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Nakba

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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Chapter Three focuses on the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. The chapter explores the creation of the colonial settler state of Israel, aided by the British after the First World … 13 $1.30 Add
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New Era for the Laboratory

From: Montreal and the Bomb

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This chapter outlines the evolution of the project, touching on The MAUD Committee, Lew Kowarski’s work on the project, The ZEEP design, chemicals experimentation, the De Gaulle meeting, … 41 $4.10 Add
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Oil-Lobby Power, Railway-Lobby Power

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

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Analyzes the rise of Stephen Harper against the backdrop of Big Oil interests. Identifies how oil lobby, backed by rail lobby, and supported by Harper pushed through additional deregulation. He … 12 $1.20 Add
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Our Creation Story and Fundamental Myths

From: Nta'tuhwaqanminen Our Story

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Paradise, Paradise Lost

1960

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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The first chapter of George Manuel’s biography introduces George Manuel as man of deep conviction and understanding of his culture and its needs in the face of the government of Canada, via … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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PART 1 – Fighting Back

Workplace Activism

From: Through the Mill

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This chapter looks at workplace activism and labour groups, and how women were treated by and excluded from these groups. It looks at the demographics of female workers and intersecting … 32 $3.20 Add
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Part Four

From: The Mantle of Struggle

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Part four describes the political and personal events that took place after Rosie Douglas became the prime minister of Dominica. It details the days leading up to and following his death, and … 89 $8.90 Add
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Part II: Settlement

From: Cobalt

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Part II contains Chapter 5: Boom Town, Chapter 6: Cobalt as Colony, Chapter 7: Women and the Domestication of Frontier, and Chapter 8: The Myth of the Gunless Frontier. 56 $5.60 Add
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PELLATT THE PROMOTER

From: Casa Loma

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1880 – 1910. Looks at Pellatt as a finance capitalist, electric power for the people and his road from prosperity to wealth ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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Politics and Family Ties, 1876–80

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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Discusses the role politics played in restructuring the firm in the mid-1870s, when many departures and arrivals occurred. 15 $1.50 Add
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Poverty is Rediscovered

From: When Poverty Mattered

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Putting on the Ritz

Hotels and Other Homes Away from Home

From: Wanderlust

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Chapter Four focuses on hotels, inns, and other homes one uses while traveling. The chapter explores the history of hotels dating back to 1500 BC in Crete, to Roman Villa’s, Middle Eastern … 29 $2.90 Add
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Ready to Rally

Marshalling Public Opinion, Then and Now

From: A Good War

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In Chapter 3, Klein examines the challenges the Canadian public face when trying to bring about climate action. Klein focuses on increasing widespread awareness through Public Education, … 40 $4.00 Add
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Revitalizing a Traditional Worldview

From: Circle Works

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Rumours of War, 1906–1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

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How Britain involved the Dominion in new defense challenges and the emergency of Germany as a potential enemy, immigration issues during this period 38 $3.80 Add