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Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions

Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Whether it could have been otherwise is the most frequent and poignant question for contemporaries and posterity alike when a revolution or an uprising has failed. Was defeat inevitable, or might … 21 $2.73 Add
Country of Poxes
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Country of Poxes

Three Germs and the Taking of Territory

Country of Poxes is the story of land theft in North America through three diseases: syphilis, smallpox and tuberculosis. These infectious diseases reveal that medical care, widely considered a … 208 View
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Cracks
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Cracks

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter recounts Margie and Maryanne’s two-night campout on Sammy’s Beach, youthful summers, stealing the clothes of skinny dippers foreigners, and the judgement-free friendship … 10 $1.00 Add
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Creating Connections

Creating Connections

From: At Home

Chapter 12 features interviews with François Morelli, Tedi Tafel, Devora Neumark, and Sharon Alward. The focus of the chapter is on artists who find home and belonging not in a physical … 26 $2.60 Add
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Creating Demand

Creating Demand

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Creating the Garden

Creating the Garden

From: The Tangled Garden

Provides a history of Canadian legislation and policy which protected domestic television, radio and other media. Summarizes developments 1920s to 1980s. 19 $1.90 Add
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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

The More Things Change…

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Over the last fifty years, various federal and provincial governments in Canada have tapped into the public’s fear of crime as a strategy to deflect attention away from more pressing social … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Crossing Borders

Crossing Borders

Transnational Migration as a Theme of Canadian Studies

From: Canadian Studies

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Crowded by Any Measure

Crowded by Any Measure

From: The Ward

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Crowded Streetcars, 1899–1903

Crowded Streetcars, 1899–1903

From: Thirty Years' War

Account of operational disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company, specifically in relation to the issue of overcrowding of streetcars. 15 $1.50 Add
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Cruise Checks
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Cruise Checks

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 5 focuses on the checks during the actual flight and the process of flying. Topics discussed include facts of air flight, routes, air pressure, weather, routing, polar flights, … 52 $5.20 Add
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AIDS ACTION NOW! And the Aerosolized Pentamidine Trial

AIDS ACTION NOW! And the Aerosolized Pentamidine Trial

From: Any Other Way

Tim McCaskell recounts his work to get antiparasitic medication approved for treating AIDS sufferers in Toronto. 4 $0.40 Add
Cuba-U.S. Relations

Cuba-U.S. Relations

Obama and Beyond

Against the background of the history of Cuba–U.S. interconnectedness and in light of Obama’s ini­tiative and Trump’s election, Arnold August deals with the relationship … 264 View
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Culture Works

Culture Works

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 15 Christine Leclerc and Rex Weyler explore the power and devastation of the tar sands in a project called “The Enpipe Line: 70,000+ kilometres,” poetry written in … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Cunard & Company

Cunard & Company

From: Samuel Cunard

1804-1812. Looks at Samuel Cunard as an entrepreneur. Also examines the war of 1812 and the city of Halifax during this time 10 $1.00 Add