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Racism, Human Rights and Immigration

Racism, Human Rights and Immigration

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Insight into the Canadian Left response to these topics from 1963-2013 12 $1.20 Add
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Radical Winter: The Season in Space

Radical Winter: The Season in Space

From: Winter

In this chapter, Gopnik examines literary presentations of the extreme environments of the Far North and Far South, tracing polar exploration from Franklin’s lost 1845 expedition to the … 41 $4.10 Add
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Radicals and Resource Developers

Radicals and Resource Developers

A REGION ON THE BRINK, 1919–1945

From: North of Superior

New Ontario (as the region was called during this period) was treated as a colony by the imperial government seated in Toronto; however, this vast region, nearly three-quarters of the entire … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Radio

Radio

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Radio 7 $0.70 Add
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Radio, 1942–49 52

Radio, 1942–49 52

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at the principle form of entertainment/popular culture, Radio 1942-49 ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Raiders, Brigands, and Assassins
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Raiders, Brigands, and Assassins

PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Nine examines the Confederates in Canada post Civil War. Topics discussed the St. Albans raid, cross-border terrorism, and pro-confederate Canadians. 17 $1.70 Add
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Railway Makeover

Railway Makeover

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Discusses the privatization of CN Rail, and the impact of NAFTA on rail regulations. Identifies why privatized rail firms cut staffing levels, how the federal government allowed private rail … 13 $1.30 Add
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Railways and Protection: Corporate Welfare from MacDonald to Laurier
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Railways and Protection: Corporate Welfare from MacDonald to Laurier

From: At the Trough

In this chapter, Carbonneau traces Canada’s tradition of corporate welfare. 12 $1.20 Add
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Rambles

Rambles

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Excursions outside of the neighbourhood 7 $0.70 Add
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Rare and Remote
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Rare and Remote

From: Jasper on Fire

In this chapter, Scace traces how Jasper, a remote Alberta townsite in the Rocky Mountains, was shaped by federal control. 7 $0.70 Add
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Rastus

Rastus

From: Uncle

This chapter examines Rastus, an Uncle Tom-like figure who was featured in several early silent films. The character later appeared in advertisements for Cream of Wheat. 8 $0.80 Add
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Raymond John Hnatyshyn
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Raymond John Hnatyshyn

From: The Governors General

In this chapter, Fraser traces the tenure of Raymond John Hnatyshyn as Governor General of Canada from 1990 to 1995. 7 $0.70 Add
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Re-engineering women's work

Re-engineering women’s work

From: Bent out of Shape

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Rea

Rea

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author describes his realtionship with a sexual health nurse. 4 $0.40 Add
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Reactionary and Bellicose Policies

Reactionary and Bellicose Policies

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

Early 1900s. The tension becomes unbearable, and the elite becomes more and more convinced that only war is the definitive solution of the social problem — and of many other problems. There … 24 $2.40 Add
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Reading The Ward

Reading The Ward

The Inevitability of Loss

From: The Ward

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