Political Science
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From ![]() Colom (2008-2012) and the Failure of the StateFrom: A Beauty that Hurts |
This chapter discusses the presidency of Álvaro Colom and his ultimate arrest. | W. George Lovell | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() Perfect Tranquility |
1780s. Looks at underlying issues with the loyalists thinking of themselves not as Canadian but as American Colonials, looks at the pathway to thinking of themselves as loyal to England and Canada | David Bell | 29 | 2013 | $2.90 Add |
![]() Persistent PovertyVoices From the Margins |
It’s a very short trip from the limousine seat to the curb. Jim Mann never missed a payroll for the dozen men who worked for his flourishing landscaping business he built from the ground … | Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen | 184 | 2010 | View |
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From ![]() Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sandsFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against … | Kevin Taft | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Petro-Cowboys and the Frontier MythFrom: Stampede |
This chapter outlines the concepts of settler colonialism, patriarchy, and hetero-normativity in the context of the Calgary Stampede. | Kimberley A. Williams | 48 | 2021 | $4.80 Add |
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From ![]() Petroleum and GeopoliticsFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses petroleum, the most valuable commodity in world trade, and its ties to politics and power. Introduces the links between governments and oil corporations, the history of petrodollars in … | John Foster | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Pharmaceutical CompaniesRelationship Between the Canadian Government and Big Pharma — “Clientele Pluralism” From: Corporate Rules |
In this chapter, Joel Lexchin examines the pharmaceutical industry and “clientele pluralism. “ Lexchin argues that the pharmaceutical industry can drive regulation by influencing not … | Joel Lexchin | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Photo CreditsFrom: Fastest in the World |
Photo Credits | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From ![]() Photo EssayFrom: Resist! |
Brian Burch | 2 | 2001 | $0.20 Add | |
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From ![]() Picture CreditsFrom: The Culture of Nature |
Picture credits | Alexander Wilson | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Pious IrrelevanciesFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Four of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on sessions discussing Nova Scotia’s arts and culture … | Robert Ashe | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Pipeline on Wheels |
Identifies how big corporations moved to get fracked North Dakota Bakken oil and bitumen to refineries, regularly ignoring basic safety practices. | Bruce Campbell | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Pissing People Off WorksFrom: Spin |
From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age | Clive Veroni | 35 | 2014 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Place Making and Place Taking: Cultural Policy in BC |
Assessment of BC cultural policy in support of an argument that it consists of a "place-based" approach characterized by regional politics. | Catherine Murray | 22 | 2009 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Plan for FailureFrom: Spin |
From Spin: Politics and Marketing in a Divided Age | Clive Veroni | 35 | 2014 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Planning an Escape from OvershootFrom: Escape from Overshoot |
In this chapter the author details practical ways to escape from overshoot. | Peter Victor A. | 22 | 2023 | $2.20 Add |


















