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From ![]() Preface, Acknowledgements, IntroductionFrom: Resistance and Renewal |
The author, Celia Haig-Brown, lays the groundwork for the research for Resistance and Renewal. | Celia Haig-Brown | 17 | 1988 | $0.17 Add |
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From ![]() Preface and AcknowledgementsFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Preface and IntroductionWhy Do We Need a “People’s History” for the Planet? From: Humans |
In this introductory chapter, the author explains that most histories examine the course of events from the perspective of elites, whereas this book embraces the method of social historians and … | Alvin Finkel | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Preface & IntroductionA Paradigm Shift From: Samuel Cunard |
Explains the importance of Samuel Cunard in giving a major push to the use of steamships and the paradigm shift of the first use of regularized transportation and communication by steamship … | John Boileau | 5 | 2006 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Preface & Introduction |
Preface – explains the differences between editions of the book and what new material is in this one. Introduction – History of Oak Island, introduces the mystery of oak island and … | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Preface, Note on Language and Conceptualization and IntroductionFrom: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 |
In this chapter, the author explains his methodology for a book on Colonialism and Capitalism, as well as a note on considerations about terminology related to Indigenous peoples and the concepts … | Bryan D. Palmer | 32 | 2024 | $3.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Preface: The Demon MetalFrom: Cobalt |
In the Preface author Charlie Angus provides a brief history of cobalt and its importance to digital technology, clean energy, and electric vehicles. He also discusses the darker side of cobalt … | Charlie Angus | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Preface to the English EditionQuebec at the Crossroads: The Roots of the 2012 Students’ Spring From: In Defiance |
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 12 | 2015 | $1.20 Add | |
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From ![]() Preface to the Second Edition, Acknowledgements, Foreword by Randy Fred, IntroductionFrom: The Imaginary Indian |
Randy Fred debunks the concept of “Indians” and claims that Native people live within a world of imagery that isn’t their own. Daniel Frances further explores the myth that is … | Daniel Francis; Randy Fred | 43 | 1992 | $4.30 Add |
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From ![]() Preface to the Second Edition, Acknowledgements, Foreword by Randy Fred, Introduction |
Randy Fred debunks the concept of “Indians” and claims that Native people live within a world of imagery that isn’t their own. Daniel Frances further explores the myth that is … | Daniel Francis; Randy Fred | 43 | 1992 | $1.72 Add |
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From ![]() Prefaces to the Fourth, First and Second Editions |
The prefaces to the fourth, first and second editions of this book outline the changes the various editions have seen and to what degree. | Charles Smith; Craig Heron | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From ![]() PrehistoryFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter investigates the prehistory of the Beothuk: When and how they first arrived in Newfoundland and the archaeological evidence discovered at numerous sites around the island. | Ingeborg Marshall | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() PrEP Will Not Save UsThe Ghosts of AIDS and Suicide |
This chapter explores suicide among gay men, which has surpassed HIV as the leading cause of death of gay men in Canada. | Kody Muncaster | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Preparing for WarFrom: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough examines the preperations for war made by Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher (1911-1914) including the naval officers involved, the role of oil, the Mediterranean naval … | Barry Gough | 41 | 2017 | $4.10 Add |
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From ![]() PRESENT DAYFrom: Casa Loma |
The castle today | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() Presenting the ImagePart II From: The Imaginary Indian |
Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, … | Daniel Francis | 24 | 1992 | $2.40 Add |


















