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Inuit Negotiate the James Bay Agreement

Inuit Negotiate the James Bay Agreement

Part 2

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

This reading examines the Quebec government’s agreement to provide essential services to Nunavik in exchange for what Zebedee calls "the essence of Inuit identity." It also … 40 $4.00 Add
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Inuit Tales and Lexicon, Arctic Ice and Climate, 1887-1894: Assessing Culture, Language, and Nature / Lasting Contributions by Franz Boas: Knowledge, Science, and Universality of Equality

Inuit Tales and Lexicon, Arctic Ice and Climate, 1887-1894: Assessing Culture, Language, and Nature / Lasting Contributions by Franz Boas: Knowledge, Science, and Universality of Equality

Chapters 11 and 12

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

Chapter 11 details how Boas continued the study Inuit language, tales, and beliefs and continued to publish studies and give lectures. Chapter 12 looks at the character of Franz Boas and his … 17 $1.70 Add
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Invasion? What Invasion?

Invasion? What Invasion?

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 1, Philpot challenges the notion that the Rwandan Patriotic Front under its leadership of the current Rwandan President Paul Kagame– who, along with many fellow officers was … 22 $2.20 Add
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Inventing the Myth that Our Schools Are Failing (1980-2000)
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Inventing the Myth that Our Schools Are Failing (1980-2000)

From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools

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Inventing the Nation Through the Ballot Box

Inventing the Nation Through the Ballot Box

From: From Subjects to Citizens

Much of Australia’s early identity as a nation revolved around its democratic experiments. In this paper I look at how Australian elections became family festivals rather than the drunken … 20 $2.00 Add
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Inventing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Inventing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

From: Canada’s State Police

In this chapter, Marquis describes how the North-West Mounted Police became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, expanding federal powers of policing while building a heroic public image that often … 40 $4.00 Add
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Invertebrata

Invertebrata

From: Earthkeeping

Part Four contains the sections: Spider Love, Of Mayflies & Millennia,Potato Bug Waltz, The Hornet Dilemma, Bumblebee Hotel, Ticked!. Topics discussed include spiders, the lifespan of … 26 $2.60 Add
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Invocation, Acknowledgements, Resources
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Invocation, Acknowledgements, Resources

From: Killing the Wittigo

This segment includes an invocation, helpful resources for indigenous youth, citations, and acknowledgements. 16 $1.60 Add
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Iran

Iran

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Chapter Twelve focuses on Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. It removed Iran as a sphere of exploitation for US investors and created a new pole of resistance to the US imperialist … 26 $2.60 Add
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Iran, 1953

Iran, 1953

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1953 CIA-engineered coup in Iran, which toppled Prime Minister Mossadegh and restored the Pahlavi shah to power. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Ireland: How Government Transparency Unlocks Economic Growth, Evaluating how freedom of information laws produce prosperity and economic
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Ireland: How Government Transparency Unlocks Economic Growth, Evaluating how freedom of information laws produce prosperity and economic

From: Open Governments, Secret Canada

In this chapter, Malone examines how Ireland’s 1998 Freedom of InformationAct, born from corruption tribunals, fostered transparent governance and economic growth during the Celtic Tiger era. 27 $2.70 Add
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Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

Bigotry and Brilliance

From: Bigotry on Broadway

This chapter explores the complicated legacy of Irving Berlin, highlighting some bigoted and problematic views. 15 $1.50 Add
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Island in the Sun
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Island in the Sun

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

This chapter discusses a plot by Canadian and American KKK members to overthrow the government of Dominica and and install a white supremacist government. 16 $1.60 Add
Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

From European Colony to US Power Projection Platform

One US military leader has called Israel “the intelligence equivalent of five CIAs.” An Israeli cabinet minister likens his country to “the equivalent of a dozen US aircraft … 252 View
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It Seemed Like a Gay Weddig To Me

It Seemed Like a Gay Weddig To Me

From: Any Other Way

Bob Gallagher recalls his efforts to immigrate to Toronto from the United States. 3 $0.30 Add
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It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 6, Philpot discusses the April 6th 1994 assassinations of two African presidents, Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi, looking at how these assassinations … 11 $1.10 Add