Quebec

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Chapter 6

Liberty vs. The Dollar

From: Quebec in Question

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A brief description of the colonial state of Quebec society — cultural, social, economic — and the status of Quebeckers as second class citizens within Canada in the postwar period, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Cities and Nation-States

Section 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … 11 $1.10 Add
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Equality or Independence

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

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1965 essay by Daniel Johnson adopted by the Union Nationale party as a platform for Quebec independence if Quebec could not achieve equality with the rest of Canada through constitutional reform. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Soldiers without a Commander?

From: In Defiance

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Social networks, the media, and their effects on the spontaneous actions of the strikers. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 7

The Right of the Richer

From: Quebec in Question

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A critique of the position of leading Quebec federalists of the 1960s, focusing on Pierre Trudeau’s arguments against sovereignty. 15 $1.50 Add
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Collective Hysteria

From: In Defiance

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Conflicting attitudes from mainstream media towards the strike and students. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Federalism, Nationalism, and Reason

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

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1968 essay by Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the concept of Canadian federalism in opposition to nationalism. ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Forward City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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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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Women

So Much to Offer the Peace Process

From: Peacemakers

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Looks at women and the peace process through examing the talent for peacebuilding, the effect of educating women, and the fight for gender quality 15 $1.50 Add
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At the Parthenais Detention Centre

From: In Defiance

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Actions of the police: protection or intimidation? ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 8

Quebec or French Canada?

From: Quebec in Question

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A brief statement of the case that the only guarantee of the survival of French culture and language in America is an independent Quebec — not a bilingual Canada 11 $1.10 Add
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The City Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 8 focuses on how urban growth impacts surrounding areas, discussing impact on rural areas, industrial diversity, the value of land to build factories, houses for workers and their … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Great Wall of Montreal

The L'Acadie Fence

From: Walls

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This chapter is about the l’Acadie Fence, a little-known barrier that separates the communities of Parc-Extension and the Town of Mount Royal (TMR) in downtown Montreal, Quebec. Parc-X is a … 25 $2.50 Add
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Chapter 9

Towards a Free Quebec?

From: Quebec in Question

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The economic case for Quebec sovereignty — only a sovereign Quebec will allow Quebec business enterprise to fully develop 22 $2.20 Add
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In Defiance

From: In Defiance

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The government moves against the strike. But students are joined by tens of thousands of citizens banging pots and pans in the streets night after night. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Shared and Divergent Values

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

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1991 essay by Charles Taylor in support of a "deep" diversity to promote equality and unity. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add