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Showing 1857–1872 of 3339 results
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From ![]() MS St. LouisFrom: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis |
This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. | Rona Arato | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Métis-Style Drop Dumpling Duck SoupThe Filling |
Miles Morrisseau reflects on his Métis culture and ties to cuisine, hunting game, place and belonging to Métis diaspora, the loss of status rights and gender discrimination, land and … | Miles Morrisseau | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Mulroney, Meech, and Charlottetown, 1984–1993 |
Discusses Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s policies relating to the federation focussing on the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord from 1984 to 1993. | Ed Whitcomb | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() Murmuring and Discontent |
1780s. An analysis of the discontent amoung the first arrivals to New Brunswick, including specific people and events | David Bell | 33 | 2013 | $3.30 Add |
![]() Mussolini Also Did A Lot of GoodThe Spread of Historical Amnesia |
Surgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No … | Francesco Filippi | 216 | 2021 | View |
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From ![]() Mussolini the BuilderDid the Duce give all Italians a home to live in? |
This chapter examines the dangerous association of the right to a home with Fascism in Italy, which the author calls one of the most effective and impactful posthumous propagandist operations for … | Francesco Filippi | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the Champion of Land ReclamationDid the Duce drain the marshes? |
This chapter looks at the supposed success of Mussolini’s fascists in the area of bonifica, or land reclamation, exploring the actual results and data resulting from their efforts. It also … | Francesco Filippi | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the Condottiere and StatesmanWas the Duce a great leader? |
This chapter looks at Mussolini as a leader and soldier, and looks at the not-so-glorious reality of Fascist Italy’s military achievements. It discusses Italy’s colonial aspirations … | Francesco Filippi | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the EconomistDid the Duce raise the Italian economy to its highest point? |
The author challenges the conception that things “went better” from an economic point of view in Fascist Italy, examining various Facist economic policies. He explores various aspects … | Francesco Filippi | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the FeministDid the Duce improve the status of women in Italy? |
This chapter tackles the premise that the Fascist regime was more open to women’s rights than the regimes that preceded it and have followed it. The author examines how this Facist regime … | Francesco Filippi | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the HumanitarianWas the Duce a "benign" dictator? |
This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, … | Francesco Filippi | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the Man of LawWas the Duce an upright defender of justice? |
The author tackles the popular Italian myth that Mussolini in fact represented a parenthesis of honesty and moral rectitude in the history of the political life of Italy. He examines fascist rule … | Francesco Filippi | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the Provident and PrudentialWas the Duce the first man to give Italians pensions? |
This chapter examines Mussolini’s regime’s activity in the fields of social security and in labour issues. The author refutes the idea that Mussolini was the first man to give … | Francesco Filippi | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
![]() NEW! Mutual AidAn Illuminated Factor of Evolution |
One hundred years after his death, Peter Kropotkin is still one of the most inspirational figures of the anarchist movement. It is often forgotten that Kropotkin was also a world-renowned … | Allan Antliff; Andrej Grubačić; David Graeber; GATS; N.O Bonzo; Peter Kropotkin; Ruth Kinna | 337 | 2021 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! Mutual Aid among AnimalsFrom: Mutual Aid |
In Chapter I, Kropotkin looks at cooperation among animals across the animal kingdom and how their collective struggle for existence. The chapter explores topics including Mutual Aid as a law of … | Peter Kropotkin | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Mutual Aid among Animals (continued)From: Mutual Aid |
In Chapter II, Kropotkin continues to look at cooperation among animals. This chapter examines migration, hunting associations, packs of animals as societies, and argues against theories based on … | Peter Kropotkin | 29 | 2021 | $2.90 Add |










