Sociology & Anthropology
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![]() NEW! Militants, Mobsters and MavericksThe Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s |
This is a gripping look at the underbelly of Toronto’s explosive postwar growth in the 1960s and 1970s, at a time when labour leaders, politicians, contractors and crime figures battled for … | Gilberto Fernandes | 384 | 2026 | View |
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From ![]() Military Involvement |
This chapter summarizes the evidence for a military connection to Oak Island. What follows is a reconstruction of how the Flood Tunnel was excavated and the Smith’s Cove cofferdam … | 24 | 2013 | $2.40 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Minding the CityFrom: Living Disability |
Corey Bialek writes about what living with double depression means for going outside and getting around a city, and how the way we design public spaces impacts mental health. | Corey Bialek | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Minimizing Farming’s Water NeedsFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the vast amount of water used by the agricultural sector and ways to reduce that total, either by changing how we grow crops or by changing which crops we grow. | Marq de Villiers | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Minstrel Show TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the phenomenon of minstrelsy, and how Uncle Tom came to be depicted in minstrel shows. | Cheryl Thompson | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Mirrors or MiragePolitical Parties and Grassroots Movements From: Quiet No More |
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 |
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From ![]() Mission AccomplishedFrom: Fighting Dirty |
This chapter details the end of the long and hard legal battle. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Missionary WorkThe Fight for Jewish Souls From: The Ward |
Ellen Scheinberg | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Mississippi Freedom SummerFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson recounts the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, a ten-week campaign led by SNCC to register Black voters. | Fred Anderson | 34 | 2025 | $3.40 Add |
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From ![]() Mitigating Harm to WomenFrom: Beyond Shelters |
Describes the development of the transition house movement in Newfoundland and Labrador and how these centres have become anchors for the protection and safety of women in their communities. … | Heather Davis | 18 | $1.80 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! miyo-wîcihtowinUniting to Build a Caring Economy for All From: The End of This World |
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 |
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From ![]() Mobility in the Divided CityFrom: Subdivided |
This chapter highlights Toronto’s need to build better transport links to serve and connect all corners of the city. | Eric Mann | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
![]() Mobilizations, Protests & EngagementsCanadian Perspectives on Social Movements |
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 |
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From ![]() Model CitizensFrom: Subdivided |
The chapter focuses on increasing local engagement in government and in turn, recognizing the political leadership of underrepresented groups. | Andrea Gunraj | 16 | 2016 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Mommy Wrote a Book of All My SecretsFrom: The M Word |
Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang reflects on Rapunzel’s mother, identity as a mother, motherhood as a study of conflicts, the witch in Rapunzel, and her own feelings on writing about her daughter. | Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Monasticism for ModernsFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
This chapter explores the history of monastic orders across a variety of cultures and time periods. The author explores ways in which a monastic lifestyle can be adopted in the modern world. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |


















