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Early Intervention

How Canada's social programs can work better, save lives, and often save money

Governments and social agencies tackle the toughest social problems their citizens face — poverty, homelessness, mental and physical illness, violence, abuse, and more. Yet these problems … 232 View

How Societies Work

Class, Power, and Change

In 2011, protesters around the world – including Canada – called for changes to the societies in which they live. Many observers were asking: “What do they want?” Some … 367 View

National Dreams

Myth, Mystery, and Canadian History

As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National … 217 View

The Canadian Distinctiveness into the XXIst Century – La distinction canadienne au tournant du XXIe siecle

In this collection of essays some of Canada’s foremost writers and thinkers, including John Ralston Saul and Margaret Atwood, call for equilibrium among economics, culture, and … ; 335 View

What We Talk About When We Talk About War

An Amazon.ca Editor’s Pick for 2012 and a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of 2012 Shortlisted, Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, and … 376 View
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Canada’s Social Safety Net

A Snapshot

From: Early Intervention

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An overview of Canada’s social safety net. Canadian governments are at the centre of and have control over the social safety net. They work with and through myriad partners, professionals, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Introduction

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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The author introduces the book’s subject, discussing war, militarism, masculinity, nationalism, and Canadian perceptions/depictions of war in literature, media, and popular culture. 35 $3.50 Add
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Introduction

The Story of Canada

From: National Dreams

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In the introduction the author states that Indians were referred to as looking “Alien Like” and that the “British-born Canadians” are the “Elect of the earth”. … 30 $0.90 Add
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Perspectives sur la distinction canadienne au tournant du XXIe siecle

From: The Canadian Distinctiveness into the XXIst Century - La distinction canadienne au tournant du XXIe siecle

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Introduction 4 $0.32 Add
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Society and the Study of Society

From: How Societies Work

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Is Human Behaviour the Result of Our Biology?

From: How Societies Work

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Making Tracks

The Myth of CPR

From: National Dreams

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The myth of the CPR as creator of the country is, in fact, as old as the railway itself, which is not surprising given that it was the railway itself which created the myth. The mundane act of … 39 $1.17 Add
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Perspectives on the Canadian Distinctiveness into the XXIst Century

From: The Canadian Distinctiveness into the XXIst Century - La distinction canadienne au tournant du XXIe siecle

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Introduction 4 $0.32 Add
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The Development of Canada’s Social Safety Net

From: Early Intervention

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The History of Canada’s Social Safety Net 15 $1.50 Add
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The Vimy Effect

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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The author discusses militarism and nationalism in Canada, exploring Canadian military history, Vimy Ridge’s special role in Canadian culture, and perceptions of war and military culture. … 77 $7.70 Add
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Culture, Society, and History

From: How Societies Work

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