Sociology & Anthropology

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The Mild West

The Mild West

The Myth of RCMP

From: National Dreams

For a hundred years the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has occupied a special place in Canadian history and our imaginations. The story of how they drove out the American whiskey peddlers and … 49 $1.96 Add
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The Milk Bottle Battle

The Milk Bottle Battle

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Mob and Its Money

The Mob and Its Money

From: Sweethearts

1950-1960. Looks at the mob’s expansion into legitimate business focusing on housing development. Corruption is explored 17 $1.70 Add
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The Montreal Bed-In
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The Montreal Bed-In

From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool

This chapter explores the events surrounding John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-in in Montreal. The chapter discusses the people they met during the event, and the impact it had on Canadian … 59 $5.90 Add
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The Mordaunt Conspiracy

The Mordaunt Conspiracy

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

Looks at Charles Mordaunt (1658-1735)and the conspiracy that surrounds him in connection with Oak Island and Phips 9 $0.90 Add
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The Most Important Relationship in Your Life
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The Most Important Relationship in Your Life

From: The Web of Meaning

How the "I" and the "self" split apart early in human evolution is viewed as a defining characteristic of humanity. The differences between I and self are discussed, along … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Moving Picture of Incomes

The Moving Picture of Incomes

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Inequality of annual incomes is like a snapshot of inequality, which only captures part of the moving picture of our fluctuating incomes. Lifetime income depends on career progression and whether … 20 $2.00 Add
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The moving picture of incomes
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The moving picture of incomes

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Multicultural Wheel: The Texture of Canadian Society and Literature in the Twenty-first Century

The Multicultural Wheel: The Texture of Canadian Society and Literature in the Twenty-first Century

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

Literature reflects the times, and immigrant literary texts serve as major points of reference for the dual purpose of exploring and evaluating the different racial, cultural, religious, and … 14 $1.12 Add
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The Multiple Lives of Ordinary Buildings

The Multiple Lives of Ordinary Buildings

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Mutilated City

The Mutilated City

Belfast

From: Walls

This chapter focuses on walls and divisions in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, looking at the history of Catholic and Protestant enclaves and tensions between these groups in the city. … 49 $4.90 Add
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The Mystery of the Hidden Cross

The Mystery of the Hidden Cross

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The “Myth” of Child Sponsorship

The “Myth” of Child Sponsorship

From: Change a Life, Change Your Own

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The Nameless Uncarved Wood
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The Nameless Uncarved Wood

From: The Web of Meaning

Traditional Chinese and Greek philosophy of mind is discussed, along with the insights of modern neuroscience. The chapter describes the role of the pre-frontal cortex as the executive function, … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Narrowing of Minds

The Narrowing of Minds

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

How do you measure creativity if you never find it in the first place? I have noticed over the past five to eight years is that youth are progressively less aware of their creative potential. … 26 $2.60 Add