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Charlie Wilson’s War Redux? Operation Timber Sycamore and Other Covert Operations in Syria
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Charlie Wilson’s War Redux? Operation Timber Sycamore and Other Covert Operations in Syria

From: Syria

In this chapter, Kuzmarov and Kovalik examine Operation Timber Sycamore, a CIA covert programme (2013–2017) arming and training Syrian rebels to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s government. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Child Poverty Must Be Eradicated

Child Poverty Must Be Eradicated

From: Canada after Harper

In my chapter, I call Canada’s steep rate of poverty — especially child poverty — a national disgrace for a country so bountifully endowed with wealth and resources. 11 $1.10 Add
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Chile, 1973

Chile, 1973

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s role in opposing Chile’s elected President Salvador Allende and its rapid support of General Pinochet’s dictatorship … ; 8 $0.80 Add
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China can keep its discriminatory laws

China can keep its discriminatory laws

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

Outlines the lopsided nature of the FIPA regarding the fact that China has more law in place against foreign investment than Canada does. 9 $0.90 Add
China Unbound
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China Unbound

A New World Disorder

While the United States stumbles, an award-winning foreign correspondent chronicles China’s dramatic moves to become a dominant power. As the world’s second-largest economy, China is … 385 View
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Chomiak and Savaryn and Fortress Edmonton

Chomiak and Savaryn and Fortress Edmonton

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses the tensions between the right and left wing factions of Ukrainian-Canadian people in regards to cultural memory following World War II. 3 $0.30 Add
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Chomiaks in Edmonton

Chomiaks in Edmonton

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses how Ukrainian SS soldiers and Nazi collaborators immigrated to Canada following World War II. 9 $0.90 Add
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Choosing Where to Run
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Choosing Where to Run

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

In Choosing Where to Run Nash examines how to choose where to run and to best channel your passion for activism into elected office. This chapter explores topics such as where to run, … 6 $0.60 Add
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Chronology

Chronology

From: In Defiance

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Chronology of Hydrofoil Development

Chronology of Hydrofoil Development

From: Fastest in the World

A timeline of innovations and events related to hydrofoil development. 2 $0.20 Add
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Chronology, Translator's Note, and Notes

Chronology, Translator’s Note, and Notes

From: But We Built Roads for Them

This "chapter" includes a chronology of events, translator’s notes, and references. 25 $2.50 Add
Chrystia

Chrystia

From Peace River to Parliament Hill

Catherine Tsalikis traces Chrystia Freeland’s remarkable journey from the northwestern Alberta town of Peace River to Moscow, London, and New York, where she spent two decades as a … 360 View
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Cities and Nation-States
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Cities and Nation-States

Section 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … 11 $1.10 Add
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Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback Dilemmas
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Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback Dilemmas

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 5 explores the dilemma of cities during the Cold War. Topics discussed include nuclear war, de-urbanization, Cold War anxieties, commercialization, telephones, and more. 12 $1.20 Add
Cities Matter
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Cities Matter

A Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist

Why do cities exist? Can’t we find better ways of organizing life on earth? With the climate crisis and other environmental issues, are cities part of the problem? Or can they help solve … 152 View
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Liquidators of the Maritime Bank of Canada v. Receiver General of New Brunswick, 1892

Liquidators of the Maritime Bank of Canada v. Receiver General of New Brunswick, 1892

From: The Court and the Constitution

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled that under the British North America Act each province retained its independence and autonomy and was not subject to a central authority of the … ; ; ; 3 $0.30 Add