2015

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America and the Myth of the Great Crusade

From: The Myth of the Good War

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 Outlines how America has gained history about the war through Hollywood and not in the classroom. Delves into the ides of Democracy for a few and outlines how the process of deciding to go to war … 11 $1.10 Add
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The United Nations and Peace: A fair assessment

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From: In Defiance

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 Introduction and background to the events that resulted in the Quebec student strike of 2011 and 2012, including a discussion of the provincial government’s attempts to raise tuition fees. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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From: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume One: Summary

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 An overview of what Residential Schools were and provides the history of reconciliation in Canada. Defines reconciliation as a relationship. 26 $0.00 Add
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From: The Ward

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From: Fixing Fashion

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 The introduction begins with a look at the author’s early career in the fashion industry, particularly, the international sourcing of Hanes brand clothing. The author introduces some key … 10 $1.00 Add
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From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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 The introduction outlines the book’s goal of examining the strengths of the Nordic model by studying and evaluating the strengths of these countries’ public policies; it states that … ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

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 Overview of sources of principles and standards to guide lawyers in conducting a morally sound practice of criminal law. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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From: Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law

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 Examination of changes in the law with respect to the treatment of animals. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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From: Law of Evidence, 7/e

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 Examination of the role of evidence law, its sources, trends, application in courts and tribunals, and enforcement. ; 26 $2.60 Add
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From: Law of Torts, 5/e

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 Discussion of origins, characteristics, foundation elements, and objectives of tort law, with a typical torts case used as illustration. 24 $2.40 Add
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From: Thirty Years' War

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 Background to the legal battles between the City of Toronto and its transit provider in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 13 $1.30 Add
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From: False Security

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 Review of the historical and political context of the enactment of Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, and overview of its perceived shortcomings. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Fighting to Lose

From: Disarming Conflict

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 The record of warfare over the past quarter century makes it abundantly clear that sheer military force rarely achieves the vital political objectives its commanders set out to gain. Such force … 18 $1.80 Add
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War Resistance in Canadian History

From: Worth Fighting For

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 Who “counts” as a war resister? This introductory essay surveys the long history of war resistance in Canada and outlines the complex dynamics of opposing military violence both … ; ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Is Race Political?

Is Race Political?

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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 2008 article by Debra Thompson arguing that race is a social and political construction, but that it is largely neglected by political science scholarship. ; ; 9 $0.90 Add