Theory
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From ![]() NEW! Mercantilist imperialism and economic zonesFrom: Imperialism |
In this chapter, Saul traces how the appropriation of wealth and territory by force evolved across the fifteenth through twentieth centuries, with particular attention to mercantilist imperialism … | Samir Saul | 15 | 2025 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Migrant Workers and the TPP |
Canada’s temporary entry commitments in the TPP cover a wider range of occupations and sectors than NAFTA, and for the first time the system would be extended to countries such as Australia … | Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | 28 | 2016 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1914Aborted Plans |
August 1914: All armies go to war brimming with confidence. The commanders proceed to implement the plans that are supposed to guarantee success, such as Plan XVII of the French and the famous … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1915The Great Offensives |
In 1915, the French and British launch a number of large-scale offensives on the western front, hoping to pierce the German lines and thus to win the war. But in trench warfare the defenders, … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1916Material and Human Material |
If men armed with rifles and bayonets cannot open a gap in defensive lines, perhaps it can be done by simply obliterating the enemy in his trenches by means of massive shelling by the artillery. … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 16 | 2016 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1917Catastrophies at Coporetto and Elsewhere |
The particularly turbulent year 1917 brings the Allies a lot of bad news. In an offensive on the Chemin des Dames, the French suffer enormous losses. The Third Battle of Ypres concludes with a … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 11 | 2016 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1918German Spring Offensive, Allied Final Offensive |
On March 3, 1918, Germany and Russia sign a peace treaty in Brest-Litovsk. Shortly afterward, on the first day of spring, March 21, the western front witnesses the start of a huge German … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 17 | 2016 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Mining in the Wake of GenocideCanadian Corporations in Twenty-First Century Guatemala From: Blood of Extraction |
Jeffery R. Webber; Todd Gordon | 44 | 2016 | $4.40 Add | |
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From ![]() Modeling an Escape from OvershootFrom: Escape from Overshoot |
In this chapter the author explores frameworks for escaping overshoot. | Peter Victor A. | 32 | 2023 | $3.20 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the Condottiere and StatesmanWas the Duce a great leader? |
This chapter looks at Mussolini as a leader and soldier, and looks at the not-so-glorious reality of Fascist Italy’s military achievements. It discusses Italy’s colonial aspirations … | Francesco Filippi | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the HumanitarianWas the Duce a "benign" dictator? |
This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, … | Francesco Filippi | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Nationalism and "Social Imperialism" |
As antidote against socialist internationalism, the elite stimulates nationalism. “Social imperialism” à la Cecil Rhodes simultaneously serves as a safety valve that reduces … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 18 | 2016 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Neoliberal Reason |
In this chapter, Himelfarb traces the intellectual roots of neoliberalism from the 1930s through the 1940s, centring on Friedrich Hayek and the 1947 founding of the Mont Pelerin Society. | Alex Himelfarb | 19 | 2026 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Nietzsche and Social DarwinismOde to War |
The process of democratization seems to be irresistible and, with the rise of the “masses,” the elite, besieged and increasingly pessimistic, seeks remedies in Social- Darwinist … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 22 | 2016 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() NotesFrom: The Indo-Pacific |
In this chapter, Hampson examines Canada’s evolving engagement with the Indo-Pacific region from 2016 to 2022, centred on the strategic competition between the United States and China. | Dr. Fen Hampson | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Oil and the Deep StateFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft analyzes how an economy heavily dependent on oil production sets the stage for a deep state with examples from around the world. | Kevin Taft | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |












