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Jasilyn Charger, Cheyenne River Sioux

Jasilyn Charger, Cheyenne River Sioux

“My son’s buried by the river. . . . I vowed to him that he’s going to be safe, that no oil was going to touch him.”

From: How We Go Home

Jasilyn Charger of the Cheyenne River Sioux, shares her story of her childhood with her family and moving in and out of foster homes and mental health facilities. She then became involved in the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Jason & David

Jason & David

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author discusses his attempts to create a performance piece that juxtaposed images from his childhood with stories and images from the lives of gay artists who had died of … 11 $1.10 Add
Jasper on Fire
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Jasper on Fire

Five Days of Hell in a Rocky Mountain Paradise

On a brilliant sunny day at the height of the summer, July 2024, residents and visitors to the picturesque tourist town of Jasper, Alberta, learned that fast-moving forest fires were burning both … 97 View
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Jean Chrétien
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Jean Chrétien

From: The Prime Ministers

In this chapter, Stewart examines the political career of Jean Chrétien, who was Canada’s twentieth prime minister from 1993 to 2003. 20 $2.00 Add
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Jean Chrétien’s Conversion

Jean Chrétien’s Conversion

From: Gay Marriage

examines the change in opinion of Prime Minister Jean Chretien ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Jeanne Sauvé
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Jeanne Sauvé

From: The Governors General

In this chapter, Fraser traces the tenure of Jeanne Sauvé as Canada’s first female governor general from 1984 to 1990. 7 $0.70 Add
Jeannie's Demise

Jeannie’s Demise

Abortion on Trial in Victorian Toronto

August 1, 1875, Toronto: The body of a young woman is discovered in a pine box, half-buried in a ditch along Bloor Street. So begins Jeannie’s Demise, a real-life Victorian melodrama that … 198 View
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Jefferson Davis in Montreal

Jefferson Davis in Montreal

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

This chapter focuses on the settlement of Jefferson Davis and his family in Montreal. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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'Jewish Boys with Hoops'

‘Jewish Boys with Hoops’

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Jews and Christians

Jews and Christians

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton examines the historical relationship between Jews and Christians from the first century through the early twenty-first century, centring on how the deicide myth and … 10 $1.00 Add
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Jews and Muslims

Jews and Muslims

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton traces the intertwined history of Judaism and Islam, from their shared reverence for Abraham and Jerusalem to the near-complete disappearance of Jewish communities from … 19 $1.90 Add
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Jews and the Media

Jews and the Media

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton explores how Jewish identity has been shaped by external depictions in media, from fifteenth-century print capitalism to contemporary social platforms. 12 $1.20 Add
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Jews and Zionism

Jews and Zionism

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton traces the intertwined histories of Jewish identity, political Zionism, and the Palestinian conflict, beginning with Theodor Herzl’s 1896 pamphlet and the 1917 … 21 $2.10 Add
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Jews as Victims

Jews as Victims

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton explores the tension between two narratives of Jewish identity: victimhood and power, tracing this duality from the Holocaust to Israel’s creation in 1948 and its … 12 $1.20 Add
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Jews as Wanderers

Jews as Wanderers

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton traces the history of Jewish displacement, from the expulsion of Spanish Jews in the fifteenth century to the mass emigration of German Jews between 1933 and 1941. 9 $0.90 Add
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Jews in the World

Jews in the World

From: Antisemitism

In this chapter, Slayton traces the history of Jewish displacement, persecution, and community formation across the globe from the late nineteenth to early twenty-first century. 35 $3.50 Add