2007

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From Iron Curtain to Paper Wall: The Influence of Border Regimes on Local and Regional Economies— The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Bazaars in the Lodz Region

From Iron Curtain to Paper Wall: The Influence of Border Regimes on Local and Regional Economies— The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Bazaars in the Lodz Region

From: Borderlands

In this chapter we trace the effects of the “Schengenization” of the eastern border of Poland on the functioning of the larger bazaars in the Lodz region, specifically those in Tuszyn … ; 32 $2.56 Add
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Fulfilling the Douglas/Lloyd Vision

Fulfilling the Douglas/Lloyd Vision

From: Medicare

Looks at how to fulfill the legacies of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow Lloyd and the steps that need to be taken in order to do so and outlines two promising areas of advancement 6 $0.60 Add
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Germination

Germination

Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada

From: Good Crop / Bad Crop

Chapter 3 explores the germination process, discussing the history of agricultural practice in Canada from pre-colonization, the adoption of Indigenous crops by white settlers, agricultural … 3 $0.30 Add
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Going Down to the Sea in Ships

Going Down to the Sea in Ships

From: Wanderlust

Chapter Five explores the history of sea travel and ships as methods of transportation. The chapter begins with the Greeks and Roman sailing across the Mediterranean world, charter ships of the … 27 $2.70 Add
Good Crop / Bad Crop

Good Crop / Bad Crop

Seed Politics and the Future of Food in Canada

In recent years Canadians have become more and more concerned about the origins of their food and the environmental impacts of pesticides in agriculture. What is less well known is that pesticide … 160 View
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Growing Inequality, Basic Needs, and Health

Growing Inequality, Basic Needs, and Health

From: Medicare

Looks at the growing economic gap and how it factors into the health debate 6 $0.60 Add
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Harvest

Harvest

Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada

From: Good Crop / Bad Crop

Chapter 8 explores the future of agriculture, industrial farming and its alternatives, grassroots community organizing and political mobilization, resistance to industrial agriculture, the … 10 $1.00 Add
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Health Care Reform As If Women Mattered

Health Care Reform As If Women Mattered

From: Medicare

Examines Health Care Reform from the perspective of women. Concludes that planning for care means planning with women in mind, not only for the sake of the women, but also for the sake of the … 6 $0.60 Add
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Health Human Resources — A Nurse’s Perspective

Health Human Resources — A Nurse’s Perspective

From: Medicare

From a nurses perspective examines the findings of the 2005 National Survey on the Work and Health of Nurses, and what needs to be done to protect the health and safety of nurses 8 $0.80 Add
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Healthy Children First

Healthy Children First

From: Medicare

Looks at the cycle we have fallen into regarding treating illness rather than preventing it and what we must do to break free from this cycle specifically focusing on the needs of the young 8 $0.80 Add
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Henry Box Brown, an International Fugitive

Henry Box Brown, an International Fugitive

Slavery, Resistance, and Imperialism

From: Black Geographies

In 1849 in Richmond, Virginia, the slave Henry Brown, with the help of a white shoe-dealer and a black freedman, camouflaged himself as “dry goods” by crawling into a wooden shipping … 22 $2.20 Add
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Home and Community Care in Canada:

Home and Community Care in Canada:

The Unfinished Policy

From: Medicare

Argues for more of an integration of Home and Community Care into our established Health Care System 8 $0.80 Add
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Homopoetics

Homopoetics

Queer Space and the Black Queer Diaspora

From: Black Geographies

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How to Protect a Public Health Care System

How to Protect a Public Health Care System

From: Medicare

Examines the two competeing ideologies in the debate about the roles of government and the private sector in the financing and delivery of health care. The two competing ideologies are the … 8 $0.80 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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If You Build It, They Will Come: Resorts and Theme Parks

If You Build It, They Will Come: Resorts and Theme Parks

From: Wanderlust

Chapter Ten explores the history of Resorts and Theme Parks. The chapter discusses topics including the birth of seaside resorts, holiday camps, ski resorts, Disneyland, shopping centres and malls. 15 $1.50 Add