2021

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Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the first on-screen depiction of Uncle Tom. He was portrayed by a white actor in blackface in a film made by Thomas Edison. 7 $0.70 Add
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Uncle Tom's 1960s Transformation

Uncle Tom’s 1960s Transformation

From: Uncle

This chapter focuses on the 1950s and 60s, a time of events that would forever define both the civil rights protests and the state-sanctioned violance that followed. During this era, Uncle Tom … 11 $1.10 Add
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

From: Uncle

This chapter explores Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, which was an explosive success in antebellum America. It also examines Uncle Tom himself, who in the novel was a devout and pious … 8 $0.80 Add
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Undead Disco

Undead Disco

Variations on a Theme

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author discusses gay music, music claimed by gay people, and music that, sometimes retrospectively, narrates the gay experience. 14 $1.40 Add
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Understanding women's pain

Understanding women’s pain

From: Bent out of Shape

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Project Impact Assessments
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Project Impact Assessments

Triggering and Coverage

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter focuses on two questions. First: how effectively are the purposes of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) likely to be met given the triggering process and coverage of projects under the … 25 $2.50 Add
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Uneven Outcomes

Uneven Outcomes

The Tensions, Contradictions, and Challenges in the Search for Fair Trade

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

In this chapter, the authors list and evaluate some of the more important goals that have been identified by Fairtrade International and its affiliated organizations and producer networks. They … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Unfinished
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Unfinished

From: My Mother, My Translator

Reveals that Singh’s mother passed away before finishing her memoir, prompting him to undertake a new project. 1 $0.10 Add
United Nations Law, Politics, and Practice
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United Nations Law, Politics, and Practice

The result of a 300-year-long experiment, the United Nations has preserved its position as an indispensable actor on the world stage. As Kofi Annan famously remarked, “more than ever before … 590 View
Unsettling Canada
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Unsettling Canada

A National Wake-up Call

A Canadian bestseller and winner of the 2016 Canadian Historical Association Aboriginal History Book Prize, Unsettling Canada is a landmark text built on a unique collaboration between two First … ; ; 320 View
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Untraced
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Untraced

From: My Mother, My Translator

Conversations with Singh’s father while visiting in Edmonton. The struggle and process of getting him to open up and recount past events. 32 $3.20 Add
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Upping the Ante
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Upping the Ante

RCAP and a Landmark Court Decision

From: Unsettling Canada

Upping the Ante explores the nationwide reaction to the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) report and all 440 of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommendations amongst … 17 $1.70 Add
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US Wars Abroad, Wars at Home

US Wars Abroad, Wars at Home

From: Border and Rule

This chapter explores the link between American imperialism abroad and the US border crisis. 23 $2.30 Add
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Using Law and Democracy to Resist Predatory Mining
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Using Law and Democracy to Resist Predatory Mining

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Reclaiming Democracy, Realizing Self-Determination: Consultas as a Tool to Defend Human Rights and the Environment in Guatemala’s Genocidal Shadow – … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Valorization Crisis and the Path to Global Depression

Valorization Crisis and the Path to Global Depression

From: 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 … ; ; 38 $3.80 Add
Vancouver Vice
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Vancouver Vice

Crime and Spectacle in the City's West End

The late 1970s and early 1980s were a volatile period in the history of Vancouver, where broad social and cultural changes were afoot. This was perhaps most clearly evident in the West End, the … 256 View