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The Civic Engagement of Ward Children

The Civic Engagement of Ward Children

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Commercial Tenants of Chestnut Street's Factories

The Commercial Tenants of Chestnut Street’s Factories

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Concrete Forming Campaign

The Concrete Forming Campaign

From: Sweethearts

1960s formed concrete, residential unions and the international building trade unions 17 $1.70 Add
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The Duty of Repair

The Duty of Repair

From: Conflict Is Not Abuse

In the Conclusion, the author explores how people with social commitments have a special responsibility to intervene to end shunning, facilitate communication, and do the work to reveal complex … 15 $0.15 Add
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The Elizabeth Street Playground, Revisited

The Elizabeth Street Playground, Revisited

From: The Ward

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The Fire This Time
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The Fire This Time

From: Vancouver Vice

This chapter focuses on the activities of "hustlers," the often-underage male sex workers in the West End. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Fix
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The Fix

From: Vancouver Vice

In this chapter, Chapman explores an apparent suicide that may have been linked to Wayne Harris. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Forward City
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The Forward City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 7 Economic literature now uses the term Jacobs’ agglomeration, and the term “forward city” is original to this text. The chapter describes “Jacobs … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Future of Montreal and 2nd-rank Cities
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The Future of Montreal and 2nd-rank Cities

Section 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 15 reflects on the future of the city of Montreal, exploring topics including the history of Montreal, Jacobs’ opinion on Montreal, comparison to Boston, the challenges of being a … 24 $2.40 Add
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The Glionna Clan and Toronto's First Little Italy

The Glionna Clan and Toronto’s First Little Italy

From: The Ward

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The Harbord Class of ’33

The Harbord Class of ’33

From: Sweethearts

Looks at the Harbord Class of 1933, comprised of Jews, and the discrimmination they faced from Hitler supporters 9 $0.90 Add
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The Health Advocates

The Health Advocates

McKeown on Hastings

From: The Ward

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'The Hipp'

‘The Hipp’

From: The Ward

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The History of a Black Canadian Church

The History of a Black Canadian Church

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Hub/Entrepot City
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The Hub/Entrepot City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 9 examines entrepot cities, which are cities that serve as warehouses to export product from a nearby supply region as it is waiting to be transported to other markets. It discusses … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Independent Union

The Independent Union

From: Sweethearts

1960s Zanini and his independent Canadian Union in Concrete Forming, acqusations of it being a front for the mob 10 $1.00 Add