Baraka Books
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From  The Smart Bill is ComingFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter highlights Hydro-Sherbrooke, a system separate from Hydro-Quebec, and explores the ways in which H-Q could learn from Hydro-Sherbrooke. It then looks to the future of H-Q and the … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  A North American City (1914-1929)From: The History of Montréal |
This chapter looks at World War 1 and its effects on Montreal. The First World War curbed the sustained period of growth Montreal had enjoyed since the end of the nineteenth century. The city … | Paul-André Linteau | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From  A Rich Uncle from the States?SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton From: A Distinct Alien Race |
Despite the poor housing conditions in the mill towns, Canadiens continued to come to New England seduced by tales of fabulous salaries. This chapter examines the myth of Franco-American … | David Vermette | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
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From  ConclusionFrom: The Einstein File |
Conclusion. | Fred Jerome | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add |
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From Creating DemandFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Echoes of Hitler |
There were echoes of Hitler in Syria’s conflict, but they had nothing whatever to do with Bashar al-Assad, who, as we have seen, was falsely depicted as a dictator in order to manufacture … | Stephen Gowans | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Education Policies |
Education has a predominant place in the Nordic countries, and it is free, of high quality, and accessible to all. This chapter examines the nature and tenets of education policies and the … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add |
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From  I Don’t Just Sit There and Smile and Clap My HandsFrom: Let's Move On |
Okalik discusses the 2008 election, challenges and controversies faced by his administration, becoming a regular member of the Legislative Assembly and his view of the Aariak government, his … | Paul Okalik | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Leaks, Anomalies, and Questions |
Inconsistencies and contradictory evidence frustrate historians and readers alike, but the questions most difficult to answer may prove the most important in the long run. The anomalies and … | Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace | 23 | 2017 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Moses Hart: Morality and Religion |
On the story of Moses Hart and his religious beliefs, politics, and controversial behaviour. | Denis Vaugeois | 21 | 2012 | $2.10 Add |
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From  On All Fronts |
This chapter explores Quebec and World War One, the great Depression, early discussions of Quebec Independence, and World War Two. | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 16 | 2002 | $1.60 Add |
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From  The Heart of Dark Imaginations |
In Chapter 8, Philpot offers a post-colonial critique of how Africa has been portrayed in the Western imagination. Using Dorothy Hammond’s and Alta Jablow’s in-depth study “The … | Robin Philpot | 9 | 2013 | $0.90 Add |
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From  The March to StatehoodFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter continues to explore the history of French-speaking/descended settlements in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 21 | 2016 | $2.10 Add |
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From  The Political Partician of Korea |
Chapter eight, The Political Partition of Korea focuses on Washington and Moscow’s agreement regarding Korea, which decided that the post-war zonal division of the peninsula would be … | Stephen Gowans | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add |
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From A New Society Comes to Life |
This chapter covers developments in post-WW2 Quebec in the areas of labour, culture, religion, politics, and economics. It covers developments in French Canadian nationalism. | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 25 | 2002 | $2.50 Add |
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From Author’s UpdateFrom: The Einstein File |
The author discusses the aftermath of the first publication of this book in 2002. He critiques Genius, the 2017 ten-part series on Einstein that aired on the National Geographic cable channel. He … | Fred Jerome | 28 | 2018 | $2.80 Add |
