World War II

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	This section of the diary details Wyse’s time at the Lyceum Camp in Soerabaja, on the island of Java. Here he found little solidarity among the prisoners; food was always in short supply, …	Jonathan F. Vance	30	2009	$3.00 Add
From Making Common Cause Inequality, Then and Now From: A Good War View ECW Press	In Chapter 4, Klein argues that through mobilization Canada could be able to confront and bring change to the present-day inequality many people face. Just as the Wartime Efforts during the …	Seth Klein	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From Malang Prison Camp From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	This section of the diary covers Wyse’s time in Malang Prison Camp, where the prisoners were mistreated and abused by their captors, and suffered from malnutrition and disease.	Jonathan F. Vance	24	2009	$2.40 Add
From Margaret Ells Russell, Women Strike for Peace, and the Global Politics of “Intelligent Compassion,” 1961–1965 From: Worth Fighting For View Between The Lines		Ian McKay	22	2015	$2.20 Add
NEW! Material Traces of War Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914-1945 University of Ottawa Press	Material Traces of War: Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914–1945, looks at how Canadian women experienced the world wars through objects, images, and archival documents. The book puts …	Krista Cooke; Molly McCullough; Stacey Barker	338	2021	View
From Mobilizing Labour Just Transition, Then and Now From: A Good War View ECW Press	In Chapter 7, Klein examines the role of labour in the fight for climate action. Klein argues that through examining the mobilization of the labor and work force during and after the Second World …	Seth Klein	36	2020	$3.60 Add
From NEW! MS St. Louis From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents.	Rona Arato	16	2021	$1.60 Add
From MS St. Louis From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis James Lorimer and Company	This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents.	Rona Arato	16	2021	$1.60 Add
From Museum of History and Local Lore From: Family Ties View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses antisemitism in Ukraine and examines how museum curators systematically omit Jewish history to elevate Ukrainian national narratives across institutional archives.	Peter McFarlane	13	2024	$1.30 Add
Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good The Spread of Historical Amnesia bar	Surgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No …	Francesco Filippi	216	2021	View
From Mussolini the Builder Did the Duce give all Italians a home to live in? From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good View bar	This chapter examines the dangerous association of the right to a home with Fascism in Italy, which the author calls one of the most effective and impactful posthumous propagandist operations for …	Francesco Filippi	20	2021	$2.00 Add
From Mussolini the Champion of Land Reclamation Did the Duce drain the marshes? From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good View bar	This chapter looks at the supposed success of Mussolini’s fascists in the area of bonifica, or land reclamation, exploring the actual results and data resulting from their efforts. It also …	Francesco Filippi	20	2021	$2.00 Add
From Mussolini the Condottiere and Statesman Was the Duce a great leader? From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good View bar	This chapter looks at Mussolini as a leader and soldier, and looks at the not-so-glorious reality of Fascist Italy’s military achievements. It discusses Italy’s colonial aspirations …	Francesco Filippi	19	2021	$1.90 Add
From Mussolini the Economist Did the Duce raise the Italian economy to its highest point? From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good View bar	The author challenges the conception that things “went better” from an economic point of view in Fascist Italy, examining various Facist economic policies. He explores various aspects …	Francesco Filippi	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From Mussolini the Feminist Did the Duce improve the status of women in Italy? From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good View bar	This chapter tackles the premise that the Fascist regime was more open to women’s rights than the regimes that preceded it and have followed it. The author examines how this Facist regime …	Francesco Filippi	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From Mussolini the Humanitarian Was the Duce a "benign" dictator? From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good View bar	This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, …	Francesco Filippi	35	2021	$3.50 Add