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Shun Thy Neighbour

Shun Thy Neighbour

The U.S.-Mexico Border

From: Walls

The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. 47 $4.70 Add
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Siberpoo

From: The Whole Animal

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Signing up to Serve

Signing up to Serve

From: Asleep in the Deep

This chapter describes the distinctive Canadian Nursing Sister uniform and the procedures undergone to recruit and select nurses for the Canadian Army Medical Corp once war was declared. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Silaup Putunga in Context
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Silaup Putunga in Context

Decolonial Practices: Section 2

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter is an edited interview between Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Georgiana Uhlyarik. Topics discussed include the art project Silaup Putunga (2018), COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter … ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Silence, Memory
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Silence, Memory

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 13 examines the individual trips Wanda and Casey took to Poland during the 1970’s. The chapter reflects on Wanda and Casey’s life and experiences of exile and trauma after the … 12 $1.20 Add
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Sink or Swim: A Riff on the Essence of the Matzo Ball
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Sink or Swim: A Riff on the Essence of the Matzo Ball

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

David Buchbinder reflects on the matzo ball of Jewish culinary cuisine, what makes for the best matzo, preferences and generational traditions, Jewish traditions, and the power of food for a … 9 $0.90 Add
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her … 7 $0.70 Add
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Sirte

Sirte

Keystone of Independence

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

In Chapter One Sirte: Keystone of Independence, Forte contrasts the city of Sirte– found to be in near total ruin by the end of the 2011 Libyan Civil War– to the Sirte which was once … 39 $3.90 Add
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Sirte

Sirte

Touchstone of Imperialism

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

In Chapter Two Sirte: Touchstone of Imperialism, Forte examines how Sirte represented a post-colonial Libya, as the seat of the Al-Fateh Revolution and later the focus of international attention … 68 $6.80 Add
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Siting Lesbians:

Siting Lesbians:

Urban Spaces and Sexuality

From: In a Queer Country

In "Siting Lesbians: Urban Spaces and Sexuality," Catherine Nash discusses the complement to Ingram’s study. He considers gay males seeking pleasure in the wide outdoors while … 27 $0.54 Add
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Six Nights in the Albert Lane, 1917

Six Nights in the Albert Lane, 1917

From: Any Other Way

The transcription of police testimony given in court after a series of arrests were made in the Albert Lane in the spring of 1917 3 $0.30 Add
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Skedaddling, Crimping, and Deserting
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Skedaddling, Crimping, and Deserting

PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Seven focuses on public and financial support for the war effort during the early weeks of the Civil War. Topics discussed include the need for more men, “bounties” and public … 16 $1.60 Add
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Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World Citizens
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Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World Citizens

Paul Gilroy’s Historical Sensibility

From: Thinking While Black

In this chapter the author further examines Paul Gilroy’s work and his contributions to cultural criticism and black academia. The topics explored in this chapter included, <Young Soul … 20 $2.00 Add
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Slavery and Freedom in a British Colony
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Slavery and Freedom in a British Colony

PART ONE: THE ATTIC

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Two covers the history of enslavement in pre-confederation Canada, through the French, British and Portuguese presence in the areas that would become Canada. Topics discusses the lives of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben

Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben

From: Uncle

This chapter examines railway sleeping cars, the Black men who served as porters to tourists on the rails, and how these men were forced to conform to the Uncle Tom stereotype. 8 $0.80 Add
Slouching Towards Sirte

Slouching Towards Sirte

NATO's War on Libya and Africa

NATO’s war in Libya was proclaimed as a humanitarian intervention—bombing in the name of “saving lives.” Attempts at diplomacy were stifled. Peace talks were subverted. … 344 View