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Languages of Desire

From: Len & Cub

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This chapter discusses language for talking about same-sex desire today and throughout history. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Let Me Entertain You

From: The Truth About Stories

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In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing … 31 $3.72 Add
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Life in Canada

1860-1900

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax

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This chapter describes the racism that was experienced by Chinese Canadians in the 19th century and their experiences and efforts to build communities. It illustrates this with drawings, … 22 $2.20 Add
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Life of Brian

From: Unicorn in the Woods

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In this chapter Pitts examines the early life of Brian Flood, an athletic young man with an aptitude for business and entrepreneurship. 10 $1.00 Add
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Look at That Fucking Hipster

Chapter 1

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In Look at That Fucking Hipster, Pierrot provides a history of modern subcultures and where the hipster phenomenon arose from to its peak to its eventual decline post-2016. The chapter explores … 25 $2.50 Add
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Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja

From: Bamboo Cage

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This section of the diary details Wyse’s time at the Lyceum Camp in Soerabaja, on the island of Java. Here he found little solidarity among the prisoners; food was always in short supply, … 30 $3.00 Add
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Memories (1883-1952)

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

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Mi’kmaw Social Values and Economy

From: We Were Not The Savages

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Chapter 2 focuses on the early European descriptions of Mi’kmaq character and the early trade and commerce of the maritime region. 28 $2.80 Add
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Modern Mannish Maidens

From: Immodest and Sensational

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1890-1920. Looks at the media take on women playing sports in the 1890s. Looks at the development of more prevalent women athletes and women’s team sports in Canadian including tennis, … 14 $1.40 Add
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More Than a Mascot: How the Mascot Debate Erases Indigenous People in Sport

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter explores how team mascots erase Indigenous people in sport. Natalie Welch shares her personal story as a Native woman whose life has constantly been haunted by Native American sports … 12 $1.20 Add
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Mussolini the Champion of Land Reclamation

Did the Duce drain the marshes?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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This chapter looks at the supposed success of Mussolini’s fascists in the area of bonifica, or land reclamation, exploring the actual results and data resulting from their efforts. It also … 20 $2.00 Add
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Mutual Aid among Animals

From: Mutual Aid

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In Chapter I, Kropotkin looks at cooperation among animals across the animal kingdom and how their collective struggle for existence. The chapter explores topics including Mutual Aid as a law of … 21 $2.10 Add
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Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism

From: Take Back the Fight

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The second chapter, Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism, provides background on neoliberal economic policy and considers the role of it in the destruction of social movements via the ways it … 20 $2.00 Add
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No Place Like Home

From: At Home

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Chapter 2 features interviews with Simon Frank, Nicole Fournier, and Susan Feindel. The chapter focuses on artists who live in and create art out of their childhood surroundings. 21 $2.10 Add
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No Place Like Home

From: The Ward

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Notes on Dates and Place Names

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

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Notes on the dates and place names relevant to the text. 4 $0.40 Add