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City Lights
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City Lights

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 4 explores the history of lighting cities. Topics discussed include Billboards, gas lighting, electric lighting, darkness and crime, industrialization, public … 13 $1.30 Add
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From Banns to DOMA

From Banns to DOMA

From: Any Other Way

An account of the events leading up to the legalization and general acceptance of gay marriage in Ontario. 2 $0.20 Add
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Civil Society Leadership

Civil Society Leadership

From: A Good War

In Chapter 10, Klein shifts his focus from the political sphere to that of role of civil society primarily through social movements to bring change and mobilize the masses. Focusing on issues of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Civilization, Democracy and Government

Civilization, Democracy and Government

The Need for a Native American Historical Perspective

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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Civilization, Democracy and Government

Civilization, Democracy and Government

From: We Were Not The Savages

Chapter 1 discusses topics including the need for a Native American historical perspective, national Identity, the horrors of colonialism, early relations between Mi’kmaw and Europeans, and … 20 $2.00 Add
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Civilized
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Civilized

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

This chapter explores Margie’s fathers attempts at a vegetable garden, isolation and uncertainty in winter, the ferry and ice roads, scarcity in the north, racism towards Mr. Wong, and her … 14 $1.40 Add
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Class of '88

Class of ’88

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter explores the author’s feelings about AIDS as a young man; he believed that if he did not admit he was gay, he would not contract the disease. He also believed that, since the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Class Warfare on the American Home Front

Class Warfare on the American Home Front

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzes who profited on the homefront during the war; unemployment was low but big businesses profited most from the war-time boom. 10 $1.00 Add
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Class Wars from 1945 to the Present

Class Wars from 1945 to the Present

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

Like the Great War, the Second War produces a most unsatisfactory outcome for the elite of the “Western” World, namely a triumph of the Soviet homeland of revolution and the resulting … 25 $2.50 Add
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Climate Change, Pandemics, Warfare, and the Search for a Better World
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Climate Change, Pandemics, Warfare, and the Search for a Better World

The 2020s Viewed in the Context of Global Human History

From: Humans

This chapter examines the growth of the environmental movement in response to the mounting climate crisis perpetuated by capitalist priorities. It explores the response to pandemics in the late … 11 $1.10 Add
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Clippers & Canals

Clippers & Canals

From: Samuel Cunard

Looks at Samuel Cunard’s venture into the tea trade, the establishment of the Halifax Whaling Company, his competitor Enos Collins, his friend Joseph Howe, and the creation of canal systems … 12 $1.20 Add
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Closing Note & Appendix

Closing Note & Appendix

From: TSQELMUCWÍLC

The authors gives their closing notes. ; ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Closing the Schools

Closing the Schools

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

This chapter describes the events and shift in political climate that eventually led to the closure of residential schools in the latter half of the twentieth century. It illustrates this with … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Brunswick Four: An Oral History

The Brunswick Four: An Oral History

From: Any Other Way

Pat Murphy recalls being harassed and arrested along with three friends on a night out. 3 $0.30 Add
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George Hislop: The Unofficial Gay Mayor

George Hislop: The Unofficial Gay Mayor

From: Any Other Way

Gerald Hannon provides a brief biography of George Hislop a gay rights advocate and politician. 3 $0.30 Add