Forestry to Film: The Changing Political Economy of British Columbia |
Historical review tracing the changing nature of the political economy. | Joshua Newman; Keith Brownsey; Michael Howlett | 18 | 2009 | $1.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: White Riot |
In this chapter, Tsang describes the 360 Riot Walk, and labels his book as a continuation of the project. Tsang introduces the contents of his book and the essays by contributing authors. | Henry Tsang | 6 | 2023 | $0.60 Add |
From ![]() BC as an Intergovernmental Relations Player: Still Punching Below Its Weight? |
Historical review of intergovernmental relations leading to an assessment of the current government’s performance on the matter. | Hamish Telford | 20 | 2009 | $2.00 Add |
From ![]() Indo Canadians in British Columbia1900-1917 |
This chapter describes the racism that was experienced by Indian Canadians in British Columbia during the early 20th century, the lives the led, and their efforts to build communities. It … | Pamela Hickman | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Vice and the Tumbling DiceFrom: Vancouver Vice |
In this chapter, the author details the history of the policing of vice in Vancouver, and the corruption that often accompanied these efforts. | Aaron Chapman | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Where You Are StandingThe Embodied History of 360 Riot Walk From: White Riot |
This chapter provides a complete breakdown of the inception and creative process behind the 360 Riot Walk. It includes how information was sourced, why each stop in the tour was chosen, the meal … | Henry Tsang | 32 | 2023 | $3.20 Add |
From ![]() NEW! 360 Walk ScriptFrom: White Riot |
This chapter includes a print version of the complete 360 Riot Walk. It includes the script and illustrations for each stop on the tour. | Michael Barnholden | 48 | 2023 | $4.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Call Girls and BoysFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter explores the history of the sex trade in the West End,from the 1930s to 1975. | Aaron Chapman | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
From ![]() Memories of AfricvilleUrban Renewal, Reparations, and the Africadian Diaspora From: Black Geographies |
The field of historic preservation and conservation in the Americas is ill equipped to deal with the complex history of forced removal. Community-based demands placed on restorative justice … | Angel David Nieves | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 Add |