2021

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Minstrel Show Tom

Minstrel Show Tom

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the phenomenon of minstrelsy, and how Uncle Tom came to be depicted in minstrel shows. 11 $1.10 Add
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Mohamed El-Erian in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

Mohamed El-Erian in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

April 23, 2020

From: The World After Covid

Mohamed El-Erian and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and its impact on the global economy. Topics include global economy, responses to and management of the Covid crisis, entanglement of the … 13 $1.30 Add
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Monasticism for Moderns
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Monasticism for Moderns

From: In Praise of Retreat

This chapter explores the history of monastic orders across a variety of cultures and time periods. The author explores ways in which a monastic lifestyle can be adopted in the modern world. 25 $2.50 Add
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter introduces the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)provisions of the Act, including an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each provision. Their assessment is informed … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Montauban

Montauban

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter describes Arendt’s flight to Montauban, a small town whose socialist mayor refused to obey the new Vichy regime. There, she searched for information about her husband, until … 5 $0.50 Add
Montreal and the Bomb

Montreal and the Bomb

WINNER OF THE HUBERT REEVES 2021 AWARD FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS This one is a story peopled by leading figures of modern nuclear physics, bold chemists, and scientists accused of spying. The one … 208 View
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Moving Heat with Ocean Currents

Moving Heat with Ocean Currents

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

In this chapter Earle details the impact of ocean currents on the Earth’s climate. 16 $1.60 Add
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Mr. Big Travels the World

Mr. Big Travels the World

From: The "Mr Big" Sting

The author looks at how Mr. Big has been received in other countries with criminal justice systems that are like Canada’s, such as the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. 21 $2.10 Add
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Mr. Big under Pressure: "Reining In" or "Getting Better"?

Mr. Big under Pressure: "Reining In" or "Getting Better"?

From: The "Mr Big" Sting

This chapter tracks the history of the 30 years of Mr. Big tactics, the constitutionality of Mr. Big, and the arguments for improving vs. abolishing Mr. Big. 34 $3.40 Add
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MS <i>St. Louis</i>
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MS St. Louis

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

This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. 16 $1.60 Add
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MS <i>St. Louis</i>

MS St. Louis

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

This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. 16 $1.60 Add
Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

The Spread of Historical Amnesia

Surgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No … 216 View
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Mussolini the Builder

Mussolini the Builder

Did the Duce give all Italians a home to live in?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

This chapter examines the dangerous association of the right to a home with Fascism in Italy, which the author calls one of the most effective and impactful posthumous propagandist operations for … 20 $2.00 Add
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Mussolini the Champion of Land Reclamation

Mussolini the Champion of Land Reclamation

Did the Duce drain the marshes?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

This chapter looks at the supposed success of Mussolini’s fascists in the area of bonifica, or land reclamation, exploring the actual results and data resulting from their efforts. It also … 20 $2.00 Add