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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Final Years 1948-1955 From: Einstein on Israel and Zionism View	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 America The 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
From The First Real Holy War From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires View	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
From NEW! The First U.S. Regime Change in Syria—The Early Cold War From: Syria View	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
From NEW! The Forward City Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter View	Chapter 7 Economic literature now uses the term Jacobs’ agglomeration, and the term “forward city” is original to this text. The chapter describes “Jacobs …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	6	2022	$0.60 Add
The Franz Boas Enigma Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences	“… Franz Boas has remained an enigma, so misunderstood as a person and so often misrepresented as an anthropologist.” William S. Willis, Jr. How did Franz Boas become the …	Ludger Müller-Wille	188	2014	View
From The French Empire and the First Metis of the Old Northwest From: Songs Upon the Rivers View	This chapter explores Metis history, looking at the history of various Metis communities across North America and the formation of Métis identity. It covers some early French colonial …	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	44	2016	$4.40 Add
From The Fur Trade and the Metis of the New Northwest From: Songs Upon the Rivers View	This chapter examines the history of the British (and later Canadian) fur trade, taking the role of a latter-day witness to the arrival of French-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest. It …	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	28	2016	$2.80 Add
From The Future is Here From: Charging Ahead View	This chapter explores challenges faced by Hydro-Quebec and the future of their system and technologies. It explores the possibility of H-Q getting involved in new energy alternatives, in …	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	21	2019	$2.10 Add
From NEW! The Future of Montreal and 2nd-rank Cities Section 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy From: Cities Matter View	Chapter 15 reflects on the future of the city of Montreal, exploring topics including the history of Montreal, Jacobs’ opinion on Montreal, comparison to Boston, the challenges of being a …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	24	2022	$2.40 Add
From The Hart Clan: Introductions From: The First Jews in North America View	An introduction to the family at the heart of this book and their choice to settle and remain in Trois-Rivières.	Denis Vaugeois	28	2012	$2.80 Add
From The Heart of an Empire From: The History of Montréal View	For close to a century, Montreal was the beating heart of a commercial and political empire that covered a large portion of North America. This chapter explores this aspect of Montreal’s …	Paul-André Linteau	10	2013	$1.00 Add
From The Heart of Dark Imaginations From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa View	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
From The Hidden Hand– John Wilkes Booth in Montreal From: Montreal, City of Secrets View	In the fateful fall of 1864, a number of plots were afoot in Montreal. The city was bubbling with plots, counterplots, and conspiracies. This chapter explores these plots and John Wilkes …	Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace	24	2017	$2.40 Add
The History of Montréal The Story of a Great North American City	Montreal is one of those unique cities at the crossroads of history. Paul-André Linteau’s The History of Montréal provides essential background for both Montrealers and all those …	Paul-André Linteau	206	2013	View
From NEW! The Hub/Entrepot City Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter View	Chapter 9 examines entrepot cities, which are cities that serve as warehouses to export product from a nearby supply region as it is waiting to be transported to other markets. It discusses …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	6	2022	$0.60 Add