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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Good War Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency ECW Press	Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth’s average temperature — assumed by many scientists to be a …	Seth Klein	465	2020	View
From A Great Deal of Mischief From: Cheated View ECW Press	Chapter Ten describes the Canadian government’s efforts to acquire land from the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) tribes in southern Albertaand the resistance they faced.	Bill Waiser; Jennie Hansen	30	2023	$3.00 Add
A Halifax Boyhood Growing up on the city's outskirts in the 1940s and 50s	Anyone who grew up in the late 1940s and 50s will recognize themselves and their experiences in this story of a Halifax boyhood. Whether its the thrill of skating while holding someones hand for …		96		View
From A House Divided From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	The opposition forces get more organized and the division in the house of commons is thoroughly explored	Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque	18	2006	$1.80 Add
From A Human Right — Or Is It? From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the 2005 debate on Bill C-38 in the house of commons and the arguments made by the leaders of the political parties	Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque	19	2006	$1.90 Add
From NEW! A Hut of One’s Own From: In Praise of Retreat View ECW Press	This chapter explores the concept of being a hermit. The author describes their own experience and provides examples of hermits throughout history and the religious, political, and personal …	Kirsteen MacLeod	32	2021	$3.20 Add
From A Journey from Israel to Palestine From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History View James Lorimer and Company	It was nearly four years after Canadian Dimension’s first issue that the subject of Israel appeared in its pages. And it was many years later before Palestine and Palestinians assumed a …	Mordecai Briemberg	14	2016	$1.40 Add
From A Klan For New England SECTION THREE - The reception of franco-americans From: A Distinct Alien Race View Baraka Books	This chapter explores the history of the Ku Klux Klan, their activities in New England, and their views on/treatment of Catholic Franco-Americans, considering their religious crusade to defend …	David Vermette	34	2018	$3.40 Add
From A Legal History of Human Rights and Asylum From: Exclusion and Refoulement View Irwin Law Inc.	Chapter Two provides a legal history of human rights and asylum, including the impact of the First and Second World Wars.	Joseph Rikhof	82	2023	$8.20 Add
From A Lewisporte Childhood From: No Place For A Woman View Breakwater Books	The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life.	Antony Berger	3	2020	$0.30 Add
From NEW! A Life on the Left From: The Fire and the Ashes View Between The Lines	In the opening chapter, Jackson describes his book as "part personal memoir, part historical analysis, and part political manifesto." He also discusses how the labour movement has been …	Andrew Jackson	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From A Lifelong Loyalty From: On Love and Tyranny View House of Anansi Press	This chapter describes Arendt’s activities in France before the outbreak of war with Germany. In France, she lived an active social and political life before the German invasion.	Ann Heberlein	6	2021	$0.60 Add
From NEW! A Liminal City From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter offers a layered portrait of Toronto in the late 1960s, tracing its rise as Canada’s financial capital following Montreal’s gradual decline.	Gilberto Fernandes	14	2026	$1.40 Add
From NEW! A Limitless Capacity to Rebound From: Woman, Watching View ECW Press	Chapter Twelve explores the hardships faced by Louise in her later life and how these affected both her work and her own strength. The chapter discusses the decline in the bird populations …	Merilyn Simonds	22	2022	$2.20 Add
A Line in the Tar Sands Struggles for Environmental Justice Between The Lines	Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; …	Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis	390	2014	View
From Worlds in Collision From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Rupert Raj gives an overview of trans-friendly spaces in Toronto.	Rupert Raj	4	2017	$0.40 Add