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Young Writer

From: The Wheel of Things

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Zero People of No Man’s Land

The Indo-Bangladesh Fence

From: Walls

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This chapter focuses on the wall beween India and Bangladesh, exploring the history of partition and the history of this division and how it has increased divisions between countries, religions, … 27 $2.70 Add
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“It’s Like a Business, Man”

Aboriginal Street Gangs and the Illegal Drug Trade

From: “Indians Wear Red”

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"Deeply Regret to Inform you"

Women, Worry, and Loss

From: Material Traces of War

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This chapter looks at the stress and anguish that was women’s persistent and most commonly shared experience of the world wars. Here, the authors consider objects that suggest women’s … ; ; 54 $5.40 Add
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"Free Trade" Limits Cultural Policymaking

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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Focuses on how free trade agreements impacted Canadian cultural policy. Deals with the 1984 free trade deal, NAFTA, as well as how World Trade Organization agreements (WTO) have limited … 31 $3.10 Add
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“The Man Behind the Plow”:

Agrarian Populism and the Farmer Governments

From: The Rise of the New West

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As the crisis of the 1880s unfolded in the West, the federal government, the CPR, and the private grain trade were taking the necessary steps to ensure the orderly and privately controlled export … 19 $1.90 Add
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Border Cultures: A Retrospective

Part 1. A Context for Border Cultures and Conversations with the Curator

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

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In the years 2013, 2014, and 2015, the Art Gallery of Windsor featured consecutive exhibitions of Border Cultures, a landmark series of forty-five artist projects and essays on the “real, … 22 $2.20 Add
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The War in Europe and America’s Economic Interests

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Analyzes the divided opinions in America and how they were tied to economic interests at the beginning of the war 12 $1.20 Add
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3. The Preliminary Hearing

From: Jeannie's Demise

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5. Gentrification is about Class

From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies

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Chapter 5 focuses on the sexual politics and gendered elements of gentrification. Topics discussed include housing precarity, sexual harassment and violence from landlords, women with children … 39 $3.90 Add
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A Death and an Inquest

From: Victims of Benevolence

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This chapter highlights the death of Duncan Sticks, one of the boys who`d run away from the residential school. An inquisition lead to witness tesimonies throwing more light on the mistreatment … 31 $0.93 Add
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A Den of Espionage

From: Montreal and the Bomb

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This chapter explores espionage networks in Canada and this nuclear project. It touches upon the stories of key figures such as Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko, Alan Nunn May, and Bruno Pontecorvo, as … 36 $3.60 Add
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A Nakba of Olives

The West Bank Wall

From: Walls

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This chapter focuses on the West Bank Wall, which divides Israeli and Palestinian/Arab populations and territory. Israelis have described this wall as necessary to stop terrorism and defend their … 30 $3.00 Add
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A Second Year in Java

From: Bamboo Cage

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This section of the diary describes Wyse’s second year in a Janaese prison camp. He begins to experience problems with his eyes; sometimes there is a month between entries. Wyse was … 32 $3.20 Add
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A War against Africa

AFRICOM, NATO, and Racism

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

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In Chapter Four, Forte examines the role of the United States military in Africa through the role of the Africa Command (AFRICOM), the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), the work of the … 50 $5.00 Add
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Above the Troubled Fray

PART ONE: THE ATTIC

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

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Chapter Four  focuses on  abolitionist activities and gatherings in the urban centres of Canada West. Topics discussed include abolitionist John Brown and Harriet Tubman, the … 18 $1.80 Add