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Heroin Criminalization: The 1920s and 30s

From: Heroin

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This chapter discusses the criminalization of heroin in the 1920s and 1930s. Emily Murphy’s role in creating a racialized and sexualized construction of drug use is examined, as well as the … 15 $1.50 Add
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History Made in Regina

From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

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Looks at the CCF’s first national convention in Regina in 1933. A very thorough look at this convention 39 $3.90 Add
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How Civil Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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Hunting, Fishing and Gathering

From: The Beothuk

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This chapter describes life in pre-contact Beothuk communities with a focus on food gathering throughout the year. This chapter also serves as a brief general overview of the seasonal cycles … 6 $0.60 Add
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I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars

On Art and Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

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Modern nostalgia in novel and flim is discussed, using examples of Ready Player One, Back to the Future, American Graffitti, Indiana Jones, and the introduction of prequels with Star Wars. … 22 $2.20 Add
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Ice, Snow, and a Temporary Thaw, 1893–99

From: Thirty Years' War

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Account of legal actions commenced by two individuals over operational issues in the early years of the Toronto Railway Company. 16 $1.60 Add
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Indigenous Perspectives on Wellness and Wholistic Healing

From: Decolonizing Trauma Work

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Intergenerational Domestic Violence

From: Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice

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Chapter 4 explores the connection between intergenerational trauma and crime. This chapter details how the abuse and trauma of residential schools affected both the individuals who attended and … 25 $2.50 Add
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Interviews With Five of Cuba’s Leading Experts on Cuba-U.S. Relations

From: Cuba-U.S. Relations

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Introduction

From: Winnipeg 1919

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Norman Penner provides a brief summary of the events of the strike and subsequent legal action and provides context for the documents that make up the text, as well as a disussion of the role … 16 $1.60 Add
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John Patterson

Eyewitness to History

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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This chapter tells the story of John Patterson, a black loyalist who inadvertently became the subject of a bestselling book when he became involved in the capture of a fugitive. 12 $1.20 Add
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Kill Your Idylls

From: A Matter of Taste

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In this chapter, the concept of foodie elitism is debated alongside a discussion of precision farming. Tucker identifies the complexity of introducing new technologies onto the old concept of a … 36 $3.60 Add
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Klan Rising

(1925)

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

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This chapter discusses how the Klan became increasingly organized and consolidated in Canada throughout 1925, by establishing a leadership and becoming involved in provincial politics. 22 $2.20 Add
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Learning to Swim, 1942–45 21

From: A Halifax Boyhood

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Recounts learning to swim 1942-45 ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Libyan Pan-Africanism and Its Discontents

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

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In Chapter Three, Forte focus on Pan-Africanism and the relationships between Gaddafi’s Libya and key African Leaders. Forte highlights how much of Gaddafi’s thinking followed in the … 50 $5.00 Add