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Culture, Society, and History

Culture, Society, and History

From: How Societies Work

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Curing Affluenza

Curing Affluenza

How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World

Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world. Short of money? Borrow some. Caught in the rain? Buy an umbrella. Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water and throw … 288 View
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Current Trends to an Uncertain Future

Current Trends to an Uncertain Future

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author discusses economic, technological, energy and demographic trends in the world today, and what they may mean for the future. 50 $5.00 Add
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Cutting the Lifeline

Cutting the Lifeline

Shuttering the Saskatchewan Transportation Company

From: Divided

This chapter explores the rise and dissolution of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, a popular Crown corporation that provided province-wide transportation and parcel services. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Daisy
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Daisy

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Four of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on Black communites. He highlights the testimony of Haligonian … 12 $1.20 Add
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Dangerous opportunities
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Dangerous opportunities

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

The author describes world leaders and thinkers who posit: never let a good crisis go to waste. He continues: conflict is an essential driver of human progress, so long as it is managed … 14 $1.40 Add
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Dangers & Options: The Matter of World Survival

Dangers & Options: The Matter of World Survival

From: More Lost Massey Lectures

In this lecuture, Brandt examines therestructuring of the world economy, the Cold War arms race, and the widening gap between industrialized and developing nations. 60 $6.00 Add
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Darkness at Noon
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Darkness at Noon

Part II: The Insurgency

From: Has Populism Won?

The authors conclude with four lessons that have come from the global insurgency of the populist movement and how the movement has impacted democratic politics. The authors discuss the success of … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Dashed Hopes: the 2021 Federal Election
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Dashed Hopes: the 2021 Federal Election

From: From Layton to Singh

Chapter 9 focuses on the NDP’s underperformance in the 2021 Federal Election. The chapter covers topics including the Liberals’ 2021 budget and the creation of a national childcare … 18 $1.80 Add
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David Brooks in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

David Brooks in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

May 28, 2020

From: The World After Covid

David Brooks and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and American political thinking. Topics include the lasting impacts of the pandemic on politics and specifically on attitudes toward … 9 $0.90 Add
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David Frum in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

David Frum in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

From: The Rise of Populism

This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and columnist David Frum prior to the Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism. The topic of the debate is whether the future … ; 12 $1.44 Add
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Day of Cargo
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Day of Cargo

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson expands on his experiences in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood. 7 $0.70 Add
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Dealing with Negative Voices
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Dealing with Negative Voices

Part 4. Getting Your Story Out

From: Women Winning Office

In Dealing with Negative Voices Nash explores criticism in politics. In the chapter Nash discusses how to handle criticism, overcoming internalized criticism and imposter syndrome, how to handle … 7 $0.70 Add