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The Backward City
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The Backward City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 12 focuses on cities dubbed “backward,” calling them a category of Backward Cities and exploring how they can evolve into a more forward economy. This chapter discusses topics … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Bahamas Adventure of C. Powell Morgan

The Bahamas Adventure of C. Powell Morgan

From: Sweethearts

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 Banality of Evil

The Banality of Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Bargain Builders

The Bargain Builders

From: Sweethearts

1960s the development of new building techniques that maximized profits by decreasing the need for skilled labour and finding cheaper materials. There are also inter-union disagreements for control 12 $1.20 Add
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The Battery of the North East

The Battery of the North East

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The Battle in the Forest
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The Battle in the Forest

The Trade in Indian Trees

From: Unsettling Canada

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 Beginning of the End
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The Beginning of the End

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter continues to explore the aftermath of Scoppa’s arrest and his contact with the authors. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The Beginning of the End for New France — 1758

The Beginning of the End for New France — 1758

From: The Fall of New France

Looks at Louisbourg, Fort Carillon, Fort Frontenacm, The Fall of Fort Duquesne, Montcalm’s Dilemma to explain what lead to French defeat 12 $1.20 Add
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The Bellingham Riot
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The Bellingham Riot

From: White Riot

In this chapter, Paul Englesberg describes the anti-Asian riots that took place in Washington State in 1907. Englesberg explores how the violent riots against the Punjabi labourers in Washington … 12 $1.20 Add
The Beothuk

The Beothuk

A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers. This title … 88 View
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The Bisexuality Wars:

The Bisexuality Wars:

The Perils of Identity as Marginality

From: In a Queer Country

Zoe Newman’s ‘The Bisexuality Wars: The Perils of Identity as Marginality" looks at differing views of sexual orientation, in particular the role of self-identified bisexuals in … 21 $0.42 Add
The Bitter Harvest of War

The Bitter Harvest of War

New Brunswick and the Conscription Crisis of 1917

In 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in northern France, and a myth grew that Canada — as a nation — was born on its slopes. But the cost was tremendous: 10,000 Canadians … 120 View
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The Black Presence in Canada

The Black Presence in Canada

A Multidisciplinary Perspective

From: Black Canadians

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The Black Robes Return

The Black Robes Return

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

This chapter looks at the Black Robes and Catholic church’s role in some of the history of French-descended and French-speaking populations in North America. ; ; 43 $4.30 Add
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The Blockade

The Blockade

From Obama to Trump

From: Cuba-U.S. Relations

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The BMR's Wake-Up Call

The BMR’s Wake-Up Call

From: The Ward

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