2026
Showing 1–16 of 224 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  NEW! A Brief History of Truthiness |
In this chapter, Off traces how "truthiness," coined by Stephen Colbert in 2005, evolved from satire into a defining force in North American politics. It follows the spread of … | Carol Off | 15 | 2026 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! A Future of Cars and CanadaFrom: Car Nation Canada |
In this concluding chapter, Anastakis offers an overview of how automobiles have fundamentally shaped Canadian society, economy, and landscapes. He deals with how Canada’s infrastructure … | Dimitry Anastakis | 5 | 2026 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! “A Good Man” |
This chapter traces the life and legacy of Gerry Gallagher, an Irish-born construction union leader who died in 1978, and the turbulent world of Toronto building trades that followed. | Gilberto Fernandes | 13 | 2026 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! A Liminal City |
This chapter offers a layered portrait of Toronto in the late 1960s, tracing its rise as Canada’s financial capital following Montreal’s gradual decline. | Gilberto Fernandes | 14 | 2026 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! A Network of Persuasion |
In this chapter, Himelfarb traces how neoliberal ideas gained political ground in Western democracies from the 1940s through the 1970s. | Alex Himelfarb | 22 | 2026 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! A Noble and Honourable Choice |
In this chapter, Donolo examines Canada’s existential challenge of maintaining sovereignty while economically tethered to an increasingly autocratic United States under Donald Trump’s … | Peter Donolo | 10 | 2026 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! “A Sinister Array of Characters” |
This chapter traces the tangled web of organised crime, union conflicts, and political corruption within Toronto’s construction industry during the late 1960s and early 1970s. | Gilberto Fernandes | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! A Soulful Contribution to the Social and Cultural Fabric of VancouverFrom: Return to Paueru Gai |
In this chapter, Smith explains the signifigance of the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver, first held in 1977 to mark the centenary of Japanese settlement in Canada. | Charlie Smith | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! A Visit to AfricvilleFrom: The Spirit of Africville |
In this chapter, Charles Saunders describes what life in Afriville was like before the City of Halifax demolished the community. He highlights how the lives of Afriville residents were vibrant … | Charles Saunders | 24 | 2026 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Acknowledgements, Preface, and Notes |
This chapter includes the author’s acknowledgements, a brief preface, and a note on how the book was conceptualized. By examining the history of Indigenous displacement and settler … | Bryan D. Palmer | 19 | 2026 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! Addressing Sovereignty and Climate Change: A United Pursuit |
In this chapter, Dafoe argues that Canada’s sovereignty and climate commitments reinforce one another economically, territorially, and socially. | Joanna Dafoe | 13 | 2026 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Adrienne ClarksonFrom: The Governors General |
In this chapter, Fraser traces Adrienne Clarkson’s tenure as Governor General of Canada, spanning October 1999 to September 2005. | John Fraser | 18 | 2026 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Africville: An Historical OverviewFrom: The Spirit of Africville |
In this chapter, Donald Clairmont examines how Halifax’s discriminatory municipal policies severely impacted residents of Africville through years of administrative neglect and anti-Black bias. | Donald Clairmont | 22 | 2026 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! After WifeFrom: Staying Power |
In this chapter, Sharman describes their slow reclamation of selfhood after the dissolution of a relationship. | Zena Sharman | 20 | 2026 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Afterword: A Living LegacyFrom: Return to Paueru Gai |
In this afterword, Morita reflects on the Powell Street Festival. | Emiko Morita | 45 | 2026 | $4.50 Add |
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From NEW! “Another Kind of Violence” |
This chapter discusses how the 1961 Toronto construction strike, led by Charles Irvine and Bruno Zanini, forced a fifty-day halt to residential construction after contractors abandoned union … | Gilberto Fernandes | 22 | 2026 | $2.20 Add |
