Quebec

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Do-It-Yourself Power

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter examines self-generation of energy, looking at individuals and programs in Quebec that are taking different approaches to energy production and consumption, and how these approaches … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Excellence?

From: In Defiance

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When neoliberals and orthodox conservatives talk about the need for excellence in universities, what kind of elitism are they thinking about? Their vision for universities, being similar to their … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Franco-Americans Rescue King Cotton

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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This chapter further explores Franco-American history and the role that this group played in the cotton textile industry in America. It discusses the early and later mass emigration movements … 31 $3.10 Add
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Heading for Confrontation

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter explores escalating French-English tensions after 1793 in Canada. It touches on controversies over uniting Upper and Lower Canada, the Parti Patriote led by Louis-Joseph … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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New Context, New Arrivals, 1945–1960

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter examines the postwar period, which marked a critical break with the past and the unfolding of a new world for Montreal Jewry. It looks at linguistic and cultural movements within the … 57 $5.70 Add
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PART 2 – New Technologies, Old Problems

Working Conditions and Wages

From: Through the Mill

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This chapter explores the working conditions and wages throughout the 20th century for workers in the Quebec cotton textile industry. It looks at child labour, hours, working conditions, wages, … 51 $5.10 Add
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Trading with the Enemy

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter looks at trade/economic ties and factors between America and Canada/specifically Montreal during this period. The cotton trade and key figures are explored. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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5. Botched Abortions

From: Jeannie's Demise

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A New Constitution in the Offing

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter looks at the aftermath of the Act of Union. Topics include the controversy of deciding Canada’s capital, the formulation of even more distinct English and French Canadian … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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An Industrial City (1850-1896)

From: The History of Montréal

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This chapter explores the changes the city and its people underwent during industrialization, as well as demographic changes and language tensions in the city. Towards the halfway mark of the … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 6

Liberty vs. The Dollar

From: Quebec in Question

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A brief description of the colonial state of Quebec society — cultural, social, economic — and the status of Quebeckers as second class citizens within Canada in the postwar period, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Ezekiel Hart, House of Assembly Member from Trois-Rivières

From: The First Jews in North America

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On the life and political ambitions of Ezekiel Hart. He was the First Jewish Elected Representative of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada for Trois-Rivières. 24 $2.40 Add
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Montreal, Halifax, Matamoros, and New York

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter explores New York, Halifax, Matamoros, and Montreal’s role in the story of the Civil War as port cities. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s World

From: Through the Mill

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This chapter explores evolutions in the labour movement and the involvement and experiences of women in this movement throughout the 20th century. It looks at the experiences of working class … 62 $6.20 Add
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Sephardim, Hasidim, and New Political Realities, 1960–1995

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter looks at language and culture and the Jewish population of Montreal; it examines the pushes for the cultural and economic integration of this population during this period. Both the … 57 $5.70 Add
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Soldiers without a Commander?

From: In Defiance

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Social networks, the media, and their effects on the spontaneous actions of the strikers. ; 13 $1.30 Add