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Great White Hope

Great White Hope

The Myth of North

From: National Dreams

There have been writers, politicians, intellectuals who believed that it was its northernness which made Canada distinct. The "cult of the North" gained coherent expression for the … 46 $1.84 Add
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Healthier Health Care

Healthier Health Care

From: Early Intervention

This chapter is about reducing the pressure on and cost of the existing system through the scaling of evidence-based early intervention measures. The existing health system is largely a … 32 $3.20 Add
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Homes for Homeless People

Homes for Homeless People

From: Early Intervention

Examines social policy and public health in relation to homelessness 29 $2.90 Add
How Societies Work

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
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"I am Canadian!:" From Beer Commercials to Medicare: In Search of Identity

"I am Canadian!:" From Beer Commercials to Medicare: In Search of Identity

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

Any attempt to find a common denominator among all Canadians in order to define the texture of our society is a very daring and risky proposal. The elusive concept of ‘political … 9 $0.72 Add
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Identity and Otherness in Canadian Foreign Policy

Identity and Otherness in Canadian Foreign Policy

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

In this essay, discourse on otherness is an analytical resource, expressed on three levels in Canadian foreign policy. 20 $1.60 Add
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Inequality of Wealth and Income

Inequality of Wealth and Income

From: How Societies Work

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Introduction

Introduction

The Story of Canada

From: National Dreams

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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Introduction

Introduction

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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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Is Human Behaviour the Result of Our Biology?

Is Human Behaviour the Result of Our Biology?

From: How Societies Work

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Living in Capitalist Societies

Living in Capitalist Societies

From: How Societies Work

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Looking Toward the Future

Looking Toward the Future

From: How Societies Work

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Making Tracks

Making Tracks

The Myth of CPR

From: National Dreams

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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Malentendus multiculturels : France, Etats-Unis, Canada

Malentendus multiculturels : France, Etats-Unis, Canada

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

Les variantes du multiculturalisme français, américain, canadien, ne peuvent être comprises que si elles sont remises en leur contexte. Penser le multiculturalisme en contexte, … 15 $1.20 Add
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Metaphors and Maps: Imagining Canada into the Twenty-first Century

Metaphors and Maps: Imagining Canada into the Twenty-first Century

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

In their introduction to Painting the Maple – a 1998 collection of essays that, as the metaphor in the title suggests, investigates some of the ways that race and gender influence our … 9 $0.72 Add
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More Peaceful Schools

More Peaceful Schools

From: Early Intervention

Outlining schools, bullying and how early intervention is the key. Examines case studies 27 $2.70 Add