Baraka Books
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From  The Characteristics of the Nordic Countries’ Policies |
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 |
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From  The Child at the Heart of SurrogacyFrom: Stolen Motherhood |
This chapter focuses on the children at the "heart" of surrogacy, highlighting these children’s wellbeing, future, and all other considerations, which the author argues are … | Maria De Koninck | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
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From  NEW! The City RegionSection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 8 focuses on how urban growth impacts surrounding areas, discussing impact on rural areas, industrial diversity, the value of land to build factories, houses for workers and their … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From  The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 |
In this chapter,Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s military and political role in the overthrow and assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of … | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From  The Den of Arabism |
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 |
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From The Dominican Republic, 1963 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1963 military coup against elected President Juan Bosch in the Dominican Republic and the 1965 US invasion that followed. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
 The Einstein FileThe 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 |
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From  The Electric RevolutionFrom: Charging Ahead |
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 |
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From  “… the elementary relationship between land and people …”: Geographical and Ethnological Paradigms / Early Geographical Studies, 1881-1883: Inuit Occupancy in the ArcticChapters 1 and 2 From: The Franz Boas Enigma |
Chapter 1 discusses Franz Boas’ life and research/various publications and their importance as well as explores his interests, academic directions, and influences. Chapter 2 explores … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
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From  The Empire of Japan |
Chapter One The Empire of Japan/i> focuses on the rise of Japanese imperialism and colonialism in Korea. As an emerging industrial power, Japan required access to vital raw materials necessary … | Stephen Gowans | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
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From  The Evanescence of a Great Family and a Founding Community: Sephardim vs. Ashkenazim |
This chapter tells the story of Benjamin Hart, looking at the Hart family’s experiences during the 19th century. | Denis Vaugeois | 31 | 2012 | $3.10 Add |
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From The Example of the Nordic Countries |
Even between countries with comparable overall levels of wealth, and thus of human and material resources, international comparisons reveal great disparities between indicators of poverty and … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The Final Years 1948-1955 |
In this chapter, Jerome examines Einstein’s final years, 1948 to 1955, centring on his complex relationship with the newly established State of Israel and his opposition to the nuclear arms race. | Fred Jerome | 26 | 2024 | $2.60 Add |
The First Jews in North AmericaThe Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family, 1760-1860 |
“Vaugeois’s fascinating account, amply illustrated by archival documents, is a valuable contribution to the history of Quebec, Canada and minority-majority relations.” The … | Denis Vaugeois; Käthe Roth | 380 | 2012 | View |
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From The First Real Holy War |
In the conclusion, The First Real Holy War Gowans reflects on the long struggle for freedom and the future of colonized states across the world. | Stephen Gowans | 3 | 2018 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! The First U.S. Regime Change in Syria—The Early Cold WarFrom: Syria |
In this chapter, Kuzmarov and Kovalik trace the U.S. covert interference in Syria from the Truman administration through the early Cold War, beginning with the 1949 CIA-engineered coup against … | Dan Kovalik; Jeremy Kuzmarov | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
