2021
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From  Valorization Crisis and the Path to Global DepressionFrom: Twilight Capitalism |
This chapter explores the processes of financialization, the disconnect between the "real" and "ficticious" economies, and the Great Recession of 2008. The authors suggest … | Jonah Butovsky; Josh J. Watterton; Murray E.G. Smith | 38 | 2021 | $3.80 Add |
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From  Vaudeville TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter describes the evolution of minstrelsy into vaudeville, and how this new form of entertainment brought new meaning to the character of Uncle Tom. | Cheryl Thompson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From  War |
The author’s father’s ghost recounts life in Đà Lạt and the arrival of war. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Why Do the Courts Suck in a City in Love with Basketball?From: Rebound |
This chapter examines the Toronto Raptors NBA championship team, and how that franchise stimulated the re-development of Toronto’s public basketball courts. | Perry King | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  1488From: Walking Away from Hate |
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From  NEW! A Tale of Instability in Seven PartsQuake From: On Opium |
As the author describes the upending of her life: the losses of the past months and years: her love, her family, her body, her work, her income, her freedom—treasured friendships, even. she … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Aboriginal TitleNo Surrender From: Unsettling Canada |
Aboriginal Title, No Surrender follows Manuel through his late youth and early adulthood as he met his wife, began to grow his family, and attended university and later law school. The chapter … | Arthur Manuel | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! An Indigenous Archeologist at the Rouge National Urban ParkAGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES From: Indigenous Toronto |
A reading that explores Indigenous views on archeology, the presence of Ontario/Toronto’s Indigenous history, and the archeological finds at Rouge Urban National Park. | Stacey Taylor | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Anybody But ConservativeCanadian Unions and Strategic Voting |
In recent elections, many were driven by a desire to block Conservatives from gaining power rather than faith that Liberals would champion union causes. However, because tactical shifts have an … | Larry Savage | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From Aunt Jemima in ChicagoFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the meaning of Uncle Tom within the context of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Here, Thompson suggests, Americans became increasingly obsessed … | Cheryl Thompson | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Australia and the Pacific SolutionFrom: Border and Rule |
This chapter details Australia’s method of detaining refugees and migrants on off-shore islands. | Harsha Walia | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Australia: Influence and InterferencePart II: Middle Powers From: China Unbound |
Chapter 4 provides a comprehensive case study of China’s relationship with Australia. Key topics discussed include Chinese investment and industry in Australia, Port Darwin, Chinese … | Joanna Chiu | 33 | 2021 | $3.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Bars and BathhousesFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter concentrates on Faces, an early West End gay club, and Wayne Harris, a club member who later became the focus of a major vice squad investigation. | Aaron Chapman | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Bhatia, Drake, and the Making of Basketball Culture in the 6ixFrom: Rebound |
In this chapter, King profiles Nav Bhatia, a Toronto Raptors superfan who has attended every one of the team’s home games. He has also spearheaded charitable initiatives that focus on … | Perry King | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Big Data and Untapped InsightsFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. Topics in this chapter include the application of … | Mark Schrutt | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Big Oil Wants to Talk About Your Carbon Footprint |
This chapter details the efforts of oil companies to cover up their own climate research, as well as how we can pressure these companies into doing more to protect the environment and move away … | Sami Grover | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
