2003

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The Financier

From: Merchant Princes

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1897-1901. Examines some of John F Stair’s work as a financier with focus paid to manufacturing, industrial endeavors, and shipbuilding 26 $2.60 Add
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Aboriginal Peoples in the Twenty-first Century: A Plea for Realism

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

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This paper has a single objective – to clarify the debate about how Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples are to live together in the future. 30 $2.40 Add
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Stairs and Beaverbrook

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1902-1910 . Looks at the partnership between John F. Stairs and William Maxwell Aitken (the future Lord Beaverbrook). The establishment of the Royal Securities Corporation, John F’s … 49 $4.90 Add
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Canadian Business: "No, I’m from Canada"

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

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This essay will address Canadian distinctiveness in business. 6 $0.48 Add
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The Youngbloods

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1910-1950. Examines the younger generations of the Stairs family and traces the family firm which was now an enterprise from prosperity to a selling off period 42 $4.20 Add
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"I am Canadian!:" From Beer Commercials to Medicare: In Search of Identity

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

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Any attempt to find a common denominator among all Canadians in order to define the texture of our society is a very daring and risky proposal. The elusive concept of ‘political … 9 $0.72 Add
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Dénouement

From: Merchant Princes

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Traces the last years of the family companies to the eventual sale in 1973 after Arthur Stair’s death with no one ready to take over the family businesses 24 $2.40 Add
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Epilogue

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Gives a brief look at what happened to the family firms after the sale 8 $0.80 Add
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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

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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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Packaging Canada/Packaging Places: Tourism, Culture, and Identity in the Twenty-first Century

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

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Issues of ideology, identity, and representation have become central to many of the analyses of the manner in which places have come to be packaged as a product to be sold. 15 $1.20 Add
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Canadian Distinctiveness and Cultural Policy As We Enter the Twenty-first Century

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

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The forces of continentalization continue to increase, yet Canadian culture remains[…]distinct and distinctive, the reflection of our unique sensibilities. Canada’s cultural agencies … 9 $0.72 Add
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Pour une convention multilaterale sur la culture

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

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Si les cultures du monde sont diverses, et elles le sont, si cette diversité constitue une valeur radicale, alors il faut en tirer les conséquences et lancer le grand chantier de … 6 $0.48 Add
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Identity and Otherness in Canadian Foreign Policy

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

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In this essay, discourse on otherness is an analytical resource, expressed on three levels in Canadian foreign policy. 20 $1.60 Add
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The Canadian Military in the Security Environment of the Twenty-first Century

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

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It is difficult to guess what the future holds, but we can be certain that the faces of war and peace will change dramatically. New challenges will put greater demands on military personnel than … 14 $1.12 Add
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The Role of Canada in the International Context of the Twenty-first Century

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

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Our multicultural democracy and our sustained peace is of great interest to many countries as a learning model. One could postulate that this constant accommodation of shared differences has … 6 $0.48 Add
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A Communications, Technology, and Societal Memory: A Distinct Canadian Archival Voice in the Global Village

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

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Archives are important to Canadian Studies in two ways: in the familiar sense as the primary source documents that underpin research about Canada in many disciplines and, in a less appreciated … 17 $1.36 Add