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Boom, Bust and Crisis

Boom, Bust and Crisis

Labour, Corporate Power and Politics in Canada

Informed by both critical animal studies and critical terrorism studies, John Sorenson analyzes ecoterrorism as a social construction. He examines how corporations that profit from animal … 199 View
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Boomtown

Boomtown

From: BlackBerry Town

Howitt describes Research in Motion’s continued success, specifically from the point of view of several of the company’s key employees. 17 $1.70 Add
Border and Rule

Border and Rule

Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism

In Border and Rule, one of North America’s foremost thinkers and immigrant rights organizers delivers an unflinching examination of migration as a pillar of global governance and gendered racial … 320 View
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<i>Border Cultures</i>: A Retrospective
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Border Cultures: A Retrospective

Part 1. A Context for Border Cultures and Conversations with the Curator

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

In the years 2013, 2014, and 2015, the Art Gallery of Windsor featured consecutive exhibitions of Border Cultures, a landmark series of forty-five artist projects and essays on the “real, … 22 $2.20 Add
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Border Militarization, Internalization and Externalization

Border Militarization, Internalization and Externalization

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

Borders have become a means through which states can dispose of unwanted migrants through deportation and award those deemed legitimate with permanent residency. This has led to the increased … 10 $1.00 Add
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Bordering Regimes

Bordering Regimes

From: Border and Rule

This chapter outlines the four border governance strategies used by nations to criminalize migration. 16 $1.60 Add
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Bordering Things
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Bordering Things

Objects and Subjugated Struggle at the Border

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

In this chapter the authors outline the centrality of objects, or physical things, at the border as instrumental and pivotal in struggles to formulate and assert legitimacy and to claim asylum, … 21 $2.10 Add
Borders, Culture, and Globalization
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Borders, Culture, and Globalization

A Canadian Perspective

Border culture emerges through the intersection and engagement of imagination, affinity and identity. It is evident wherever boundaries separate or sort people and their goods, ideas or other … ; 376 View
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Borders, Culture, and Globalization
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Borders, Culture, and Globalization

Some Conclusions, More Uncertainties, and Many Challenges

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

The concluding chapter synthesizes the volume’s broader contributions and discusses the implications of the work undertaken. It begins by considering how the volume contributes to a new … 16 $1.60 Add
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Born or bred to lead?

Born or bred to lead?

PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD

From: Nerve

The authors discuss how their childhoods influenced their journey to becoming leaders. They encourage readers to consider their own upbringing and the experiences that may have prepared them for … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Bouchard-Taylor Report on Accommodation Practices in Quebec

Bouchard-Taylor Report on Accommodation Practices in Quebec

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

Excerpt of a 2008 report by Gérard Bouchard and Charles Taylor recommending to the Quebec government the means to ensure that accommodation practices related to cultural differences conform … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Bourgeoisie, Aristocracy, Church, and Socialists Confront War and Revolution

Bourgeoisie, Aristocracy, Church, and Socialists Confront War and Revolution

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

Of an apparently unavoidable Great War, the industrial bourgeoisie expects considerable economic advantages. But the other pillars of the elite, the nobility and the church, also entertain high … 14 $1.40 Add
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The New <i>Bras d'Or</i>

The New Bras d’Or

From: Fastest in the World

1966-1968. Outlines the challenges that were faced during the construction of the new Bras d’Or (Also known as FHE-400). 12 $1.20 Add
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Brave New World

Brave New World

From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945

1945-1963. Looks at this period in terms of economic expansion and the emergence of a weak welfare states, notes the conflicting pressures in government policy making between public demand for … 41 $4.10 Add
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Breaking Barriers: My Journey as a Hard-of-Hearing Candidate in Toronto’s Municipal Election
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Breaking Barriers: My Journey as a Hard-of-Hearing Candidate in Toronto’s Municipal Election

From: Living Disability

Igor Samardzic writes about running for city council in Toronto in 2022 as a disabled person. He discusses his experience of hearing loss, his use of hearing aids, and how his relationship with … 8 $0.80 Add
Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge
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Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge

What It Will Take to Deal with American Decline, Inequality and the Climate Crisis

Neoliberalism arrived in Ottawa with the Mulroney government in 1984, and has continued as widely accepted common sense about government until today. Neoliberalism’s basic tenets – … 184 View