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Salute to Sinterville

From: To Wawa with Love

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His father’s position in the army is mentioned and the skills he had which got him it, talks about his dad’s drinking, their move to Sinterland 7 $0.70 Add
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School

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter describes their father’s career in the northern school system, the paternalism of the school system, her fathers role in running the residential school, and the original … 8 $0.80 Add
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Settling Africville

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

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This chapter recounts the founding of Africville and the experience of the early settlers as well as the impact of the Halifax Explosion on the community. It illustrates this with drawings, … 14 $1.40 Add
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Signing up to Serve

From: Asleep in the Deep

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This chapter describes the distinctive Canadian Nursing Sister uniform and the procedures undergone to recruit and select nurses for the Canadian Army Medical Corp once war was declared. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her … 7 $0.70 Add
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Smallpox

From: Country of Poxes

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Chapter 3 examines the history of smallpox. Discussing topics includingsmallpox origins, early accounts of smallpox outbreaks across North America, the emergence of new mutations, … 66 $6.60 Add
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Smells

From: South End Boy

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1930s and 1940s Halifax. Smells of the city/time 6 $0.60 Add
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Socialism and Democratization

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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The elite tries to exorcize the proletarian threat not only by using the “stick” of bloody repression but also the “carrot” of social legislation and political reforms. … 12 $1.20 Add
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Subverting the Gaze

From: Decolonize Museums

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In Chapter Two: Subverting the Gaze, Lee examines how museums have served as historical extensions of European and North American colonial projects. Topics discussed include the neutral aesthetic … 48 $4.80 Add
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Sycophants, Citizens and the Majesty of Nature: Some Thoughts on the History of Australian Civic Debate

From: From Subjects to Citizens

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Throughout the last 150 years of at times active, at times utterly uninspired civic debate, Australia has produced its fair share of sycophants determined to possess the baubles of Empire. … 12 $1.20 Add
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Talking Forbidden Love:

An Interview with Lynne Fernie

From: In a Queer Country

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Lynne Fernie, co-director with Aerlynn Weisman of the documentary, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives emphasizes in the interview that the film was intended as a multiple … 25 $0.50 Add
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The 2011 Distemper

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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There are three views on the origins of the 2011 uprising in Syria whose wide circulation is inversely proportional to the degree to which the views have been critically examined. All are highly … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Aesthetics of Totalitarian Salvation

From: Spectres of Fascism

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This chapter explores how totalitarian regimes use aesthetics to project a promise of salvation. The author discusses this through the framework of the Romanian Revolution. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Allende of the North

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Arab World as Seen From Canada

From: Identifying as Arab in Canada

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The third chapter begins the second period of the authors study period, from 1930 to 1950, the period of establishment. Collective organizing began in 1930. This happened through English language … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Beast in the Jaktorów Forest

From: Lost Feast

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In this chapter Newman explores the history of the cow, both as a animal and a food source. 19 $1.90 Add