Literature Analysis

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Resources: Food as a Rallying Point

Resources: Food as a Rallying Point

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Resources: Simplicity and Sustainability

Resources: Simplicity and Sustainability

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Responsible Government: Theory and Practice

Responsible Government: Theory and Practice

From: Democratizing the Constitution

Historical review of responsible government in Canada in support of an argument that the current situation is in need of reform. 45 $4.50 Add
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Seeking Social Licence for the Site C Dam

Seeking Social Licence for the Site C Dam

A Planner’s Perspective from the Peace River Waterfront

From: Damming the Peace

A Peace River Valley planner on the concept of social license, why it’s important for major projects, and how, in the case of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River … 12 $1.20 Add
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Talking to Your Neighbour

Talking to Your Neighbour

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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“That’s How We See It”

“That’s How We See It”

Trauma and Indigenous Resistance

From: Damming the Peace

Journalist Andrew MacLeod interviews respected First Nations leader Helen Knott about the impact of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley on her community, and in … 17 $1.70 Add
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The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century

The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the 1956 refugee experience, place it in the context of a century and a half of Hungarian immigration to Canada, and establish to what extent and in … 29 $3.77 Add
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Hungarian and Canadian Perspectives

In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was … ; ; ; 306 View
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The ANPP and the Municipality: Functioning Between Elections

The ANPP and the Municipality: Functioning Between Elections

From: Cuba and Its Neighbours

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The Big Lie

The Big Lie

Why and How BC Hydro Dismissed the Peace River Valley Microclimate

From: Damming the Peace

Former B.C. Environment Minister Joan Sawicki sets out her analysis that BC Hydro “overlooked” the importance of microclimate in its agricultural impact assessment of the Site C dam … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Big Lie
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The Big Lie

Part I: The Big Lie

From: Has Populism Won?

This chapter discusses the big lies told by populist leaders including, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, López Obrador, and how they are presented to rally individuals to join their cause. … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada

The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada

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

Excerpts of parliamentary debates by John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier from 1865 regarding the proposed federal union. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The dynamics of democracy

The dynamics of democracy

From: Oil’s Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft offers a brief analysis of how a modern democracy functions through its institutions which go far beyond elected legislative bodies. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Economic Platforms of the Re-formed Political Parties in 1956

The Economic Platforms of the Re-formed Political Parties in 1956

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The Great Depression and the two world wars created an atmosphere where both politicians and the public saw that direct government involvement in the economy was the only way of preventing the … 40 $5.20 Add
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The French Revolution
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The French Revolution

From: Myths of Modern History

The book begins with the myth of the French Revolution, the “original catastrophe” (Urkatastrofe, to use a term coined by German historians) of modern history, and the wars that … 34 $3.40 Add