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Arguments for Indigenous Criminal Justice

From: Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice

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Chapter 8 explores how Indigenous communities are making full use of contemporary adaptations of their past justice practices that parallel restorative justice. As of yet, there is not a … 13 $1.30 Add
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Artists, Writers, Creative Thinkers, Dreamers

From: In Praise of Retreat

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This chapter discusses the value of solitude a source for artistic inspiration. The author discusses artists and writers who valued solitude and how it impacted their work. 32 $3.20 Add
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Becoming Ordinary

50 Years of Arts and Culture

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

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It is in this departure from an assessment approach to culture that CD made its most interesting and useful contributions to cultural commentary. 27 $2.70 Add
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Boomtown Toronto

From: Sweethearts

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1960s looks at appartment developers and the boom in high rise appartments in Toronto, which renewed commericial and downtown development 9 $0.90 Add
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Bourgeoisie, Aristocracy, Church, and Socialists Confront War and Revolution

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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Of an apparently unavoidable Great War, the industrial bourgeoisie expects considerable economic advantages. But the other pillars of the elite, the nobility and the church, also entertain high … 14 $1.40 Add
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BRITANNIA & Boston

From: Samuel Cunard

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1838-1840. Examines the professional relationship between Samuel Cunard and Robert Napier. Looks at building ships to combat the challenges of the North Atlantic 12 $1.20 Add
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Canada to China: The Missionaries

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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A short history of Canadian Christian missionaries to China and the role they played in the CLC. (Chapter includes three photographs) 22 $2.20 Add
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Canada’s Leading Metropolis (1896-1914)

From: The History of Montréal

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This chapter explores the city’s population growth, social and ethnic divisions, and the nature of city life/the social landscape. Between the end of the nineteenth century and the start of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Canada’s Eastward Pipelines: A Corporate Export Swindle, Confronted by Cross-Country Resistance

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 6 Martin Lukacs examines the anti–tar sands movement in Quebec, focusing on topics such as the Moratoire d’une génération (One-Generation Moratorium), civil … 8 $0.80 Add
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Canoe Racing to Fishing Guides: Sport and Settler Colonialism in Mi’kma’ki

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter focuses on the displacement of Indigenous populations by settler colonial societies from Mi’kma’ki, the homeland of the Mi’kmaq. It also reflects on the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian

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Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $5.80 Add
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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

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Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $2.90 Add
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More than just visitors

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

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This chapter discusses the experiences of Canadians conducting research on the International Space Station. Topics include how different countries cooperate on research conducted on the space station. 21 $2.10 Add
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Issues of General Interest in the Electoral Sphere, as Expressed in Legislation and Legislative Proposals of P-42

From: Anatomy of an Election

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An overview of legislation that was tabled during the 42nd parliament that relates to the conduct of elections. 10 $1.00 Add
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Labour Challenges at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

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This chapter traces the emergence of new forces within the Canadian labour movement aimed at revitalizing it: nationalists upset with the close connection to US labour, Quebec workers determined … ; 34 $3.40 Add
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The Right of the Richer

From: Quebec in Question

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A critique of the position of leading Quebec federalists of the 1960s, focusing on Pierre Trudeau’s arguments against sovereignty. 15 $1.50 Add