Sociology & Anthropology

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How We Changed Toronto

How We Changed Toronto

The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980

By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada’s largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, … 349 View
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How We Process and Communicate Information

How We Process and Communicate Information

From: The Mediator's Toolkit

This chapter examines some of the factors that result in the deletion and distortion of the information absorbed by our brain at a conscious level, and how we also delete and distort information … 12 $1.20 Add
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How We Think About What (Little) Survives

How We Think About What (Little) Survives

From: The Ward

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How We Welcome

How We Welcome

Why Canada's Refugee Resettlement Program Undermines Place-making

From: Subdivided

The chapter discusses immigrant sponsorship to Canada and ensuring successful settlement for families upon arrival. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Howard’s Way or Deane’s Way: Culture Wars in Contemporary Australia

Howard’s Way or Deane’s Way: Culture Wars in Contemporary Australia

From: Managing Diversity

Over the past ten years at least, a period largely defined by the prime ministership of John Howard, but arguably extending back through twenty years of pronounced economic change and social … 20 $2.40 Add
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Hub Cities and Transport Costs
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Hub Cities and Transport Costs

Section 1: The Economist’s City

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 2 explores transportation networks and hub cities, discussing topics including networks, ‘Transport Cost’ theory, and more. 6 $0.60 Add
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Hum
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Hum

From: My Mother, My Translator

Further explores Partition and the unease with which it was talked about. Singh recounts his grandfather’s stories, comparing them with his mother’s, plotting his lineage of storytellers. 19 $1.90 Add
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Human Interdependence

Human Interdependence

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Human/Nature
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Human/Nature

From: The Web of Meaning

The chapter begins with the absurdity of anthropocentrism, continuing with the European thirst for domination overseas and over nature. The Great Acceleration is described as the commodification … 29 $2.90 Add
Human Rights

Human Rights

Social Justice in the Age of the Market

Rampant market economics has led to violations of human rights. Koen de Feyter questions how far the international human rights system provides effective protection against the adverse effects of … 250 View
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Human Rights and Racial Discrimination in Housing

Human Rights and Racial Discrimination in Housing

From: Resisting Eviction

This book concludes with a discussion of the human rights case initiated by Heron Gate tenants evicted in 2018 who are seeking a right to return. The potentially precedent-setting case before the … 7 $0.70 Add
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Human Rights, Disability and the Law in Canada

Human Rights, Disability and the Law in Canada

From: Disability and Social Change

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Human Rights in Times of Terror

Human Rights in Times of Terror

A Judicial Point of View

From: In The Balance

Discusses the role of human rights in times of terror, focusing on the role of the judge in protecting democracy, the need for an approach that balances national security and human rights, as … 17 $1.70 Add
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Human Trafficking
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Human Trafficking

From: Child Victims in Canada’s Justice System

Chapter Two Human Trafficking examines the crime of human trafficking in Canada. The chapter focuses on the growing crime of sex trafficking in Canada and and how it is affecting at-risk … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add