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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Messy Cities Why We Can't Plan Everything	Featuring forty-three essays by a range of writers from around the world, this book highlights the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to …		338		View
From NEW! Middle-Aged, Gifted and Black Structures of Feeling in the Black Atlantic From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	In this chapter the author connects Armond White’s film criticism in the New York Press and Paul Gilroy’s academic career at Goldsmiths College in London between the years of 1997 to …	Daniel McNeil	23	2022	$2.30 Add
From Migration "Crises" and the Left In Search of the Political From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left View Fernwood Publishing	Governing Migrants through Criminalization – Governing Migrants through Humanitarianism – In Search of the Political	Ozgun E. Topak	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Mike Harris and the "Common Sense" Counterrevolution From: Class Action View Between The Lines	In Mike Harris and the “Common Sense” Counterrevolution Hanson explores the distinctly neo-liberal turn education took after the NDP left office in Ontario and the rise of …	Andy Hanson	23	2021	$2.30 Add
From Mirrors or Mirage Political Parties and Grassroots Movements From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter four surveys the relationship between progressive political parties and grassroots activism; a case is made that a grassroots influence in electoral politics is emerging, but one …	Joel D. Harden	46	2013	$4.60 Add
From Mission Accomplished From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter details the end of the long and hard legal battle.	Poh-Gek Forkert	6	2017	$0.60 Add
From NEW! miyo-wîcihtowin Uniting to Build a Caring Economy for All From: The End of This World View Between The Lines	Chapter 5 focuses on Canada’s undervaluing of “care work” (ie: child-rearing, cooking, cleaning, emotional support, eldercare, etc.). Topics discussed include rising costs of …	Angele Alook; Bronwen Tucker; Crystal Lameman; David Gray-Donald; Emily Eaton; Joël Laforest	22	2023	$2.20 Add
Mobilizations, Protests & Engagements Canadian Perspectives on Social Movements Fernwood Publishing	This book addresses many questions in evaluating social movements and is the first in a series being developed by The Centre for Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. What lessons can we …	Marie Hammond-Callaghan; Matthew Hayday	263	2008	View
From Movement Building From: Getting to Zero View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses how a major, well organized social movement demanding climate justice is required for a meaningful response from corporations and government. Identifies how this can be achieved and …	Tony Clarke	25	2018	$2.50 Add
From Movement, Image, History Walter Benjamin and Operational Politics From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left View Fernwood Publishing	Walter Benjamin – Operational Politics – Conclusion	AK Thompson	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From Moving Forward From: Getting to Zero View James Lorimer and Company	Identifies how grassroots movements and organizations can move forward to develop sector profiles, targets, and plans of action to create sustained climate action.	Tony Clarke	43	2018	$4.30 Add
From My New World New York, 1950-54 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From NEW! My Teacher From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Carolynne Crawley writes about Mama Snapping Turtle, who lives in Toronto’s High Park, and their advocacy work for further Turtle relatives in city parks.	Dylan Reid	4	2025	$0.40 Add
From Myth 1 The Problem Is Overconsumption! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	14	2024	$1.40 Add
From Myth 10 Carbon Markets: They Work! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the limitations of carbon markets, highlighting their ineffectiveness in reducing emissions and highlighting how offset projects result in the infringement of Indigenous …	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	11	2024	$1.10 Add
From Myth 11 Capitalism Is Inescapable Because Selfishness Is a Part of Human Nature From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter critiques the "human nature" justification for capitalism by demonstrating the ways many societies have historically prioritized mutual aid and cooperation over individual …	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	8	2024	$0.80 Add