Conflict & Peace

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Through a Lens Darkly

From: A Beauty that Hurts

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In this chapter, Lovell discusses the tragic case of Beatriz Eugenia Barrios Marroquin as told through Jean-Marie Simon’s book on Guatemala. 3 $0.30 Add
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Ukraine and Pipeline Rivalry: Two Narratives

From: Oil and World Politics

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Analyzes the two narratives (US/NATO and Russian) relating to the change of government in 2014, the civil war and sanctions. Considers energy security issues: Ukraine’s reliability as the … 40 $4.00 Add
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Unions

Their Role in Democracy and Prosperity

From: Canada after Harper

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Lynne Fernandez then recounts how neoliberal government and corporate practices have weakened unions and violated their fundamental rights. 25 $2.50 Add
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A Second Front for Stalin, or a Third Front in the Air?

From: The Myth of the Good War

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1942. Analyzes why the decision not to open a second front was made by the British and American forces 14 $1.40 Add
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Devils and Angels

From: A Beauty that Hurts

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In this chapter, Lovell discusses three features by Montreal filmmaker Mary Ellen Davis which focus on the troubled past of Guatemala and what perceptions of the country might look like in the future. 5 $0.50 Add
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Disarming the Bomb

Nuclear Disarmament

From: Disarming Conflict

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Echoes of Hitler

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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There were echoes of Hitler in Syria’s conflict, but they had nothing whatever to do with Bashar al-Assad, who, as we have seen, was falsely depicted as a dictator in order to manufacture … 11 $1.10 Add
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Plutocracy Awaits Us

From: Canada after Harper

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Linda McQuaig tells us how the inequality generated by “free market” policies has widened the gap between Canada’s ultra-rich and most other Canadians. 6 $0.60 Add
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Power-with and Power-from-within

From: Are We Done Fighting?

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The author describes characteristics of power-with, and offers tips on how it can be recognized and developed in different contexts. The chapter concludes with the introduction of a third type of … 14 $1.40 Add
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Principal Purdie Objects

Canadian Pentecostal Students and Conscription during the Second World War

From: Worth Fighting For

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Progress

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

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Chapter Eight focuses on the progress being made by Third World countries in the United Nations General Assembly as they began to overthrow the virtual monopoly of First World countries with … 12 $1.20 Add
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Reforming the UN

An injection of cash

From: The United Nations in the 21st Century

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This chapter investigates needed reforms for the organization. 6 $0.60 Add
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S3: The Seeking Information Dimension of Questions

From: The Mediator's Toolkit

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The S3: Seeking Information Questions strategically target the information that is required from the parties for the conversations needed for the mediation process. S3 questions directly seek … 12 $1.20 Add
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Survivors Stories

Annick

From: The Hope that Remains

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Annick was twelve during the genocide. She was separated from her family, who were eventually killed except for a much older brother. She eventually was taken in by an abusive Hutu family before … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Difficult Return of Canada’s Blue Helmets

From: Canada is Not Back

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Deals with the Trudeau approach to peacekeeping. Discusses Canada’s previous role in international Peacekeeper and how this evolved through the Chretien, Martin, Harper and Trudeau … 19 $1.90 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