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Fragmented Political Mobilizations

From: Identifying as Arab in Canada

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Chapter six, Fragmented Political Mobilizations, explores the increasing fragmentation in the Arab secular communities and organizations in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, often around terminology … 16 $1.60 Add
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Franco-Americans Come to Brunswick

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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This chapter continues to trace the history of Franco-Americans from the middle to the end of the 19th century in New England. It looks at Franco-American/Canadiens experiences and communities, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Global Cultural Diversity Movement and the UNESCO Convention

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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Describes the pushback to trade agreement impacts on culture internationally, and describes the creation of the UNESCO Convention (1970) and assesses the impact it has had on Canadian and global … 19 $1.90 Add
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Going Home

From: Resistance and Renewal

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Based on the study of survivors, the author talks about the alcoholism and the suicide statistics, the suffering and pain of many who attended the school and conversely to the strength of those … 21 $0.42 Add
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Good Faith and Dispossession

From: Nta'tuhwaqanminen Our Story

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Harper and Harrison

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

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Discusses the deregulating agenda of the Harper majority government. How Government abandoned the precautionary principle in favour of a business friendly approach to regulation. Discussses the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Here Come the Americans

From: Unicorn in the Woods

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In this chapter, Pitts describes Q1 Labs’ success in finding funding, and how they confronted concerns about their Canadian and Maritime location. 9 $0.90 Add
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How the Media Turned Nova Scotia Against Its Teachers (2010-2014)

From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools

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I Will Go to the Wild Woods

From: In Praise of Retreat

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This chapter discusses the value of solitude as a way to connect with nature. The author discusses the life and writing of Henry David Thoreau. 46 $4.60 Add
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Imperialist Friends and Foes on the Road to a Great War

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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The imperialist rivalries heat up as a result of the rapidly increasing importance of new raw materials such as rubber and oil. War becomes more and more likely and ultimately inevitable. The … 21 $2.10 Add
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Internment and Forced Labour

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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This chapter related the experiences of Italian Canadians who were imprisoned and forced to work as a result of their being labeled ‘enemy aliens’. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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It Shall be Called a Plane Crash

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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In Chapter 6, Philpot discusses the April 6th 1994 assassinations of two African presidents, Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi, looking at how these assassinations … 11 $1.10 Add
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It’s All in Your Mind

From: Imagined Truths

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This chapter discusses mental health and illness, abuse, and the author’s relationship with his mother. 29 $2.90 Add
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Jolly Jack Tar

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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Describes the citizens response to the British gunboats in 1866 and details the citizenry’s interaction with sailors. 21 $2.10 Add
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Laurier and the Golden A ge of Federalism, 1896–1911

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Discusses federalism under Sir Wilfrid Laurier from 1896 to 1911, when Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as provinces. 11 $1.10 Add