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The United States: “Virus” of Disinformation
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The United States: “Virus” of Disinformation

Part III: A New Cold War?

From: China Unbound

Chapter 9 features reporting from the United States that gathers evidence and points towards potential areas of global conflict with Chinese interests in the region and looks for what can be done … 36 $3.60 Add
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The Unsustainable Costs of the Public Police
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The Unsustainable Costs of the Public Police

From: Canadian Policing

In The Unsustainable Cost of the Public Police author Kent Roach explores where all the money given to policing across Canada goes. With the average police salary at $118,000, Canada spends $15.7 … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Urban Dimension

The Urban Dimension

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

The monumental incapacity of mainstream organs of knowledge production to offer anything close to a sustained pattern of critical self-reflection means that such efforts fall to alternative … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making
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The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 4 of this text explore the ways in which data-driven decision making are applied to different industries. This chapter explored case studies in the Canadian government, including … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Vicious Circle of Overpolicing and Underprotection
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The Vicious Circle of Overpolicing and Underprotection

From: Canadian Policing

In The Vicious Circle author Kent Roach examines how Indigenous, Black, and other intersecting groups of disadvantaged peoples have been both aggressively overpoliced in Canada and inadequately … 34 $3.40 Add
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The Vimy Effect

The Vimy Effect

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

The author discusses militarism and nationalism in Canada, exploring Canadian military history, Vimy Ridge’s special role in Canadian culture, and perceptions of war and military culture. … 77 $7.70 Add
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The War Becomes a Mission (Impossible)

The War Becomes a Mission (Impossible)

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

This chapter focuses on Canadian public and military policy and the mythologisation of military history versus the reality of war. It discusses violence in our media and culture, "warrior … 61 $6.10 Add
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The West and the East in the Period of Centralization

The West and the East in the Period of Centralization

From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945

1963-1980. Looks at the attempts of atlantic and western provinces to maximize their returns from resources and create economic diversification 24 $2.40 Add
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“The West Wants In”

“The West Wants In”

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Text of 1987 speech by Preston Manning in support of creating a new federal political party with western roots to advance an agenda for constitutional, economic, and social change. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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The Women's Movement

The Women’s Movement

A "Second Wave"

From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945

1963-1980. Looks at the women’s movement of the 60s/70s, state policies ignoring the need to help working families and single-parents low income families 20 $2.00 Add
The World After Covid

The World After Covid

The Munk Dialogues on a Pandemic

From the world-renowned Munk Debates comes a collection of dialogues by leading intellectuals envisioning our post-pandemic future. During this time of social distancing, the acclaimed Munk … 153 View
Their Town

Their Town

The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine

This book is a classic of its kind — a no-holds-barred portrait of Hamilton civic life in the 1970s. The focus is on power — and the powerful. On the surface, power was wielded by the … 166 View
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Theological Reflections on Poverty

Theological Reflections on Poverty

From: Persistent Poverty

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“They Don't Listen to Your Body”

“They Don’t Listen to Your Body”

Minority Women, Nurses and Childbirth under Health Reform

From: Care and Consequences

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They Sought to Terrify Us out of the Streets

They Sought to Terrify Us out of the Streets

From: Whose Streets?

From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest 8 $0.80 Add