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The Lay of the Land
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The Lay of the Land

From: Unsettling Canada

The Lay of the Land serves as an introduction to the book’s author, Arthur Manuel. In this chapter Manuel introduces himself and his home of Neskonlith in the Secwepemc territory of British … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Layered City: The Promise of Urban Archaeology

The Layered City: The Promise of Urban Archaeology

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Ládjogahpir Rematriated: Sámi Women and the Influence of Colonialism
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The Ládjogahpir Rematriated: Sámi Women and the Influence of Colonialism

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter reflects on the the role of women in Sami culture and how they are being "rematriated." Discussing the influence of colonialism on Sámi women, the ladjogahpir, … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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The Liberation of Italy

The Liberation of Italy

A Fateful Precedent

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at the liberation of Italy in 1943 and how this process set a precendent for other liberation efforts. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Liberators

The Liberators

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Introduces the concept of neoliberalism and its prioritization of deregulation and privatization. Analyzes the process of privatization and deregulation in the Canadian rail industry. Introduces … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Libreville Conference and Federalism in Canadian Foreign Relations
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The Libreville Conference and Federalism in Canadian Foreign Relations

From: 1968 in Canada

In February 1968, Quebec’s Minister of Education, Jean-Guy Cardinal, attended the meeting of francophone ministers of education in Libreville, Gabon. After almost a decade of disagreements … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Life Rural
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The Life Rural

Part One

From: Earthkeeping

Part One contains the sections: A Place in Time, Meditating in the Country, Robinsong, and I Miss My Barbers. Topics discussed include the Acadian culture and farming, the Acadian Expulsion, the … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Limits of Force

The Limits of Force

From: Disarming Conflict

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“The Little Jew of Trois-Rivières”: Secrets to Success

“The Little Jew of Trois-Rivières”: Secrets to Success

From: The First Jews in North America

This chapter explores early Jewish settlement in North America, and the history leading up to it. The stories of Jeffery Amherst, Aaron Hart and Levy Andrew Levy (partner of William Trent) are … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Long Anticlimax

The Long Anticlimax

(1922-1945)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 5 discusses the work of the Halifax Relief Commission in the decades after reconstruction of the city was concluded, as its role became managing the pension funds for explosion victims … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Long Ladder of Shame

The Long Ladder of Shame

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author suggests that people like her – a trans Chicana sex worker who is chronically homeless – are terrorized by America’s obsession with pathogenic medicine. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Long Summer of 1944

The Long Summer of 1944

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at Operation Overload and landing in Normady in the summer of 1944 as a race for Britain and America to beat the Soviets to Berlin. Also looks at liberation in that summer and trying to … 10 $1.00 Add
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“The Lost Tribe of a Lost Tribe”

“The Lost Tribe of a Lost Tribe”

Black British Columbia and the Poetics of Space

From: Black Geographies

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Len's Camera
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Len’s Camera

From: Len & Cub

This chapter talks about Len’s passion for photography and gives some context for photography in the early 1900s. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Lure of Niagara
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The Lure of Niagara

PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Ten focuses on the development of Southern Ontario and Quebec. Topics discussed include tourism, hotels, pro-Confederate networks, Confederate sympathisers in Montreal, and the movement … 19 $1.90 Add