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The nationalization threat
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The nationalization threat

From: Targeting Libya

In this chapter, SNC-Lavalin’s corrupt ties to the Qadhafi family deepened just as Libya’s relations with Western oil companies and governments took a turn for the worse. In Libya … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Nations of Australia

The Nations of Australia

From: From Subjects to Citizens

It is still the case that Indigenous people have neither a clear nor a just place within the ambit of the Australian polity. This fact, and the continuing disputes over the status of Indigenous … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Navy, 1956–58 88

The Navy, 1956–58 88

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at his time in the Navy and the decision for the path his life would take afterwards. 1956-58 ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Nazi Dictatorship

The Nazi Dictatorship

Cui Bono?

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines how Hitler’s government impacted on the profitability of big business and the wealth of Germany’s elite from 1933-1936. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Net of Fate

The Net of Fate

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She muses on memories of her mother. 4 $0.40 Add
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Remembering Bell and Baldwin

Remembering Bell and Baldwin

From: Fastest in the World

1957. Looks at the construction and launch of the Bras d’Or (Also known as R-103 and renamed Baddeck in 1962), an experimental prototype. 10 $1.00 Add
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The New Builders

The New Builders

From: Sweethearts

1950-1960. looks at the housing boom that occurred after the war due to the population swell. The decision to start building high rises 15 $1.50 Add
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The New Men of Power and Confederation's Capitalist Triumph
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The New Men of Power and Confederation’s Capitalist Triumph

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter addresses the weakening of the aristocratic and radical groups in Canada by the end of the 1840s and the triumph of the capitalist class and its ideology throughout the following decades. 11 $1.10 Add
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The New Minister Has Gone Too Far

The New Minister Has Gone Too Far

From: Cheated

Chapter Three, beginning in 1896, details the leadership of Clifford Sifton, then newly appointed Indian Affairs minister. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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The New Power Balance

The New Power Balance

From: Gay Marriage

Examines the debates among MPs as to Same-sex marriage giving voice to those in favour and those opposed and how the scales were tipped in the favour of change ; ; ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The Next Thing to God

The Next Thing to God

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 16 $1.60 Add
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The “Next Year” Province

The “Next Year” Province

Canadian Dimension and Saskatchewan

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Canadian Dimension and Saskatchewan 6 $0.60 Add
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The Night They Almost Blew Us All to Kingdom Come

The Night They Almost Blew Us All to Kingdom Come

From: To Wawa with Love

Talks about having to fill the fuel oil for the stove and a night where it exploded 4 $0.40 Add
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The Nobility and the Bourgeoisie

The Nobility and the Bourgeoisie

A Counterrevolutionary Symbiosis

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

After its traumatic experiences of 1848 and 1871 — respectively “the crazy year” and the annus horribilis of the Paris Commune — the bourgeoisie ceases to be revolutionary … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Noble Warrior

The Noble Warrior

From: Imagined Truths

The author talks more about his family history and muses on the example of his "warrior father," exploring military history and nationalism. He recounts the process of his conscientious … 30 $3.00 Add