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The Rise and Fall of the Neo-Liberal Parties, 1982–1993

From: The Rise of the New West

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Looks at the rise and fall of neo-liberal parties in Canada between 1982-1993, analyzes the neo-liberal impact on the west in terms of their diversification strategies and the jeopardizing of the … 65 $6.50 Add
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The Second World War and After, 1939–1948

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Describes the impact of the second world war on the Canadian federation from 1939 to 1948. 17 $1.70 Add
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The special status of Chinese investors

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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under the FIPA, Chinese investors now have a power to sidestep Canada’s legal system by starting a lawsuit under the FIPA. Or, they can go to the courts in Canada to attempt to strike down … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Trouble with the TPP’s Copyright Rules

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

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Michael Geist, one of Canada’s most knowledgeable and incisive critics of the TPP, examines the implications of its copyright provisions. As anticipated early on in the negotiations, the … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Virtual World of Peace

From: Peacemakers

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Looks at how the public understands peace issues and technology’s role in this. 15 $1.50 Add
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This Has Always Been a War

From: This Has Always Been a War

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In “This Has Always Been a War” the author recounts their time working in the vineyards, orchards, and gardens of Naramata, Salt Springs, and Penticton, British Columbia. Discussing … 39 $3.90 Add
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Together Until the End!

From: Big Business and Hitler

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Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines the period of 1941-1945 and the relationship between Nazism and corporate capitalism. 16 $1.60 Add
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Transformation and Integration

From: Civilizing the State

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Transformation and Integration considers what might happen to our economic and political systems in this time of great inequality, political polarity, and global environmental crisis, reflecting … 14 $1.40 Add
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Transitions to New Governance: NGO and Interest Group Activities in British Columbia

From: British Columbia Politics and Government

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Survey of activities of non-governmental organizations and interest groups and how they affect BC politics. 19 $1.90 Add
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Ukraine’s Influence on Canada’s Russian Policy

From: Canada is Not Back

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Explains the history of Canada’s relationship with Ukraine and Russia and explores Trudeau’s decision making in response to conflict between the two and the significance of the … 21 $2.10 Add
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Understanding The Experiences of Homeless Youth Differently

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Wall Street’s Empire

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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The United States has an empire, even if it’s not often called one. More often, the U.S. Empire is widely referred to by various euphemisms, anodyne terms which make the unacceptable appear … 20 $2.00 Add
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We Stole it Fair and Square

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

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Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel analyzes how Europeans settlers and their governments asserted ownership of the land in Canada — characterizing it as straighforward theft. He uses the … 6 $0.60 Add
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Web Giants

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 explores solutions for taxing massive online corporations, who have hisotrically proved … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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What Can Jurors Do? What Can You Do?

From: The Secret Power of Juries

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offers suggestions for what we should do about the odd, unresolved, and important social and legal matter of jury independence 21 $2.10 Add
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What Difference Does It Make?

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

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This chapter describes the efforts of cyclists in Amsterdam to resist the encroachment of cars and keep that city bike-centric. He uses their efforts as a model for how change has to take place … 19 $1.90 Add