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<i>Amor Mundi</i>

Amor Mundi

Love of the World

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter probes Arendt’s love of the world, a process of understanding and reconciliation. 4 $0.40 Add
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Amos 'n' Andy

Amos ‘n’ Andy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the role of radio in perpetuating caricatures of Blackness. 5 $0.50 Add
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Ample Land Left

Ample Land Left

From: Cheated

Chapter Five discusses the rapid growth of settlers in Western Canada and the subsequent displacement of Indigenous reserves. Conservative leader at the time Richard S. Lake is discussed. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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An Ancient Mariner

An Ancient Mariner

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

Looks at Sir William Phips’s (1651-1695) connection to Oak Island and the evidence to his connection and his history of treasure seeking 20 $2.00 Add
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An Anti-Soviet Crusade?

An Anti-Soviet Crusade?

From: The Myth of the Good War

The so-called German Option, the possibility of an alliance between the Americans and the British on the one side and the Germans on the other, thus constituted an important element of the hard … 13 $1.30 Add
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An Avatar of Colonial Europe

An Avatar of Colonial Europe

Collette Braeckman

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 12, Philpot reviews Colette Braeckman’s book “Rwanda, Histoire d’un genocide”, published immediately after the Rwandan war in October 1994. Philpot addresses … 8 $0.80 Add
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'Friend of the Court': Legal Resistance at Old City Hall

‘Friend of the Court’: Legal Resistance at Old City Hall

From: Any Other Way

Tom Hooper recounts how the Right to Privacy Committee provided legal representation and advocacy for hundreds of men charged in the aftermath of the 1981 bathouse raids. 3 $0.30 Add
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An inadequate spoonful of wine

An inadequate spoonful of wine

From: The Wheel of Things

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An Incident along the Niagara
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An Incident along the Niagara

PART ONE: THE ATTIC

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter one explores the story of slavery in early Upper Canada and the United States. Topics discussed include the story of Chloe Cooley, early abolitionists in Canada and the British Empire, … 13 $1.30 Add
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An Indigenous Archeologist at the Rouge National Urban Park
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An Indigenous Archeologist at the Rouge National Urban Park

AGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES

From: Indigenous Toronto

A reading that explores Indigenous views on archeology, the presence of Ontario/Toronto’s Indigenous history, and the archeological finds at Rouge Urban National Park. 4 $0.40 Add
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An Industrial City (1850-1896)

An Industrial City (1850-1896)

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter explores the changes the city and its people underwent during industrialization, as well as demographic changes and language tensions in the city. Towards the halfway mark of the … 14 $1.40 Add
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An International Incident
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An International Incident

PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Thirteen focuses on the life of Dr. J. Rufus Bratton. Topics discussed include his career, controversies, time leading the Ku Klux, and his ties to white supremacy in the US and Canada. 22 $2.20 Add
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An Interview with Laura Spinney
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An Interview with Laura Spinney

From: Crisis and Contagion

In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Laura Spinney about issues relating to COVID-19. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and has written for many of the influential journals, such as Nature, … 12 $1.20 Add
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An Introduction
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An Introduction

From: In Praise of Retreat

Introduction 5 $0.50 Add
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An Overview of the Rwandan Genocide

An Overview of the Rwandan Genocide

From: The Hope that Remains

This chapter orients the reader to key points of Rwandan history leading to the Rwandan genocide, an overview of the genocide itself, international responses to the genocide, and how the country … 9 $0.90 Add
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An Uneasy Marriage
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An Uneasy Marriage

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the marriage of labour and social democracy in Canada, which dates to the founding of the New Democratic Party in 1961. He suggests that the NDP has moderated its … 13 $1.30 Add