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Survivors Stories

Marie

From: The Hope that Remains

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Marie was thirteen during the genocide and was saved along with her sister by Hutu women they knew. She explains finding her remaining family, recovering from her injuries and eventually making a … 12 $1.20 Add
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Testing the Power System

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s current experimental projects/evolutions in the way that they are producing energy, looking at their experiments with solar, geothermal, and hydrogen … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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That’s What She Said

On the Future of Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

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In this chapter the author points out that we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone and we don’t even know when it will go. The question "Why is it that nostalgia … 25 $2.50 Add
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The 1968 Thinkers’ Conference and the Birth of Canadian Multiculturalism

From: 1968 in Canada

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From 13 to 15 December 1968, a meeting took place in Toronto that should be considered among the most important contributions to the birth of Canadian multiculturalism: the Thinkers’ … 29 $2.90 Add
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The Aftermath

A New War on Africa

From: Slouching Towards Sirte

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In the Conclusion, Forte ends with an extension of one of the key themes in this book, namely that the war against Libya was also a war against Africa. He examines critical perspectives on regime … 42 $4.20 Add
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The Bellingham Riot

From: White Riot

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In this chapter, Paul Englesberg describes the anti-Asian riots that took place in Washington State in 1907. Englesberg explores how the violent riots against the Punjabi labourers in Washington … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Conquest — 1759

From: The Fall of New France

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Outlines the siege of Quebec, the capture of lake Champlain, the Fall of Niagara, Bombardment of Quebec, the collatoral damage of the conquest 15 $1.50 Add
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The Constitution Express

A Grassroots Movement

From: Unsettling Canada

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The Constitution Express follows the creation of the Constitution Express movement founded by Manuel between 1980-1981. The movement was a reaction to protest the lack of Indigenous rights in the … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: G

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

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Gay Parenthood. See Parenting; Gayphobia (Guillaume Huyez); Gender. See Gender Differences; Gender Differences (Jean-Manuel de Queiroz); Genetics (Pierre-Olivier de Busscher); Germany (Florence … 42 $1.68 Add
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The Divided House of Labour

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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In this chapter, Jackson examines the Canadian Labour Congress, which appointed him senior economist on May Day 1989. He suggests that the CLC is a fragile body compared with central labour … 17 $1.70 Add
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THE DREAM SHATTERS

From: Casa Loma

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1910 – 1926. The downfall of Casa Loma and the descent into fading ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Environmental NGO Industry and Frontline Communities

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 5 Dave Vasey reflects on the deep historical narrative of activism, examining the relationship between environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and tar sands campaigns, and … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Fur Trade and the Metis of the New Northwest

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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This chapter examines the history of the British (and later Canadian) fur trade, taking the role of a latter-day witness to the arrival of French-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest. It … ; ; 28 $2.80 Add
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The Heenan Disclosure

From: Winnipeg 1919

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An overview of Liberal MP Peter Heenan’s disclosure of documents relating to the strike to parliament on June 2, 1926 2 $0.20 Add
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The Ideology of the Canoe

The Myth of Wilderness

From: National Dreams

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The canoe is omnipresent in Canadian history and folklore. Canadians feel that the canoe is a fundamental icon of our nationality, representing as it does our links to our history, to our land, … 50 $2.50 Add
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The Impact of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Argentina

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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The outbreak of the Hungarian revolution on October 23, 1956, brought forth solidarity movements from Hungarian émigrés and their environment all over the world. It has justifiably been … 11 $1.43 Add