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A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020s

A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020s

From: Heroin

This chapter examines the opioid crisis, the poisoned illegal drug supply, and the increase in illegal drug overdose deaths in Canada during the 2010s and 2020s. 26 $2.60 Add
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A Political Economy of "Women's Work"

A Political Economy of "Women’s Work"

Producing Patriarchal Capitalism

From: Women and Work

This chapter examines social reproduction feminism in the 1970s and 1980s, arguing that by the end of the 1980s it had run its course. 26 $2.60 Add
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A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Postcard from Germany

A Postcard from Germany

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He muses on emigration and escape from Vietnam, and recounts a scam and failed escape attempt. 4 $0.40 Add
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A Province Unlike the Others

A Province Unlike the Others

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter looks at the aftermath of Confederation and its effects on Canada’s Francophone population, who faced systemic discriminations in many instances. It examines French Canadian … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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A Quarter Century of Failed Warfare

A Quarter Century of Failed Warfare

From: Disarming Conflict

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A Rich Uncle from the States?

A Rich Uncle from the States?

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

Despite the poor housing conditions in the mill towns, Canadiens continued to come to New England seduced by tales of fabulous salaries. This chapter examines the myth of Franco-American … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Royal Colony

A Royal Colony

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter continues to explore Quebec’s early history, from 1663 on. It looks at tensions and interactions between the French, British, and Indigenous nations living in Nouvelle-France, … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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A Running Sore
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A Running Sore

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Six of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on urban planning in Halifax-Dartmouth. He reports panelist Ed … 7 $0.70 Add
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A "Sacred Duty"

A "Sacred Duty"

Christianity, Civilization, and Indian Education

From: Victims of Benevolence

Roman Catholic missionaries and the Canadian government shared a vision: to see Native people, through residential schooling, abandon their cultural heritage and their nomadic hunting and fishing … 40 $1.60 Add
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A Second Front for Stalin, or a Third Front in the Air?

From: The Myth of the Good War

1942. Analyzes why the decision not to open a second front was made by the British and American forces 14 $1.40 Add
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A Second Year in Java

A Second Year in Java

From: Bamboo Cage

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 Short History of the 'Civic Square' Expropriation

A Short History of the ‘Civic Square’ Expropriation

From: The Ward

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“A Sinister Array of  Characters”
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“A Sinister Array of Characters”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter traces the tangled web of organised crime, union conflicts, and political corruption within Toronto’s construction industry during the late 1960s and early 1970s. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Small French Town (1665-1760)

A Small French Town (1665-1760)

From: The History of Montréal

After our brief look at the fur trade and French expansion in North America, time now to return to the town and its development. Montreal’s political and administrative reorganization from … 12 $1.20 Add