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From ![]() A Mixed BlessingThe Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867 From: Worth Fighting For |
This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the … | Ross Fair | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960)From: The History of Montréal |
The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and … | Paul-André Linteau | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! A Movie-Struck Kid From DetroitGoing Deeper into Movies From: Thinking While Black |
In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) … | Daniel McNeil | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! “A Multiplication of Wretchedness” in England, 1750–1850 |
Chapter 2 examines England and Wales from the late 1700s and early 1800s, in the midst of what has often been called an agriculture revolution. This chapter argues that appreciation for the … | Jim Handy | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() A Nakba of OlivesThe West Bank Wall From: Walls |
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 … | Marcello Di Cintio | 30 | 2013 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() A New Battleground, 1907–11From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the creation of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and its role in the disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company over expansion of transit services. | C. Ian Kyer | 18 | 2015 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() A New BeginningFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter details Arendt’s journey to Portugal, and her subsequent sea voyage to America. | Ann Heberlein | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() A New Beginning, 1953–63 |
Discusses the years 1953-63 in which the firm expanded. | C. Ian Kyer | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() A New Beginning, and the AfterlifeFrom: Fear of a Black Nation |
This chapter provides a history of the resurgence of Black political activism in Montreal during the 1960s, focusing on the Congress of Black Writers and the Sir George Williams protest. The … | David Austin | 14 | 2023 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() A New Beginning Los Angeles, 1958-59From: Holocaust to Resistance |
Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis … | Suzanne Berliner Weiss | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() A New Constitution in the Offing |
This chapter looks at the aftermath of the Act of Union. Topics include the controversy of deciding Canada’s capital, the formulation of even more distinct English and French Canadian … | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 15 | 2002 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() A New Direction, 1906–18 |
Explains the new direction that the firm began to take in the years 1906-18 in which David Fasken gained power and prominence. Other changes that occurred during this time frame are also discussed. | C. Ian Kyer | 36 | 2013 | $3.60 Add |
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From ![]() A New People is Born |
This chapter explores the emergence of a new culture and identity in what is now Canada/Quebec. It touches on relations between Canada and Europe, and the process of Canadians becoming distinct … | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 8 | 2002 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() A New Political Movement |
The formation of a new political party in 1932 tentatively called the Commonwealth Party, outlines who was involved in this very short meeting. Analyzes the birth of the CCF, the Regina Manifesto | Lynn Gidluck | 34 | 2012 | $3.40 Add |
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From ![]() A New Society Comes to Life |
This chapter covers developments in post-WW2 Quebec in the areas of labour, culture, religion, politics, and economics. It covers developments in French Canadian nationalism. | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 25 | 2002 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() A New Way of Lovin": Queer Toronto Gets Schooled by Jackie ShaneFrom: Any Other Way |
Social historian Steven Maynard recounts how Jackie Shane, a trans R&B musician who performed in Toronto throughout the 1960s, sparked discussion throughout Toronto. Any discussion of queer … | Steven Maynard | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
















