Sociology & Anthropology
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From ![]() NEW! Dramatis Personae and Prologue |
This prologue introduces the men and organizations that shaped Toronto’s building trades during the 1960s and 1970s. Fernandes recounts the Hogg’s Hollow tunnel fire of March 17, … | Gilberto Fernandes | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Drawing a Line in the SandThe Western Sahara From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the berm/’Wall of Shame" in the Western Sahara, which has a long history but which was completed in 1987 and is still manned by Moroccan troops and watched over … | Marcello Di Cintio | 36 | 2013 | $3.60 Add |
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From ![]() Drawing ConclusionsFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Michael McClelland | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add | |
![]() NEW! Dream StatesSmart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias |
Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, … | 290 | View | ||
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From ![]() Dreaming BiggerBody Liberation and Weight Inclusivity in Health Care From: The Care We Dream Of |
The author begins with a vision of a fat-inclusive health care system, continues with her experiences with health care and diet culture, and a call to redefine disordered eating. She aims to … | Sand C. Chang | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Dreams of Buried Treasure |
1795 – 1805. Tracing the history of the theory that treasure is buried on Oak Island; includes Daniel McGinnis discovering the Money Pit, traces different discoveries on the island, … | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add | |
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From ![]() Drifting Away from Little Canada in Body and MindSECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity From: A Distinct Alien Race |
This chapter examines the phenomenon of Franco-Americans moving out of Little Canadas, even before the mills fell silent, and the reasons that so many left these communities, as well as where … | David Vermette | 12 | 2018 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to TodayFrom: Car Nation |
1973 – 2005. Looks at the oil shock of 1973, looks at the car industries involvement in nationalism, continentialism, and globalization, the development of fuel economy & emissions … | Dimitry Anastakis | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Drug Users with a LawyerFrom: Fighting For Space |
John Richardson was a young lawyer facing an existential crisis. He found solace in Downtown Eastside, having been deeply moved by the dilapidated condition of drug users. He became a … | Travis Lupick | 21 | 2017 | $0.42 Add |
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From ![]() Drugs, Colonialism and Criminalization: Pre-1900sFrom: Heroin |
This chapter discusses the medicinal history of opium pre 1900s, as well as the opium trade in the context of colonialism. Morphine, the banning of opiates, and the Indian act are also discussed. | Susan C. Boyd | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Dumplingware: The Allure of PorcelainThe Sauce |
Marie Campbell discusses the history of chinaware, the silk road, porcelain and its ties to status, food history, and material culture. | Marie Campbell | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Duped and HowA Case Study: Foreign-Funded Radicals |
Never has there been a greater disparity between what scientists say we should be concerned about and what members of government and the oil and gas industry are doing. In this case study I … | James Hoggan | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Duped and HowAssault on Democracy with Alex Himelfarb |
Himelfarb believes that the Right prefers to shut down public discourse and that modern life makes it easy for this to happen. Issues of the common good often don’t make it to the table. It … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Duped and HowGaslighting Blurs our Reality with Bryant Welch |
Welch said that today’s gaslighters work in the public square to create confusion and prey on public vulnerability, using sophisticated forms of manipulation, mind games and PR spin. … | James Hoggan | 6 | 2016 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Duped and HowSummary: The Polluted Public Square |
I found the attacks on scientists and the volume of propaganda used to cloud environmental issues puzzling. I found myself becoming angrier about the deception and lack of fair play than I was … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Duthchas and the Ethos of the Commons |
Explaining the ancient property laws of Scottish clans as they exised until the encroachment of kings. | Heather Menzies | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
















