2007

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Nation

Nation

Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada

From: Good Crop / Bad Crop

Chapter 4 examines the connection between the agriculture, particularly wheat production, and the development of the Canadian nation, the prairie provinces, the genetics of red fife, cross … 20 $2.00 Add
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National Identity and Global Migration: Listening to the “Pariahs”

National Identity and Global Migration: Listening to the “Pariahs”

From: Managing Diversity

If we live in a world of the absolute Other, peopled by individuals whose histories have not been ours but with whom we must live in peace and harmony, we will have to accept each other much more … 19 $2.28 Add
National Security Law

National Security Law

Canadian Practice in International Perspective

National Security Law is a comprehensive handbook that focuses on the law and legal instruments governing the Canadian state’s response to events that jeopardize its “national … 688 View
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“No One Knows the Mysteries at the Bottom of the Ocean”

“No One Knows the Mysteries at the Bottom of the Ocean”

From: Black Geographies

Introduction to the themes of the book. Found in black geographies are a history of brutal segregation and erasure, but also processes that inform a different or new approach to the production of … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Northern Lights in German Theatres: How Quebec Plays Come to Germany

Northern Lights in German Theatres: How Quebec Plays Come to Germany

From: Translating Canada

This chapter explores the different ways in which theatre texts from francophone Canada travel to Germany. It examines the support available from European and Canadian institutions and the roles … 12 $1.20 Add
Not Just a Pretty Face

Not Just a Pretty Face

The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they’ve kept themselves unregulated for … 193 View
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Not Too Pretty

Not Too Pretty

From: Not Just a Pretty Face

The detective search begins for chemicals linked to birth defects in shampoo, deodorant, fragrance and hair gel. 22 $2.20 Add
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On Second Thoughts

On Second Thoughts

From: Language Testing Reconsidered

An elderly student of language testing recalls some of the events in his career, attempting to relate them to current issues, and touching on such topics as overall language proficiency, the … 10 $1.00 Add
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On the Road

On the Road

From: Wanderlust

Chapter Seven focus on travel by the ancient roads to modern highway systems. The chapter begins with ancient roads, the silk road, the art of cartography in Europe and its development of roads … 29 $2.90 Add
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P3 Hospitals and the Principles of Medicare

P3 Hospitals and the Principles of Medicare

From: Medicare

This chapter provides an overview of a P3 hospital model as it has been implemented by Ontario, and assesses the potential effects of this scheme on access to publicly funded hospital services. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Parallel Education Systems

Parallel Education Systems

The Classes of 1963-1974

From: Learning to Leave

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Payback

Payback

Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth

Legendary poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood gives us a surprising look at the topic of debt — a timely subject during our current period of economic upheaval, caused by the … 242 View
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Payback

Payback

From: Payback

Payback is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon these subjects. Rather, it is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central … 45 $5.40 Add
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People Are Dying for a Home

People Are Dying for a Home

From: Medicare

Examines how the fight for housing must be included in the fight for basic health care because as long as homelessness exists there will always be a two-tiered system 5 $0.50 Add
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Pharmacare:

Pharmacare:

Equity, Efficiency, and Effectiveness — We’ve Waited Long Enough.

From: Medicare

Analyzes the debate about pharmacare by noting the similarity between how we fund perscription drugs and the way America funds their entire health care system and notes our rejection of this … 8 $0.80 Add
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Pilgrim’s Progress

Pilgrim’s Progress

From: Wanderlust

Chapter Two examines the experiences of travellers on pilgrimages and pilgrims as the first tourists. The chapter explores the pilgrims of the ancient world, early Christian pilgrims, Rome as … 18 $1.80 Add