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Going forward together

Going forward together

From: Bent out of Shape

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Gunboat Ed
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Gunboat Ed

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson discusses his time with the federal NDP caucus, then led by Ed Broadbent. 6 $0.60 Add
Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten Men

Canadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War

HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking … 504 View
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Head of the Mercantile Community of Boston

Head of the Mercantile Community of Boston

SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry

From: A Distinct Alien Race

The chapter first looks at the story of the merchant Thomas Handasyd Perkins and the New England textile industry, using this merchant’s life and beliefs as a case study. It also examines … 13 $1.30 Add
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How to Think About the Future

How to Think About the Future

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author explores ways of thinking about the future, and how they have changed over time. 10 $1.00 Add
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Index

Index

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Index

From: Winnipeg 1919

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Index

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

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Into a New Century, 2000-09
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Into a New Century, 2000-09

From: Leading Progess

This chapter describes how the PIPSC dealt with issues in the first decade of the 2000s, including Y2K and the globalization of computer systems, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Canadian war … 29 $2.90 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

The Urgent Need for Wartime Labour

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter … 27 $2.70 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

Author Craig Heron introduces the reader to the broad outlines of economic and social development in Canada that helped to shape the Canadian labour movement since the mid-nineteenth century. It … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction

From: Winnipeg 1919

Norman Penner provides a brief summary of the events of the strike and subsequent legal action and provides context for the documents that make up the text, as well as a disussion of the role … 16 $1.60 Add
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Introduction

From: Leading Progess

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Introduction
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Introduction

Canadian Mining in a Time of Violence, Corruption, and Impunity in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala

From: Testimonio

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Introduction

From: Through the Mill

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Introduction

From: Wanda’s War

In the Introduction, author Marsha Faubert, reflects on meeting her husband George, his family, and her mother in law Wanda (Gizmunt) Surdykowski, a Polish immigrant. The chapter explores … 15 $1.50 Add