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Pathways in Geography and Ethnology, 1884-1886: Inuit, Environment, and Beliefs / The American Period, September 1884 - March 1885: Searching for Scientific Grounding and Responses

Pathways in Geography and Ethnology, 1884-1886: Inuit, Environment, and Beliefs / The American Period, September 1884 – March 1885: Searching for Scientific Grounding and Responses

Chapters 5 and 6

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

Chapter 5 looks at the aftermath of his sojourn with the Inuit and whalers, as he travelled between the USA and Europe, until his immigration to the United States. Chapter 6 discusses Boas’ … 10 $1.00 Add
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Preface

Preface

Did Mussolini Do Any Good At All?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

The author talks about fake news and historical revisionism. 6 $0.60 Add
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Promised Lands

Promised Lands

From: Chrystia

From Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill 14 $1.40 Add
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Return to Germany, March 1885 - July 1886: Seeking and Testing Academic Pursuits in Geography / Baffin-Land - Surveys and Inuit Place Names, 1885: Coping with Map Design and Language

Return to Germany, March 1885 – July 1886: Seeking and Testing Academic Pursuits in Geography / Baffin-Land – Surveys and Inuit Place Names, 1885: Coping with Map Design and Language

Chapters 7 and 8

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

Chapter 7 covers the period of Boas’ life after he returned to Germany, detailing his feelings, travels, research and lectures. Chapter 8 starts as Boas is finishing his influential book … 16 $1.60 Add
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Rise to power of the Atlantic world: Netherlands, England, France
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Rise to power of the Atlantic world: Netherlands, England, France

From: Imperialism

In this chapter, Saul traces the shift of the global economic centre from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic coast between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, centring on the rise of the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Roman model
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Roman model

From: Imperialism

In this chapter, Saul traces the Roman Empire from its 753 BC founding in Latium through its Mediterranean dominance by 130 BC, its collapse in 476, and the Byzantine successor’s fall in 1453. 6 $0.60 Add
Spectres of Fascism
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Spectres of Fascism

Historical, Theoretical and International Perspectives

Concerns over the rise of fascism have been preoccupied with the Trump presidency and the Brexit vote in the UK, yet, globally, we are witnessing a turn towards anti-democratic and illiberal … 304 View
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Stranded in Spain

Stranded in Spain

From: A Communist for the RCMP

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The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century

The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the 1956 refugee experience, place it in the context of a century and a half of Hungarian immigration to Canada, and establish to what extent and in … 29 $3.77 Add
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Hungarian and Canadian Perspectives

In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was … ; ; ; 306 View
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The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation
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The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation

From: Spectres of Fascism

This chapter explores how totalitarian regimes use aesthetics to project a promise of salvation. The author discusses this through the framework of the Romanian Revolution. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Bogeyman is Coming

The Bogeyman is Coming

Ceuta and Melilla

From: Walls

This chapter discusses the wall that stands between Spain and Morocco and the plight of those migrants that try to cross into Spain, and into Europe. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Books of Don Quixote

The Books of Don Quixote

From: The City of Words

In this chapter, Manguel examines Cervantes’s Don Quixote (1605) and the forced expulsion of Jews and Moriscos from the late fifteenth to early seventeenth centuries. 29 $2.90 Add
The City of Words

The City of Words

In the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel leads us back into our literary tradition to find insight about one of the most contentious issues of our time: the rise of ethnic nationalism. … 178 View
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: H

The Dictionary of Homophobia: H

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

Henri III (Laurent Avezou); Heresy (Thierry Revol); Heterocentrism. See Heterosexism; Heteronormativity. See Heterosexism; Heterophobia (Jean-Louis Jeannelle); Heterosexism (Louis-Georges Tin); … ; 42 $1.68 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: L

The Dictionary of Homophobia: L

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

Latin America (Luiz Mott); Law. See European Law; Leduc, Violette (Anne-Claire Rebreyend); Lesbophobia (Raymonde Gérard); Literature (Louis-Georges Tin); Lobby (Caroline Fourest) ; 38 $1.14 Add