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National Policy Tory

National Policy Tory

From: Merchant Princes

1848-1887 . Examines the life of John Fitzwilliam Stairs and his entry into politics as a Tory and how he was involved in the creation of national policy. Looks at sugar refining and steel making … 34 $3.40 Add
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Nationalism and "Social Imperialism"

Nationalism and "Social Imperialism"

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

As antidote against socialist internationalism, the elite stimulates nationalism. “Social imperialism” à la Cecil Rhodes simultaneously serves as a safety valve that reduces … 18 $1.80 Add
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Natural Resources and Canadian Capitalism

Natural Resources and Canadian Capitalism

The View From Canadian Dimension Magazine

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Debates about natural resources that have been covered by Canadian Dimensions over the years and the relation to capitalism 20 $2.00 Add
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Nature at Home

Nature at Home

A Social Ecology of Postwar Landscape Design

From: The Culture of Nature

The author explores post-second world war landscape design, including the explosion of suburbs and the gendered nature of the urban environment. The chapter includes 13 photos and images. 32 $3.20 Add
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Nature Education and Promotion

Nature Education and Promotion

From: The Culture of Nature

The chapter examines the growing desire to educate the public, in particular school-aged children, about the preservation and conservation of nature and the environment. The chapter includes 15 … 40 $4.00 Add
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Navigating the New Canada

Navigating the New Canada

From: Canada’s State Police

In this chapter, Marquis examines how RCMP surveillance sparked debates over government interference with political activity. He highlights how reforms improved overall transparency but the force … 43 $4.30 Add
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Nazi Past, American Future

Nazi Past, American Future

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines how in the aftermath of World War II the American government was eager to rehabilitate German industrialists and bankers who had supported Hitler. 12 $1.20 Add
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Necessity
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Necessity

Benevolent Booze

From: Bottoms Up

Chapter 1 explores the history of alcohol in maritime societies and how it played an variety of essential roles, as a medicine, a ration for sailors, a social lubricant, and a trading commodity … 15 $1.50 Add
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Neither Cockeyed nor an Optimist about <i>South Pacific</i>

Neither Cockeyed nor an Optimist about South Pacific

From: Bigotry on Broadway

The author explores the racist, imperialist, and sexist undertones of South Pacific. 9 $0.90 Add
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Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism

Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism

From: Take Back the Fight

The second chapter, Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism, provides background on neoliberal economic policy and considers the role of it in the destruction of social movements via the ways it … 20 $2.00 Add
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Never a Day Alike to the Other
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Never a Day Alike to the Other

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Eighteen wraps up the story of Louise’s life by reflecting on her accomplishments. The chapter includes the author’s last encounter with Louise, reflections on her legacy, and … 28 $2.80 Add
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New Beginnings

New Beginnings

From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

Looks at division amoung the CCF as to Canada’s partitipation in WWII, looks at different leadership of the CCF and goes through the reforming for the party as the NDP 33 $3.30 Add
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New Beginnings: Tar Sands Prospecting Abroad

New Beginnings: Tar Sands Prospecting Abroad

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 9 MacDonald Stainsby explores the rise of “extreme” fossil energy extraction such as for oil shale and fracking for “tight” oil and natural gas. The chapter … 11 $1.10 Add
New Brunswick and the Navy

New Brunswick and the Navy

From the seafaring battles between the British and the French of the 1640s to the privateers of the War of 1812, from the merchant ships of the Second World War to the construction of the … 156 View
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New Context, New Arrivals, 1945–1960
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New Context, New Arrivals, 1945–1960

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

This chapter examines the postwar period, which marked a critical break with the past and the unfolding of a new world for Montreal Jewry. It looks at linguistic and cultural movements within the … 57 $5.70 Add
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New Era for the Laboratory

New Era for the Laboratory

From: Montreal and the Bomb

This chapter outlines the evolution of the project, touching on The MAUD Committee, Lew Kowarski’s work on the project, The ZEEP design, chemicals experimentation, the De Gaulle meeting, … 41 $4.10 Add