2008

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A Tribute to Solidarity: My Oasis

A Tribute to Solidarity: My Oasis

From: Colonial Systems of Control

Prisoners are rejected people, abandoned by society and ignored by the world as a whole. Social discomfort with the unknown leaves those ” tagged” as prisoners to become the … 6 $0.60 Add
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A Triple Crisis

A Triple Crisis

From: Tar Sands Showdown

This chapter discusses the convergence of three global and potentially deadly crises with implications for the development of the tar sands: (a) peak oil: the end of cheap, abundant supplies of … 38 $3.80 Add
Aboriginal Canada Revisited

Aboriginal Canada Revisited

Exploring a variety of topics—including health, politics, education, art, literature, media, and film— Aboriginal Canada Revisited draws a portrait of the current political and … 437 View
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Aboriginal Child Welfare: Symbolic Battleground in the News Media

Aboriginal Child Welfare: Symbolic Battleground in the News Media

From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

Over the last three decades, dozens of First Nations have negotiated the devolution of delegated responsibility for child welfare, and many more are in the process of negotiating such agreements. … 39 $3.90 Add
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Alternatives to Imprisonment: Community Service Orders in Africa

Alternatives to Imprisonment: Community Service Orders in Africa

From: Colonial Systems of Control

The concept and implementation of community service orders are presented as a practical alternative to imprisonment. The chapter also puts forward the rationale for the call for more viable and … 15 $1.50 Add
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An Evolution of the Penal System: Criminal Justice in Nigeria

An Evolution of the Penal System: Criminal Justice in Nigeria

From: Colonial Systems of Control

This chapter looks at the historical circumstances that came together to implement the Nigerian Prison Service and how they have affected its performance. What challenges has the institution been … 14 $1.40 Add
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Another Face of Slavery

Another Face of Slavery

From: Colonial Systems of Control

After the abolition of slavery and the slave trade towards the end of the eighteenth century, people around the world, particularly the black race, were gladdened in body and in mind because it … 6 $0.60 Add
Articulating an Indigenous Research Paradigm

Articulating an Indigenous Research Paradigm

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Can a Ceremony Include a Literature Review?

Can a Ceremony Include a Literature Review?

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Canada’s New Carscape:

Canada’s New Carscape:

Town and Country Remade

From: Car Nation

1912-1930. Analyzes the spread of the car in popularity and the freedom it represented to Canadians as you could now travel across the country, the changes to cities because of the car, road … 17 $1.70 Add
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Canadian Motordom in Depression and War

Canadian Motordom in Depression and War

From: Car Nation

1930-1945. Looks at the downturn for the auto industry during the Great Depression, the unionization of the industry, and the effect of WWII on the auto industry. Specifically uses the life of … 17 $1.70 Add
Captured Hearts

Captured Hearts

New Brunswick's War Brides

Imagine you’re a young woman caught up in the ugly reality of war. You meet and fall in love with a young soldier from a foreign country. You marry and your world is upended: when the war … 148 View
Car Nation

Car Nation

An Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheel

Canadians fell in love with the car at first glance. They were scared by it too, and by its potential. Canada was quick to become a car nation, as the automobile was enthusiastically adopted by … 96 View
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Chapter Five

Chapter Five

The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Five explores the darker side of the war bride experience, as many of these women and their children experienced less than ideal lives after their arrival in New Brunswick. Focusing on … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Continental War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Four examines the experience of the war bride who came from the continent. Unlike their British counterparts, these brides from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands had … 20 $2.00 Add