2021

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On Love and Tyranny

The Life and Politics of Hannah Arendt

In an utterly unique approach to biography, On Love and Tyranny traces the life and work of the iconic German Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose political philosophy and understandings of … 272 View
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On Opium

Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance

A groundbreaking meditation on pain, painkillers, and dependence from a prescription opioid user. Her writing has been described as "measured," "sensuous," and … 364 View

Oppression

A Social Determinant of Health, 2nd Edition

In this current environment, it is urgent to understand how oppression and health are closely connected. Oppression: A Social Determinant of Health offers a thorough and accessible overview of … 264 View

Patriarchy of the Wage

Notes on Marx, Gender, and Feminism

At a time when socialism is entering a historic crisis and we are witnessing a worldwide expansion of capitalist relations, a feminist rethinking of Marx’s work is vitally important. In … 144 View

Power

Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

Weaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and … 416 View
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Rebound

Sports, Community, and the Inclusive City

“The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop. ” For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the … 169 View

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

Canada's Anti-Semitic Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of Canada’s anti-Semitic immigration policies throughout the twentieth … 90 View
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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

Canada's Anti-Semitic Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of Canada’s anti-Semitic immigration policies throughout the twentieth … 90 View

Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

Trigger Warning

From working through the pandemic to Black Lives Matter, Rock Paper Sex, Volume II: Trigger Warning is timely, controversial, and provocative. This sequel offers a wide range of stories from the … 240 View

Share the Wealth!

How we can tax Canada’s super-rich and create a better country for everyone

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, millions of Canadians suddenly found themselves out of work as businesses shuttered and the country went into lockdown. While many were struggling to … ; 208 View

Shift Change

Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution

Hamilton’s industrial age is over. In the steel capital of Canada, there are no more skies lit red by foundries at sunset, no more traffic jams at shift change. Instead, an urban … 252 View
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Shifting the Balance

How Top Organizations Beat the Competition by Combining Intuition with Data

Digital transformation expert Mark Schrutt reveals how the world’s top companies are using vast amounts of data to inform their decisions, disrupt industries, and get closer to their … 253 View

Special Topics in Being a Human

A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way about Caring For People, Including Myself

S. Bear Bergman’s illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, filtered through a queer lens. As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his … ; 272 View

Spin Doctors

How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic

As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that … 417 View

Stampede

Misogyny, White Supremacy and Settler Colonialism

Kimberly A. Williams wants the annual Calgary Stampede to change its ways. An intrepid feminist scholar with a wry sense of humour, Williams deftly weaves theory, history, pop culture and … 232 View