Research & Theory
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From ![]() NEW! The Great Imperialist WarFrom: Myths of Modern History |
In this chapter the author argues against the cliché of conventional historiography that the First World War was a war for democracy, as well as the notion that this war was not a product of … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as Narrated by Shoah Survivors |
For some the feeling of being liberated after the war has been overshadowed by the history of the next forty years, while for others the experience of liberation overshadowed the events of the … | Júlia Vajda | 25 | 2010 | $3.25 Add |
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From ![]() The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Causes, Aims, and Course of Events |
On October 23, 1956, a revolution broke out in Budapest and spread all over the country in just a few days. The demonstrators, strikers, armed insurgents, leaders of the organizations of the … | János M. Rainer | 20 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() The Impact of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Argentina |
The outbreak of the Hungarian revolution on October 23, 1956, brought forth solidarity movements from Hungarian émigrés and their environment all over the world. It has justifiably been … | Judith Kesseru Némethy | 11 | 2010 | $1.43 Add |
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From ![]() The “Jimmy” Interview:The Importance of “Good Facts” |
Although such cases are extremely rare, if one did arise, we wanted to make sure researchers, REBs, universities, and granting agencies all know what it means to defend confidentiality to the … | John Lowman; Ted Palys | 13 | 2014 | $1.30 Add |
![]() The Legacy of Tiananmen Square |
More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television’s former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests … | 240 | View | ||
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From ![]() The Limits of Academic Freedom |
Joan Scott discusses the tensions inherent in the theory and practice of the academy as a self-regulating community. She explores those tensions and argues that, while they are unresolvable, they … | Joan W. Scott | 27 | 2014 | $2.70 Add |
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From ![]() The Myths Used to Create and Justify InequalityFrom: Share the Wealth! |
Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter lists and debunks several myths that are used … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() The National Scene |
Looks at the creation of the TCPS creating a bureaucratication of the ethics regulation process nationally | John Lowman; Ted Palys | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The October Revolution and its LegacyFrom: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter deconstructs major myths surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolution and especially its second phase, "Red October" and considers the positive impacts of this event on world … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Post-Liberal OrderPart II: The Insurgency From: Has Populism Won? |
This chapter discusses how populist leaders are against liberal international order. This chapter discusses how populist figures continue to challenge liberal free-trade internationalism. | Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() The Prime Minister and the House of Commons: The Democracy Deficit |
Assessment of Canada’s parliamentary system in support of an argument that the House of Commons cannot effectively constrain prime ministerial abuse of executive power. | Peter Aucoin | 44 | 2011 | $4.40 Add |
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From ![]() The Prospects for ChangeFrom: Speculative Harvests Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies |
Jennifer Clapp; S. Ryan Isakson | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add | |
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From ![]() The Right to Think Otherwise |
Mark Gabbert addresses the same issues, starting from a concern that “a too one-sided emphasis on professional norms risks having the effect of producing not critical minds but . . . well, … | Mark A. Gabbert | 27 | 2014 | $2.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Road to the War Against DemocracyFrom: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter focuses on the First World War and the myth that this was an unexpected war triggered by an "accident;" rather, as the author explores, this war was wanted, expected, … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From ![]() The Role of Women in the 1956 Revolution |
This paper attempts to characterize the role of women during the 1956 revolution on the basis of photographic records of key moments and events during the revolution, as well as a review of … | Mária Palasik | 22 | 2010 | $2.86 Add |












