Canadian History

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A Chance Encounter

A Chance Encounter

From: Fighting For Space

This chapter retraces the early years of activists Liz Evans and Mark Townsend. Also the inception of The Portland Hotel at Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, which later evolved into PHS Community … 22 $0.44 Add
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A Changing Chinatown: On Gentrification and Resilience
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A Changing Chinatown: On Gentrification and Resilience

From: White Riot

In this chapter, Ma explores Vancouver’s Chinatown: its history, the impact of gentrification and new urban developments, and the resilience of its community members. 8 $0.80 Add
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A Clash of Agendas: The Teacher Job Action (2016-2017)
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A Clash of Agendas: The Teacher Job Action (2016-2017)

From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools

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A Coming Capitalism: The Nineteenth-Century Transportation Revolution

A Coming Capitalism: The Nineteenth-Century Transportation Revolution

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter examines the transportation revolution in Canada in the nineteenth century. 17 $1.70 Add
A Communist for the RCMP

A Communist for the RCMP

The Uncovered Story of a Social Movement Informant

In 1941, the RCMP recruited Frank Hadesbeck, a Spanish Civil War veteran, as a paid informant to infiltrate the Communist Party. For decades, he informed not only upon communists, but also upon … 258 View
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A Comparative Turn in Canadian Studies

A Comparative Turn in Canadian Studies

From: Canadian Studies

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A Conquest Foretold

A Conquest Foretold

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter explores the aftermath of the Treaty of Utrecht, exploring military and economic developments in Canada/Quebec during the 18th century. This chapter covers the 7 Years’ War, … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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“A dangerous time for a government”
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“A dangerous time for a government”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines late November to early December 1980, capturing the Trudeau government’s deepening political anxiety in Ottawa (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … 3 $0.30 Add
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A Den of Espionage

A Den of Espionage

From: Montreal and the Bomb

This chapter explores espionage networks in Canada and this nuclear project. It touches upon the stories of key figures such as Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko, Alan Nunn May, and Bruno Pontecorvo, as … 36 $3.60 Add
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Off to War
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Off to War

From: Len & Cub

This chapter recounts the arrival of WW1 and Len & Cub’s experiences during this period and at war. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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A Different Life: The Story of Blair Bourgeois

Chapter One

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter One focuses on the story of Blair Bourgeois, a member of the RCAF from Moncton, New Brunswick, discussing his training in England, the No. 425 “Alouette” Squadron, four-leaf … 12 $1.20 Add
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A Digression

A Digression

Elsewhere in the World

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

Culture and media policies adopted by New Zealand and South Korea at the time of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States offer a contrasting example to Canadian policies.. 5 $0.50 Add
A Distinct Alien Race

A Distinct Alien Race

The Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife

“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, … 394 View
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A Distinct Alien Race No Longer

A Distinct Alien Race No Longer

SECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity

From: A Distinct Alien Race

This chapter looks at questions of race, culture, and self-identification in the United States, and the Franco-American experience. The assumption of Franco-Americans into non-Hispanic whiteness … 8 $0.80 Add
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A Double Life

A Double Life

From: A Communist for the RCMP

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A Fateful Transition, 1870-90: Big Industries, Big Banks

A Fateful Transition, 1870-90: Big Industries, Big Banks

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter discusses the rise of big Industry and Banking in Canada in the late nineteenth century. 12 $1.20 Add