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Long, Rough Osmosis

Long, Rough Osmosis

A Political History of Nunavik, Part 1

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

This chapter covers the early history of Nunavik, stressing that though Nunavik was merged with Quebec in 1912, the provincial government was absent from the territory for 5 decades. The chapter … 18 $1.80 Add
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Long, Rough Osmosis

Long, Rough Osmosis

A Political History of Nunavik, Part 2

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

In the concluding chapter, Zebedee discusses Quebec separatism, and why Inuit peoples have rejected the separatist movement. 9 $0.90 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Decolonize Hipsters

In the Introduction, author Grégory Pierrot reflects on how his time in Portland inspired this book. The chapter provides a brief history of Portland and the state of Oregon, a brief … 13 $1.30 Add
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Looking at the Non-Human

Looking at the Non-Human

Nature Movies and TV

From: The Culture of Nature

This chapter provides a history of nature movies and television, from National Geographic to Disney to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom andincludes nine photos and images. 42 $4.20 Add
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Looking for Gaëtan

Looking for Gaëtan

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter explores the historicization of the AIDS epidemic, and discusses some myths about Gaëtan Dugas, the so-called "Patient Zero." 9 $0.90 Add
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Looking the dragon in the face

Looking the dragon in the face

From: Bent out of Shape

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Lord Durham's "Radical" Intervention (1839) and Reaction's Revenge (1849)
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Lord Durham’s “Radical” Intervention (1839) and Reaction’s Revenge (1849)

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at the policies of Lord Durham which created the Province of Canada under the Act of Union of 1840 and implemented a common commercial system and punitive measures particularly … 7 $0.70 Add
Lost Feast

Lost Feast

Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food

When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. … 308 View
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Love/Cream/Heat

From: The Whole Animal

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Love Without Pain

Love Without Pain

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein explores Arendt’s ideas about love in the context of platonic friendship. 9 $0.90 Add
Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

A defining conflict for Canada's political culture

The American refugees who fled north to Canada after Britain’s defeat by the revolutionary U.S. army were determined to build a culture separate from the U.S. By their numbers and their … 184 View
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Loyalty
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Loyalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores loyalty and more mafia history in Montreal and beyond. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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L’Union nationale à la croisée des chemins
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L’Union nationale à la croisée des chemins

From: 1968 in Canada

Après le décès de Maurice Duplessis et celui de Paul Sauvé, suivis de l’élection de Jean Lesage et de son « équipe du tonnerre », rien ne va plus … 25 $2.50 Add
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Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja

Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja

From: Bamboo Cage

This section of the diary details Wyse’s time at the Lyceum Camp in Soerabaja, on the island of Java. Here he found little solidarity among the prisoners; food was always in short supply, … 30 $3.00 Add
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Macdonald’s Centralism, 1878–1896

Macdonald’s Centralism, 1878–1896

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

Describes the shifting balance of powers between Ottawa and the provinces from 1878-1896. 16 $1.60 Add