2008

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The Nisga’a Common Bowl in Tradition and Politics

From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

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In the year 1887; a delegation of Nisga a travelled by canoe and steamboat to Victoria in order to discuss their land question with the governor of British Columbia. […] In 1913 they … 14 $1.40 Add
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Another Face of Slavery

From: Colonial Systems of Control

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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
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Chapter Four

Continental War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

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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
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Conclusion

From: The Bitter Harvest of War

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Fuelling America

From: Tar Sands Showdown

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This chapter argues that the prime reason for the rapid development of the tar sands is to provide a secure source of oil supplies for the US. Its sections are (a) America’s oil addiction: … 41 $4.10 Add
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King Car:

The Automobile’s Golden Age

From: Car Nation

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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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Métis Scholarship in the 21st Century: Life on the Periphery

From: Aboriginal Canada Revisited

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Consideration for a research subject’s gender, culture, religion, mental capacity, and social structure are paramount in research. Métis researchers often do not have the luxury of … 12 $1.20 Add
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Mutual Recognition and the Challenge of Unfamiliar Familiarities

From: Multicultural Dynamics and the Ends of History

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In trying to understand our world as "multicultural," we must think through and with the coexistence of many different independent cultures sharing a common space or territory. While it … 18 $2.34 Add
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Popularity and Power

From: The Mean Girl Motive

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Pushing the Boundaries

From: Immodest and Sensational

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Looks at an analysis of women’s sports columnists in the 1930s and the women writers who defeneded women’s sports and female athletes 10 $1.00 Add
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Relationality

From: Research is Ceremony

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The Dictionary of Homophobia: E

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

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Eastern Europe. See Europe, Eastern & Central; Employment. See Workplace; Endocrinology (Pierre-Olivier de Busscher); England (Florence Tamagne); Essentialism/Constructionism (Rommel … 47 $1.88 Add
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The Management Assault on the Public Service Commission: 1967-1979

From: Defending a Contested Ideal

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This chapter has focused on how the Public Service Commission was caught up in various attempts to play down the role of merit and was increasingly asked to see its role as helping to elevate the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Chapter Five

The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

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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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Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to Today

From: Car Nation

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1973 – 2005. Looks at the oil shock of 1973, looks at the car industries involvement in nationalism, continentialism, and globalization, the development of fuel economy & emissions … 17 $1.70 Add