2025

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Mercantilist imperialism and economic zones
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Mercantilist imperialism and economic zones

From: Imperialism

In this chapter, Saul traces how the appropriation of wealth and territory by force evolved across the fifteenth through twentieth centuries, with particular attention to mercantilist imperialism … 15 $1.50 Add
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Mexico City’s Eclectic Apartment Architecture
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Mexico City’s Eclectic Apartment Architecture

From: Messy Cities

Daniel Gordon writes about Mexico City’s apartment architecture, and the design guidelines across Canada that would label them undesirable, inappropriate, and problematic. 7 $0.70 Add
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Mississippi Freedom Summer
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Mississippi Freedom Summer

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, a ten-week campaign led by SNCC to register Black voters. 34 $3.40 Add
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Mon pays noir sur blanc
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Mon pays noir sur blanc

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene discusses his experiences returning home to Manitoba after twelve years abroad. 6 $0.60 Add
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Monday, July 22, 2024
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Monday, July 22, 2024

From: Jasper on Fire

In this chapter, Scace examines the night of July 22, 2024, when Jasper, Alberta, faced a rapid mass evacuation after multiple wildfires threatened the town simultaneously. 12 $1.20 Add
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“More comprehensive controls”
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“More comprehensive controls”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the Trudeau government’s response to inflation in early to mid-October 1975 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s … 4 $0.40 Add
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My Colleague the Murderer
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My Colleague the Murderer

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene examines how Jeff Blackstock’s father, Canadian diplomat George Blackstock, poisoned his wife Carol in 1958, exploiting diplomatic immunity to evade prosecution. 5 $0.50 Add
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My Rumble in the Jungle
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My Rumble in the Jungle

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene recounts the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle, when Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, drawing the largest television audience in history. 5 $0.50 Add
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My Teacher
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My Teacher

From: Messy Cities

Carolynne Crawley writes about Mama Snapping Turtle, who lives in Toronto’s High Park, and their advocacy work for further Turtle relatives in city parks. 4 $0.40 Add
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Naked in the Streets of Athens
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Naked in the Streets of Athens

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene discusses an inspection tour of embassies in Ankara, Athens, and Madrid in January 1981. 10 $1.00 Add
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Negotiating a Treaty
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Negotiating a Treaty

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene recounts a diplomatic mission in which two Canadian officers, including development officer Jacques Ouellette, negotiated a cooperation treaty with the People’s … 6 $0.60 Add
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Neomercantilist imperialism and its implosion (1870-1945)
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Neomercantilist imperialism and its implosion (1870-1945)

From: Imperialism

In this chapter, Saul traces neomercantilist imperialism from 1870 to 1945, a phase in which the 1873 depression, protectionist tariffs, and the scramble for colonies reshaped global power. 42 $4.20 Add
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"No project has ever had budgets like this"
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"No project has ever had budgets like this"

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter outlnes how Libya moved from sanctions toward rapprochement with the West, while SNC-Lavalin and the Canadian state worked in tandem to win lucrative contracts. Qadhafi’s shift … 9 $0.90 Add
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“No sense of direction”
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“No sense of direction”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the turbulent final months of 1978, when the Liberal Party of Canada endured devastating by-election losses and a deepening leadership crisis under Prime Minister … 13 $1.30 Add
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No to Weaponizing Antisemitism: Open Letter in La Presse from Jewish Faculty in Quebec
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No to Weaponizing Antisemitism: Open Letter in La Presse from Jewish Faculty in Quebec

From: Razing Palestine

In this chapter, Marshy discusses an open letter published in April 2025 by Jewish faculty across Quebec universities and CEGEPs. The signatories argued that Higher Education Minister Pascale … 4 $0.40 Add