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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From BeginningsFrom: From Bombs to Books |
A profile of Elaha Anwary, an Afghan refugee, who won the Grade 7 public speaking competition for her BC school by sharing her story. | David Starr | 5 | 2016 | $0.50 Add |
From NEW! Can you be racist against white people? |
Chapter 1 asks the question, can you be racist against white people? Topics discussed include racism and "reverse racism," imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism, exploitation, and … | Ajay Parasram; Alex Khasnabish | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From ChildhoodFrom: The Teen Sex Trade |
A first person true account of a Black woman’s youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia entailing growing up with four of her eight siblings, the volatile relationship between her parents, and her … | Jade M. Brooks | 18 | 2017 | $1.80 Add |
From Foreword and Introduction |
The author introduces the topic of Jewish history and identity in Canada as well as the Hart family and the archival documents that record their lives and impact. The author speaks about how this … | Denis Vaugeois | 32 | 2012 | $3.20 Add |
From IntroductionFrom: The Franz Boas Enigma |
On Franz Boas, his research, and pivotal role in the history of science and anthropology. His publications provide us two-fold insights: an understanding of the scientific stimuli the young Boas … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
From Queer Nation?From: In a Queer Country |
"Queer Nation?" offer s an historical overview of gay and lesbian practices in Canada, with some suggestions that they reflect a nation al character. The approach of the article was … | Terry Goldie | 25 | 2001 | $0.50 Add |
From The Parable of the TextbookEducation, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters From: “Too Asian”? |
Where did Maclean’s get the notion that they were honourably defending “merit-based” admissions policies against American racist policies? The idea that only considering … | Henry Yu | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
From What Color is WhiteFrom: Uprooting Racism |
White people have been led to believe racism is a question of particular acts of discrimination or violence. Calling someone a name, denying someone a job, excluding someone from a neighborhood … | Paul Kivel | 97 | 2017 | $9.70 Add |
From “… the elementary relationship between land and people …”: Geographical and Ethnological Paradigms / Early Geographical Studies, 1881-1883: Inuit Occupancy in the ArcticChapters 1 and 2 From: The Franz Boas Enigma |
Chapter 1 discusses Franz Boas’ life and research/various publications and their importance as well as explores his interests, academic directions, and influences. Chapter 2 explores … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
From Asians and Affirmative Action on CampusAn Historical Canada-US Comparison From: “Too Asian”? |
At its heart, the “Too Asian” controversy is about weighing the benefits to the community against the rights of the individual. That balancing act extends far beyond the campus, and … | David Weinfeld | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
From From Many PlacesFrom: From Bombs to Books |
An introduction to Edmonds Community School’s and Byrne Creek School’s history and experience in multicultural education. In these schools six out of ten students are learning English. | David Starr | 8 | 2016 | $0.80 Add |
From Hosanna!Michel Tremblay's Queering of National Identity From: In a Queer Country |
Elaine Pigeon’s "Hosanna! Michel Tremblay’s Queering of National Identity" treats the literary but also considers theatrical elements of Tremblay’s play. One central … | Elaine Pigeon | 28 | 2001 | $0.56 Add |
From NEW! How do we fix past wrongs without creating new ones? |
Chapter 2 asks the question, how do we fix past wrongs without creating new ones? Topics discussed include the Land Back movement and reparations, Canadian settler-colonial capitalism, and … | Ajay Parasram; Alex Khasnabish | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
From In the SystemFrom: The Teen Sex Trade |
The author’s account of her childhood as a black girl forced away from her parents and into the foster care system with vivid detail on the multitude of homes she went to. | Jade M. Brooks | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
From The Arrival of Aaron Hart: A Dynasty Is Born |
This chapter discusses Aaron Hart’s settlement in Trois-Rivières and some historical and economic context in North American during the 18th century. | Denis Vaugeois | 22 | 2012 | $2.20 Add |
From The Dynamics of RacismFrom: Uprooting Racism |
One of the purposes of racism and religious-based oppression is to keep people of color, Muslims, Jews, and others at the center of attention while keeping white people in general, and white male … | Paul Kivel | 39 | 2017 | $3.90 Add |