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From: War Among the Clouds

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 J. Brent Wilson opens this section with insight into the impact that air operations made during the Great War, introducing the part New Brunswick airmen played in the war. 2 $0.20 Add
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From: Law at Work

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 Glasbeek introduces the central ideas explored throughout the book, highlighting how the law is structured to maintain systems of oppression under capitalism. 9 $0.90 Add
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From: Capitalism and Colonialism

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 This chapter outlines how the structures of capitalism and colonialism together shaped the emergence of Canada as a nation in the twentieth century. 35 $3.50 Add
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From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

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 This introduction describes the big picture of how Canada’s economy developed over the period from 1960 onwards. Palmer describes how labour’s early postwar gains faded as corporate … 12 $1.20 Add
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From: The Lost Massey Lectures

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 In this introduction, Lucht explains how this collection reunites five early Massey Lectures from 1965 to 1983, discussing global poverty, American moral ambiguity, non-violent protest, Canadian … 10 $1.00 Add
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From: More Lost Massey Lectures

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 In this introduction, Lucht discusses the origin of the Massey Lectures 8 $0.80 Add
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From: Conceivable

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 In this introduction, Halpern Zisman, a third generation Holocaust survivor and queer settler, positions the title as a companion for 2SLGBTQ+ family building in Canada. 8 $0.80 Add
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From: Book of Hope

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 In this introduction, Pascal explains how Treaty 8 and Treaty 11 promised health services that were never fully honoured, leaving gaps in care that persist among Indigenous peoples. 15 $1.50 Add
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From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike

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 In this introduction, Leah examines the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario, and challenges the interpretation offered by historian Irving Abella. 12 $1.20 Add
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From: Making of Canada

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 In this introduction, Koabel challenges the familiar narrative of Canadian Confederation by spotlighting overlooked figures across the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. 4 $0.40 Add
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From: The Prime Ministers

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 In this chapter, Stewart presents a new survey of Canada’s twenty- four prime ministers, tracing leadership from Confederation in 1867 to Justin Trudeau’s tenure. 3 $0.30 Add
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From: Canada's Main Street

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 In this introduction, Baird contrasts the Trans-Canada Highway’s political build with the storytelling of the Canadian Pacific Railway, referencing Pierre Berton’s 1970 and 1971 … 6 $0.60 Add
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From: Out of the Sun

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 In this introduction, Edugyan uses Sun Tzu’s metaphor of light and shadow to frame who is visible and who is hidden in written histories. 2 $0.20 Add