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The Colonials to the Fore — 1755

From: The Fall of New France

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Looks at the beginnings of the conflict, the underlying tensions between England and France, the population disparity between english colonials and French Canada. Specifically looks at training … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: C

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

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Camps. See Deportation; Gulag; Caricature (Patrick Cardon); Catholic Church, the (Thierry Revol); Censorship (Hervé Chevaux); Central Europe. See Europe, Eastern & Central; China … 64 $3.84 Add
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The Dilemma

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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Félix Séguin continues to recount his relationship with Scoppa, giving insights into Scoppa’s character. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The First Year

(1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

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Chapter 2 discusses the actions of the Halifax Relief Commission in the first year after the explosion. 28 $2.80 Add
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The French Empire and the First Metis of the Old Northwest

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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This chapter explores Metis history, looking at the history of various Metis communities across North America and the formation of Métis identity. It covers some early French colonial … ; ; 44 $4.40 Add
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The Future of Futurism

From the Avant-Garde to the Neo-Avant-Garde, or, How to Imagine Communism by Other Means

From: Spectres of Fascism

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This chapter offers a remapping of the lineage of the futurist movement through historical and structural lines of reasoning. The author argues that present debates about the return of fascism … 23 $2.30 Add
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The Grand Tour

Where Modern Leisure Travel Began

From: Wanderlust

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Chapter Three examines the history of the Grand Tour. The chapter explores how the Grand Tour, an aristocratic rite of passage, transformed into the early version of modern leisure travel. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Great Jewish Migration, 1900–1919

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter examines early Eastern European and Jewish immigration to Quebec (and specifically Montreal), the reasons why Jewish immigrants to Canada were concentrated in Montreal, … 49 $4.90 Add
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The Heart of an Empire

From: The History of Montréal

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For close to a century, Montreal was the beating heart of a commercial and political empire that covered a large portion of North America. This chapter explores this aspect of Montreal’s … 10 $1.00 Add
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The History of Blacks in Canada

From: Black Canadians

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The Klan Comes to Canada

The Place of an Election in the Comprehensive Political Law Cycle

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

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This chapter discusses the initial appearance of the Klan in Canada in the early 1920’s and the recruitment methods they emplyed in different parts of the country. 24 $2.40 Add
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The Labour Lens

From: Women and Work

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The chapter considers the question – "What is work?" – then explores the historical intersections between capitalism, work, women, and feminist theory. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Life Rural

Part One

From: Earthkeeping

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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 Mild West

The Myth of RCMP

From: National Dreams

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For a hundred years the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has occupied a special place in Canadian history and our imaginations. The story of how they drove out the American whiskey peddlers and … 49 $1.96 Add
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The Nobility and the Bourgeoisie

A Counterrevolutionary Symbiosis

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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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