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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Textiles in Brunswick – The First Half-Century SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry From: A Distinct Alien Race View	This chapter looks at cotton manufacturing in what is now the State of Maine. It touches on the stories of various influential businessmen, the history of the Cabot Manufacturing Company, and the …	David Vermette	15	2018	$1.50 Add
From The 2011 Distemper From: Washington's Long War on Syria View	There are three views on the origins of the 2011 uprising in Syria whose wide circulation is inversely proportional to the degree to which the views have been critically examined. All are highly …	Stephen Gowans	28	2017	$2.80 Add
From The Aftermath A New War on Africa From: Slouching Towards Sirte View	In the Conclusion, Forte ends with an extension of one of the key themes in this book, namely that the war against Libya was also a war against Africa. He examines critical perspectives on regime …	Maximilian C. Forte	42	2012	$4.20 Add
From The Anti-Communist Police State From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires View	Chapter ten, Anti-Communist Police State After 1953 focuses on Washington’s commitment to rolling back communism in Korea. From the very first moments that Koreans had fought for freedom …	Stephen Gowans	18	2018	$1.80 Add
From The Arrival of Aaron Hart: A Dynasty Is Born From: The First Jews in North America View	This chapter discusses Aaron Hart’s settlement in Trois-Rivières and some historical and economic context in North American during the 18th century.	Denis Vaugeois	22	2012	$2.20 Add
From The Ba’athists’ Islamic Ally From: Washington's Long War on Syria View	There were two officially recognized Islamic states in the Middle East which played key roles in the conflict in Syria. One, Saudi Arabia, an important regional satellite of the United States, …	Stephen Gowans	10	2017	$1.00 Add
From The Battery of the North East From: Charging Ahead View	This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading.	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From The Best Strategies for Reducing Social Inequalities in Health From: Scandinavian Common Sense View	Social inequalities in health may now be clearly recognized, but this is not true of strategies for reducing them. This chapter describes two pioneering initiatives aimed at reducing social …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From The Black Robes Return From: Songs Upon the Rivers View	This chapter looks at the Black Robes and Catholic church’s role in some of the history of French-descended and French-speaking populations in North America.	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	43	2016	$4.30 Add
From The British Players and Their Stories From: Montreal, City of Secrets View	This chapter explores various British figures involved in the story of the Confederacy in Montreal.	Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace	14	2017	$1.40 Add
From The Campaign of 1950-1953 From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires View	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 …	Stephen Gowans	18	2018	$1.80 Add
From The Case of the Cabot Mill SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton From: A Distinct Alien Race View	The Cabot Company continued to house most of the rapidly growing Franco-American population throughout the 19th century; in this chapter, the author explores the history of this company and the …	David Vermette	24	2018	$2.40 Add
From The Characteristics of the Nordic Countries’ Policies From: Scandinavian Common Sense View	The Nordic model — that is, the modes of governance specific to Scandinavia and Finland — is examined in this chapter. All Nordic policies that in one way or another reduce social …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	18	2015	$1.80 Add
From The Den of Arabism From: Washington's Long War on Syria View	The constitution of the Ba’ath Party made a proclamation in its very first line which Washington could have only regarded with deep hostility: “The Arabs are one nation which has its …	Stephen Gowans	55	2017	$5.50 Add
The Einstein File The FBI’s Secret War Against the World’s Most Famous Scientist - New Updated Edition	Einstein arrived in the United States in 1933, the year the Nazis rose to power in Germany. From that moment until he died in 1955, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI—with other …	Ajamu Baraka; David Suzuki; Fred Jerome	402	2018	View
From The Electric Revolution From: Charging Ahead View	This chapter situates Hydro-Quebec and its impressive system and evolution in the context of the global electricity industry. It delves more into the history of H-Q and Quebec politics.	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	18	2019	$1.80 Add