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Chile, 1973

Chile, 1973

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s role in opposing Chile’s elected President Salvador Allende and its rapid support of General Pinochet’s dictatorship … ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chronology, Translator's Note, and Notes

Chronology, Translator’s Note, and Notes

From: But We Built Roads for Them

This "chapter" includes a chronology of events, translator’s notes, and references. 25 $2.50 Add
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Cities and Nation-States
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Cities and Nation-States

Section 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … 11 $1.10 Add
Cities Matter
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Cities Matter

A Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist

Why do cities exist? Can’t we find better ways of organizing life on earth? With the climate crisis and other environmental issues, are cities part of the problem? Or can they help solve … 152 View
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City Instabilities
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City Instabilities

Section 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 5 examines the weaknesses of cities. The chapter focuses on exploring the built-in instabilities of cities such as congestion, pollution, crime, labour reducing process innovations, … 7 $0.70 Add
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Columbia, 1953

Columbia, 1953

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk explores General Rojas Pinilla’s 1953 military coup in Colombia and Canada’s commercial entanglement with his dictatorial regime. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

From: The Killer's Henchman

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Conclusion
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Conclusion

From: Cities Matter

The conclusion reflects on COVID-19’s impact on cities, urban anxiety, healthy cities, and what kind of society we want to live in. 6 $0.60 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: But We Built Roads for Them

In this chapter, Filippi examines Italy’s colonial legacy in Libya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, arguing that the failure to confront that history still shapes racial attitudes and foreign policy. 5 $0.50 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this concluding chapter, Engler and Schalk challenge Canada’s reputation as a democratic actor, tracing its history of backing over twenty foreign coups and subverting Indigenous … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Stolen Motherhood

The conclusion touches on the nature of the demand for surrogacy and argues that surrogacy should be banned internationally. 13 $1.30 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Montreal and the Bomb

The conclusion explores the Montreal Laboratory employees’s reactions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the document “Canada’s Role in Atomic Bomb Drama," Canada’s role in … 19 $1.90 Add
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Contacts: Prejudice from Overseas

Contacts: Prejudice from Overseas

From: But We Built Roads for Them

In this chapter, Filippi examines how Italian media and propaganda constructed a “civilizing” narrative to justify colonial expansion across Eritrea, Somalia, Libya, and Ethiopia from … 38 $3.80 Add
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Conquest

Conquest

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

This chapter is Rob Rolfe’s poem "Conquest." 1 $0.10 Add
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Cracks in mercantilist imperialism (1776-1815)
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Cracks in mercantilist imperialism (1776-1815)

From: Imperialism

In this chapter, Saul traces the unravelling of the mercantilist colonial system between 1776 and 1815. He examines how the American Revolution, Adam Smith’s free trade arguments, and the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Dance and Song Before Story

Dance and Song Before Story

Was Flower Drum Song a Phantasy?

From: Bigotry on Broadway

Ishmael Reed interviews Shawn Wong regarding anti-Asian racism in Flower Drum Song, other theatre productions, and the industry at large. 18 $1.80 Add