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Depression and War (1930-1945)

From: The History of Montréal

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From 1930 onwards, Montreal went through a rocky period that would last for some 15 years. The Great Depression nipped the hopes of the previous decade in the bud and plunged the city into a … 12 $1.20 Add
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Moses Hart in Business

From: The First Jews in North America

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On Moses Hart and his business activities and beliefs. 15 $1.50 Add
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Policies of Social Inclusion

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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This chapter focuses on the basic principles of policies of social inclusion in general, and policies for including handicapped persons, immigrants, and the homeless in particular. It covers … ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Power to Those Who Have It!

Phillip Gourevitch

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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In Chapter 9, Philpot explores the notion of the chosen “good” chiefs who the Europeans used during their imperial and colonial pursuits in Africa. Philpot discusses two African … 11 $1.10 Add
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Southern Canada Did Not Get Developed Without National Support

From: Let's Move On

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Okalik discusses his experiences with colleagues from other territories and provinces as well as with Greenland. He speaks more about his policy decisions and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Battery of the North East

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The British Players and Their Stories

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter explores various British figures involved in the story of the Confederacy in Montreal. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Campaign of 1950-1953

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter nine, The Campaign of 1950-1953 provides a Korean perspective on the Korean War. From the perspective of the Republic of Korea, the movement of its military forces north of the 38th … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Politics of Becoming

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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The authors muse on the role Métis people played in the history of North America, and the way history has been represented/rewritten to exclude their participation in and influence on this … ; ; 33 $3.30 Add
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Wall Street’s Empire

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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The United States has an empire, even if it’s not often called one. More often, the U.S. Empire is widely referred to by various euphemisms, anodyne terms which make the unacceptable appear … 20 $2.00 Add
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Who Were the Immigrants?

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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The standard theory claims that most of the Canadien immigrants to New England were debt-strapped farmers, but this is not the only important story about Franco-American origins in Québec; … 16 $1.60 Add
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A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960)

From: The History of Montréal

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The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and … 15 $1.50 Add
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Conclusion

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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Conclusion

From: Washington's Long War on Syria

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The Conclusion reflects on how the values which secular Arab nationalists promoted were antithetical to U.S. capitalist class interests, which were embodied in U.S. imperialist ideology. That … 30 $3.00 Add
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From One Showdown to Another

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter looks at the election of the Parti Quebecois in 1976 and the aftermath of this historic election. It covers language laws introduced, tensions between English and French Canada, the … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Moses Hart: Reformist or Agitator?

From: The First Jews in North America

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On Moses Hart, the legal system, and his attitudes towards justice. 24 $2.40 Add