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Fear and Tensions in the Belle Époque

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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Early 1900s. The elite is convinced that the revolutionary danger is increasing rapidly, and also feels threatened by the revolutionary plans of ethnic minorities, by the designs of feminists, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Fifty Years of Class Struggle

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

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Dimension was lucky to have some of the most senior and respected left trade unionists and labour academics writing in its pages. And, from the 1980s, it also had several regular labour … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Final Thoughts: Dimensions of a Systemic Crisis

From: Development in Latin America

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Focus, Goddammit

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

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In this chapter, Grover focuses on blame, how powerful institutions can shift blame away from themselves and onto the less culpable, and how our attention is a limited resource. 15 $1.50 Add
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Got Your Back!

Building Radical Crisis Support into the G20 Convergence

From: Whose Streets?

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Guelph and Wellington County’s Urban-Rural Smart City Project

Our Food Future

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

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Chapter 8 explores Guelph’s smart cities project, which seeks to use technology to bridge the urban rural divide and develop a sustainable network of food production and consumption 12 $1.20 Add
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Hamilton III

New Choices

From: The Case for Basic Income

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This chapter profiles another resident of Hamilton who participated in the basic income pilot. Unlike other participants, James Collura was not disabled, not on social assistance, and did not … ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Home Care Before and After Reform

A Comparative Analysis of Two Texas-in-Action

From: Care and Consequences

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Housing Strategy on the Brink: The Time Has Come

From: Persistent Poverty

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I Don’t Just Sit There and Smile and Clap My Hands

From: Let's Move On

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Okalik discusses the 2008 election, challenges and controversies faced by his administration, becoming a regular member of the Legislative Assembly and his view of the Aariak government, his … 8 $0.80 Add
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I want you! (to make better political decisions)

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

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Chapter Eight examines how we can achieve more good political decision-making that implies and requires trade-offs, since doing better takes time, attention, and other resources. It also requires … 23 $2.30 Add
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Imagining Socialism

From: Twilight Capitalism

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In the concluding chapter, the authors review several notable ways of conceiving an alternative to capitalism, drawing important lessons – both positive and negative – from the … ; ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Increasing Corporate Taxes

From: Share the Wealth!

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Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the taxation of large Canadian corporations. Topics discussed include how … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Independence and Chaos

1960–1961

From: Postcards from Congo

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The chapter follows the creation of the independent Republic of Congo and the ensuing political fall out between 1960 and 1961. 10 $1.00 Add