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From  Introduction: Modernity Sets In |
In this introduction, Dutil frames 1885 as the most consequential year of Canada’s first century, compressing Sir John A. Macdonald’s career’s defining issues into one … | Patrice Dutil | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Introduction: Nature under Glass?From: Earthkeeping |
The Introduction reflects on nature from a child’s perspective and the lessons to be learned. | Gary Saunders | 3 | 2022 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: Nurturing Our Collective Memory and Living CultureFrom: Return to Paueru Gai |
In this chapter, Morita introduces the fifty-year history of the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, founded in 1977 to celebrate Japanese Canadian identity following … | Emiko Morita | 18 | 2026 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Introduction: Some Parts Went Missing |
In this introduction, Filippi examines Italian colonialism and why the period from 1882 to 1960 remains largely absent from Italy’s collective memory. | Francesco Filippi | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Introduction: The Atlantic TriumvirateFrom: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the Second World War partnership between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, alongside the pivotal yet overlooked role of Canadian prime minister … | Neville Thompson | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: The CradleFrom: Cobalt |
The Introduction provides a brief history of Cobalt, Ontario and its legacy on the Canadian mining industry worldwide. | Charlie Angus | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction: the Martian SingularityFrom: Dinner on Mars |
The Introduction reflects on the origins of this book as a thought experiment of what life would look like on Mars. Discussing topics including the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, revolutionary … | Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Introduction: The Object is the SubjectFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
John Lorinc | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add | |
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From  NEW! Introduction: The Times That Try Our Souls — and Provide Some Hope |
In this introduction, Bob Rae examines the rupture in the Canada–United States relationship after the tariffs and multilateral withdrawals of early 2025. Rae interrogates Indigenous … | Bob Rae | 30 | 2026 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction to The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives, an anthologyFrom: Blind Persistence |
In this chapter, Thanh Nguyen describes his family’s journey from South Vietnam in 1975 to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and San Jose, California. | Viet Thanh Nguyen | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Introduction to the Second EditionFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
Norman Penner discusses the impact that the first edition of Winnipeg 1919 had upon its publication in 1973 and the role that the Winnipeg strike has had in shaping the Canadian labour movement … | Norman Penner | 5 | 2019 | $0.50 Add |
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From Introduction to the Third EditionFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
Christo Aivalis provides a summary of the role Winnipeg 1919 has played since the publication of its first edition in 1973, as well how the events of the strike shaped to Canadian labour movement … | Christo Aivalis | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Introduction: Why Are We Together?From: The City of Words |
In this chapter, Manguel examines how storytelling shapes political and social identity, making reference to Alfred Döblin, Plato, and Cassandra the Seer. | Alberto Manguel | 27 | 2007 | $2.70 Add |
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From  NEW! iNuit Blanche: Reflections on the First All-Night Festival of Inuit Art, Reformace, Food, and FilmCircumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter offers a reflection on the first all-night festival of Inuit art and performance, food and film. | Chris P. Sampson; Hannah Morgan | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Inuit in the City: Being an ArtistCommunity and Sovereighty: Section 3 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter is a transcript from interviews with Ruben Koomangapik and Koomuatuk Curley, conducted by Adam Alorut. Discussing art and social justice, culture, the art making process, being away … | Adam Alorut | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Inuit Negotiate the James Bay AgreementPart 1 |
In this chapter, Zebedee examines the James Bay hydro-electric project, the lack of consultation with the Cree of James Bay during planning of this project, the foundation of Indigenous … | Zebedee Nungak | 44 | 2017 | $4.40 Add |
