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Olympism at Face Value: The Legal Feasibility of Indigenous‑Led Olympic Games

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter examines how the Olympic games perpetuate colonial values and a colonial understanding of organize sport. Also discussed are potential requirements for cities desiring to host the … 21 $2.10 Add
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On the Move

England, Canada, and England Again

From: Asleep in the Deep

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Anna Stamers left No. 1 CGH on May 21, 1917, after fifteen months of continuous service in France. Anna was granted a 17 day leave and returns to Canada where, due to poor health, she was granted … 20 $2.00 Add
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On the Road

From: Wanderlust

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Chapter Seven focus on travel by the ancient roads to modern highway systems. The chapter begins with ancient roads, the silk road, the art of cartography in Europe and its development of roads … 29 $2.90 Add
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Opening Doors

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

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This chapter discusses Canada’s increasing openness to accepting refugees and immigrants after the war. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. 8 $0.80 Add
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Opening Doors

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

This chapter discusses Canada’s increasing openness to accepting refugees and immigrants after the war. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. 8 $0.80 Add
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Operation "Get Einstein"

From: The Einstein File

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This chapter further discusses the FBI’s file on Einstein and Hoover’s anti-Einstein operation following the scientist’s public statements warning against the dangers of nuclear … 69 $6.90 Add
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PART 2 – Struggling for Change in a Man’s World

From: Through the Mill

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This chapter explores evolutions in the labour movement and the involvement and experiences of women in this movement throughout the 20th century. It looks at the experiences of working class … 62 $6.20 Add
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Part V: Catastrophe and Collapse

From: Cobalt

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Part V contains Chapter 16: Fire, Racial Backlash, and Epidemic, Chapter 17: The War Comes Home, and Chapter 18: The Final Battle. 55 $5.50 Add
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Party Politics in British Columbia: The Persistence of Polarization

From: British Columbia Politics and Government

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Analysis of the role of ideological and class-based distinctions as organizing principles in BC party politics at both the provincial and federal level. 21 $2.10 Add
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Paspiiwin

From: Ohpikiihaakan-ohpihmeh (Raised Somewhere Else)

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Peace and Fire

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It gives insight into the changes and challenges faced by the family under the communist government. 3 $0.30 Add
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Performing Indians

From: The Imaginary Indian

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Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or … 45 $4.50 Add
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Performing Indians

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

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Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or … 45 $1.80 Add
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Praxis and Its Contribution

From: When Poverty Mattered

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Pre-Descent, In-Range, Landing and After Landing Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

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Chapter 6 discusses the landing process. Topics explored include ILS (Instrument Landing System), speed limits and how they calculate speed, keeping outside clean, small verses large aircrafts, … 25 $2.50 Add
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Preparing for War

From: Churchill and Fisher

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Historian Barry Gough examines the preperations for war made by Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher (1911-1914) including the naval officers involved, the role of oil, the Mediterranean naval … 41 $4.10 Add