Labour

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China to Canada: Quarantined at William Head

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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A short history of William Head, a quarantine station on Canada’s west coast that housed the CLC men arriving from China. (Chapter includes one photograph) 19 $1.90 Add
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Going forward together

From: Bent out of Shape

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The Fight Against Inequality

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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In this chapter, Jackson writes about the Great Recession of 2008-2009, and suggests that the functioning of democracies relies on economic and social equality. The best way to achieve this … 5 $0.50 Add
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China to Canada: New Arrivals, Old Assumptions

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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CLC contingents often spent months at William Head due to outbreaks of small pox, scarlet fever, and other contagious diseases sailing to Canada. (Chapter includes one map and three photographs) 20 $2.00 Add
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Recipe for a Renewed Economy

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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This chapter details Jackson’s policy proposals for a green economy that is capable of sustaining future generations. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Democratic Socialist Future

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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In his concluding chapter, the author surveys the political present, and notes that narratives about elections being won by appealing to the "mushy centre" are disproven by the success … 16 $1.60 Add
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China to Canada: Life and Death at William Head

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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The chapter examines daily life at William Head for the men of the CLC. (Chapter includes three photographs) 21 $2.10 Add
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Canada to France: Off the Water, Onto the Rails

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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As more and more CLC contingents boarded trains in Vancouver for their cross-country trip, the Canadian government had difficulty stifling news reports of the men and their mission. (Chapter … 22 $2.20 Add
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Canada to France: The Wanted and Unwanted

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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The chapter examines Canada’s immigration policies prior to the CLC experiment and ends with Livingstone’s contingent boarding trains heading east. (Chapter includes two photographs) 21 $2.10 Add
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Canada to France: A Journey Between Oceans

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Black explores the train voyage between Vancouver and Halifax, and highlights the ships selected to take the CLC contingents to Britain and France. (Chapter includes three photographs) 23 $2.30 Add
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Canada to France: Back Behind Wire

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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The chapter examines the hastily set-up transit camp at Petawawa, Ontario, that temporarily housed CLC contingents. (Chapter includes three photographs) 26 $2.60 Add
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Canada to France: The Western Front

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Livingstone and his CLC contingent arrive in England and travel to France. Black outlines the work being done by Chinese labourers on the Western Front. (Chapter includes four photographs) 22 $2.20 Add
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Canada to France: Death Behind the Lines

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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CLC contingents were assigned along the Western Front but primarily in Northern France and Belgium where they were subject to enemy bombing raids and other dangers. (Chapter includes four photographs) 23 $2.30 Add
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Canada to France: Far From Home, Far From Over

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Almost all CLC contingents remained in Europe following the Armistice, put to work cleaning and clearing the Western front. (Chapter includes three photographs) 23 $2.30 Add
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Canada to France: Homeward

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Black outlines the homeward journey of many CLC contingents: from Europe to England, to Halifax, to Vancouver, to China. (Chapter includes four photographs) 23 $2.30 Add
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Epilogue

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Black briefly highlights the lives of Livingstone and others following the war, including steps by the Canadian government to acknowledge the men of the CLC. (Chapter includes two photographs) 7 $0.70 Add