Class, Inequality & Oppression

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Well-Being for First Nations

From: An Economy of Well-Being

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* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … 15 $1.50 Add
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Which Side Are You On?

Between Yellow Vests and Migrant Rights in the New Saskatchewan

From: Divided

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This chapter highlights how policy makers responded to public cases of foreign worker exploitation and took seriously the state of precarity that defines migrant labour. 17 $1.70 Add
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7. Gentrification is a Metaphor

From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies

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Chapter 7 critically examines the social and cultural framing of gentrification. Topics discussed include the mainstreaming of taboo issues (ie: tattoos or drag), the commodification of other … 19 $1.90 Add
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Barrick Gold, the University of Toronto, and the Corporate Capture of the Canadian Government

Part Two: Dispossession Abroad

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

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In Chapter 7, author Sakura Saunders presents a historical account of how Canadian civil actors have attempted to compel the Canadian government to hold Canadian mining companies to account for … 28 $2.80 Add
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Chapter 6: The Billionaire

From: The Killer's Henchman

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The author focuses on Bill Gates, examining how Gates offers a concrete example of how members of the capitalist class use their wealth to shape political agendas to expand their own interests at … 29 $2.90 Add
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Class Consciousness in Advanced Capitalism: General Forms and Recent Trends

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

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This chapter offers profiles of general patterns and trends in all these levels and forms of class consciousness since the early 1980s. The chapter concludes by tracking association between the … 47 $4.70 Add
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Demoviction 2016: Domicide and Redevelopment in Heron Gate

From: Resisting Eviction

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Chapter 7 examines the first phase of eviction and demolition in Heron Gate in 2016. Crosby analyzes some of the discourses surrounding demoviction, such as revitalization, relocation, and … 16 $1.60 Add
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Fortress Europe

From: Border and Rule

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This chapter explores how a process of "victim-blaming" places responsibility on migrants, who are often forced from their homes. It also examines the legal and political situation in … 23 $2.30 Add
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Free-Enterprise Foundations

From: Ruling Canada

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From Farm to Table

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

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This chapter demonstrates the growing size and power of the food industry in the global economy across its supply chains. Capital-intensive farming, food-processing and major food retailers and … 17 $1.70 Add
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Going Home

From: Resistance and Renewal

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Based on the study of survivors, the author talks about the alcoholism and the suicide statistics, the suffering and pain of many who attended the school and conversely to the strength of those … 21 $0.42 Add
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Hamilton I

The Freedom to Live with Some Dignity

From: The Case for Basic Income

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This chapters explores Ontario’s basic income project in Hamilton, focusing on how basic income can improve public health. ; ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Homes, Jobs and Friends

From: Beyond Shelters

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Describes what how homeless shelters should be assisting homless people in three areas: finding a home, preparing for work, and developing friendships. Analyzes how the Gateway Shelter (Salvation … 16 $1.60 Add
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Immigrant Settlement and Social Inclusion in Canada

From: Social Inclusion

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