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The Sex Life of Plants

The Sex Life of Plants

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman continues to focus on the roles of bees, however, this time she explore their role in pollination, crop survival, and the dangers of decline and loss of bee populations … 23 $2.30 Add
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Chapter 12

Chapter 12

The dignity of work versus the degradation of work under capitalism

From: Law at Work

This chapter examines how the basic structure of capitalism makes work unrewarding, and how legal systems legitimize and reinforce these conditions. It argues that the law not only sustains … 29 $2.90 Add
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 12

Diary of Matters of Interest for the 42nd Parliament

From: Anatomy of an Election

A day-by-day overview of the events of note throughout the duration of the 42nd parliament. 51 $5.10 Add
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Chapter 12: Indigenous Waged Work and First Nations Organizing, 1890-1930
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Chapter 12: Indigenous Waged Work and First Nations Organizing, 1890-1930

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter shows how in the early decades of the twentieth century Indigenous Peoples, with diminished roles in traditional work, endured economic hardship and were excluded from steady wage jobs. 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Selected Notes

From: Law at Work

This page lists selected notes used throghout the book. 1 $0.10 Add
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Chapter 13

Election Diary of the Pre election Period

From: Anatomy of an Election

A day-by-day countdown of the events preceding the 2019 federal election campaign. 182 $18.20 Add
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Wabi-Sabi

Wabi-Sabi

From: Lost Feast

In this final chapter Newman focuses on our relationship to the ocean and how global warming, pollution, and overfishing puts the is leading us to a global crisis which needs to be addressed. 27 $2.70 Add
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Chapter 13: Residential Schooling and the Suppression of "the Indian," 1890-1930
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Chapter 13: Residential Schooling and the Suppression of "the Indian," 1890-1930

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter explains how Residential schools assimilated Indigenous children by separating them from their families, subjecting them to coercion and abuse and erasing their culture. 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 14

Election Diary from Dissolution to Nomination Day

From: Anatomy of an Election

A day-by-day countdown of events of the campaign period leading up to nomination day. 102 $10.20 Add
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Chapter 14: Class Conflict and Socialists
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Chapter 14: Class Conflict and Socialists

The Era of World War and Revolution

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

The chapter discusses how early-twentieth-century labour militancy —from the rise of the AFL to the Winnipeg General Strike — took place alongside Indigenous resistance but ultimately … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 15

Election Diary from Nomination Day to Election Eve

From: Anatomy of an Election

A day-by-day countdown of events leading up to the eve of the election. 116 $11.60 Add
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Chapter 15: Women's Work and Capitalism's Changing Employment Opportunities, 1910-29
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Chapter 15: Women’s Work and Capitalism’s Changing Employment Opportunities, 1910-29

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter outlines how women’s waged work expanded in the early decades of the twentieth century with employment in offices, banking, and retail. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 16

Election Diary of Polling Day

From: Anatomy of an Election

A breakdown of the events that occurred on election day. 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 16: The Distinct Society of Quebec, 1900-30
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Chapter 16: The Distinct Society of Quebec, 1900-30

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter examines Québec’s Distinct Society which emerged in response to foreign economic and cultural control. Resistance emerged in the figure of Henri Bourassa and his … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 17

Election Diary of Vote Tabulation, Validation, Media Calls, Victory, and Concession, Immediate Aftermath

From: Anatomy of an Election

An hour-by-hour breakdown of the events in the days after the election. 35 $3.50 Add
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Chapter 17: On the Eve of the Great Depression
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Chapter 17: On the Eve of the Great Depression

Warning Signs in the 1920s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter details how the speculation and expansion of the 1920s gave way to overproduction, and reliance on exports, as increasing debt made the economy acutely vulnerable to the 1929 crash … 5 $0.50 Add