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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Defiance and DivisionsThe Great Eaton's Strike From: The Ward |
Ruth A. Frager | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From  Digging Up the North MarketFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Peter Popkin | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add | |
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From  DippersFrom: Sweethearts |
1950-1960. Italian Immigration to Canada in the early 1950s their need to find work and finding jubs in construction. Explores the creation of unions for housing workers | Catherine Wismer | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Dirty Books and Dirty LooksFrom: Vancouver Vice |
In this chapter, Chapman describes the Vice squad’s efforts to bring down the Wayne Harris crime ring, and how these were disrupted by the new mayor of Vancouver’s focus on … | Aaron Chapman | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Diversity Trumps SpecializationSection 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 14 explores Jacobs’ theory of diversity as the most important feature for thriving cities and urban economies. The chapter discusses topics including macroeconomics, economic … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From Divided LoyaltiesFrom: The Ward |
Sandra Shaul | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From Doing Justice to the Courthouse SiteFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Tatum Taylor | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add | |
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From NEW! Down the ToiletFrom: Vancouver Vice |
In this chapter, Chapman focuses on two vice cops who were surveilling the English Bay Bathhouse in attempt to crack down on cruising in the West End. | Aaron Chapman | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From Dr. Clarke’s ClinicFrom: The Ward |
Thelma Wheatley | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From  NEW! Dramatis Personae and Prologue |
This prologue introduces the men and organizations that shaped Toronto’s building trades during the 1960s and 1970s. Fernandes recounts the Hogg’s Hollow tunnel fire of March 17, … | Gilberto Fernandes | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From Drawing ConclusionsFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Michael McClelland | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add | |
 NEW! Dream StatesSmart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias |
Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, … | 290 | View | ||
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From NEW! Economies of AgglomerationSection 1: The Economist’s City From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Electricity and SexFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Elizabeth StreetWhat the City Directories Reveal From: The Ward |
Denise Balkissoon | 2 | 2015 | $0.20 Add | |
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From Elsie’s StoryFrom: The Ward |
Patte Rosebank | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add |
