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Richard Corankapoon

A Determined Leader

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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The final chapter tells the story of Richard Corankapoon, who led hundreds of others to travel to Sierra Leone from British North America. 14 $1.40 Add
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Science and the second body

From: Bent out of Shape

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Smart City Tech and the Promise of Green Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 5 explores the possibility of green cities with smart innovation. Topics discussed include post-industrial cities, climate change, pollution, urban … 16 $1.60 Add
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St Albans Raid

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter looks at the St. Albans Raid, which resulted in the most northerly engagement of the Civil War. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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St. Laurent and Diefenbaker, 1948–1963

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Discusses the development of federal-provincial relations during the period of Louis St. Laurent and John Diefenbaker including the emergence of shared-cost programs and Quebec’s growing … 25 $2.50 Add
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Stealing, Drinking, and Not Cooperating: Sport and Everyday Resistance in Aboriginal Settlements in Australia

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter explores how sport can be used as a tool of Aboriginal Australian resistance, within the framework created by historian Richard Broome. 15 $1.50 Add
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Survivors Stories

Clement

From: The Hope that Remains

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Clement was a child when the genocide happened. His house was burned down, and he fled for many months with his sister. He eventually was reunited with most of his family. Eventually, he decided … 13 $1.30 Add
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Syria

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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Chapter Ten focuses on Syria. Before the British and French divided Turkey’s West Asian possessions in 1920, Syria comprised territory covering today’s Palestine, Israel, Jordan, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Anti-Communist Police State

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter ten, Anti-Communist Police State After 1953 focuses on Washington’s commitment to rolling back communism in Korea. From the very first moments that Koreans had fought for freedom … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Bahamas Adventure of C. Powell Morgan

From: Sweethearts

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1960s .The syndicate continues to refine methods of money laundering. Examines the Atlantic Acceptance Coorporation and its Bahamas hotel/casino developments 20 $2.00 Add
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The Battle in the Forest

The Trade in Indian Trees

From: Unsettling Canada

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The Battle in the Forest discusses Manuel’s experiences working with and against B.C. forestry. The chapter explores how Indigenous people and lands bear the brunt of the logging’s … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Dark Heart of Peacekeeping

From: Canada in the World

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War in the Gulf – The Peacekeeping Horizon – The Somalia Affair – “Ethnic Tension” and the Rwanda Genocides – Saint Roméo Dallaire – Paul Kagame, … 50 $5.00 Add
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The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

From: Myths of Modern History

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Pauwels examines the mythologized narratives surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which America’s mainstream media has long presented as a tragic necessity in order to force … 23 $2.30 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: L

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

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Latin America (Luiz Mott); Law. See European Law; Leduc, Violette (Anne-Claire Rebreyend); Lesbophobia (Raymonde Gérard); Literature (Louis-Georges Tin); Lobby (Caroline Fourest) 38 $1.14 Add
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The Directorate of Professional Education and Development and the Rationalization of the Canadian Military Colleges

From: To Serve Canada

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The Canadian Defence Educational Establishment office having already been quietly disbanded during the preceding year, a Directorate of Professional Education and Development (DPED) would take … 19 $2.47 Add
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The Dirty Tricks Scandal

From: When Poverty Mattered

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