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Introduction

Introduction

From: Montreal and the Bomb

A peek into the diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King and his thoughts on the atomic bomb. 2 $0.20 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

Machines, People, Places and a World Transformed

From: Car Nation

Examines the car as a technology that changed the world as we know it. Outlines that the car became a fulcrum for human interaction. Looks at the American Influence on the Canadian Car Industry. … 9 $0.90 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Techno-Fix

Techno-Fix questions a primary paradigm of our age: that advanced technology alone will extricate us from an ever-increasing load of social, environmental and economic ills. Techno-Fix shows why … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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King Car:

King Car:

The Automobile’s Golden Age

From: Car Nation

1945-1973. Analyzes the Great post-war boom in the car industry and argues that the automobile emblems of the era They represented a new industrial might, a new ethos of consumption and a new … 19 $1.90 Add
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Laboratory at War

Laboratory at War

From: Montreal and the Bomb

This chapter continues to trace the history of this project, looking at key figures such as Bertrand Goldschmidt and the Quebec Conference, among other topics. 32 $3.20 Add
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Locked down

Locked down

Reimagining access for marginalized people

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

Chapter six of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers the issue of access for marginalized people relating to the three automobility revolutions, and argues that these coming trends do not … 20 $2.00 Add
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Manufacturing automobility

Manufacturing automobility

The anti-transit underpinnings of the “three revolutions”

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

The second chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? outlines, defines and unpacks the implications of the three revolutions of automobility on the future of equitable public transit. The … 14 $1.40 Add
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Mi'kmaq Social Values and Economy

Mi’kmaq Social Values and Economy

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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Military Involvement

Military Involvement

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

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 $2.40 Add
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Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

From: 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. 16 $1.60 Add
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Money and power

Money and power

What is to be done?

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

The last chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? nails home the theme of the whole book, that public transit that works for the climate and for all people is a matter of political … 20 $2.00 Add
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Montreal
NEW!

Montreal

The Ambiguity of the Smart City

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 7 explores Montreal’s various projects in the 21st century which were taken with the goal of integrating technology into the urban landscape. The chapter explores how different … 13 $1.30 Add
Montreal and the Bomb

Montreal and the Bomb

WINNER OF THE HUBERT REEVES 2021 AWARD FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS This one is a story peopled by leading figures of modern nuclear physics, bold chemists, and scientists accused of spying. The one … 208 View
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More Bounties for Human Scalps and the Treaty of 1752

More Bounties for Human Scalps and the Treaty of 1752

From: We Were Not the Savages, Third Edition

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More People Using Ever More Water

More People Using Ever More Water

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the impact of population growth on water availability, and tries to answer the question of whether there will be enough clean, safe water for a more populous … 9 $0.90 Add
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Myth 3

Myth 3

New Tech Will Come to Our Rescue!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter examines the idea that the adoption of new technologies, such as geoengineering, will help mitigate the climate crisis. It explores how these proposed technologies risk further … ; ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add