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The Politics of Becoming

The Politics of Becoming

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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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The Power of a Word

The Power of a Word

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

In Chapter 3, Philpot discusses how Central Africa has been turned upside down in the pursuit of génocidaires. Philpot examines how with the support of the United States, Canada, the United … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Rationale for Regime Change
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The Rationale for Regime Change

From: Rwanda's 30-Year Assault on Congo

In this chapter, Rever examines the economic and strategic rationales behind international involvement in the Congo region from the late 1980s onward, focusing on mineral extraction. 16 $1.60 Add
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The Reactive Customer

The Reactive Customer

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s customers and their perception of H-Q. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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The Rise of Brics+
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The Rise of Brics+

From: Last Call for Canada

In this chapter, McFarlane traces the evolution of BRICS from its 1998 origins to its 2025 expansion as BRICS+, examining how China, India, Russia, and partners challenged Western economic dominance. 13 $1.30 Add
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The Savage City
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The Savage City

From: Blind Persistence

In this chapter, English traces American racial justice through the late 1960s. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part I

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part one of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part II

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part two of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part III

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part three of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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The Smart Bill is Coming

The Smart Bill is Coming

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter highlights Hydro-Sherbrooke, a system separate from Hydro-Quebec, and explores the ways in which H-Q could learn from Hydro-Sherbrooke. It then looks to the future of H-Q and the … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The story of La Florida: From Chapter One of The Moor's Account
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The story of La Florida: From Chapter One of The Moor’s Account

From: Blind Persistence

In this chapter, Lalami, describes the life of Mustafa ibn Muhammad, an enslaved Moorish man renamed Estebanico. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Strike

The Strike

From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike

In this chapter, Leah examines the conditions that led to the 1937 General Motors strike in Oshawa, Ontario, and the organization of the strike itself. 75 $7.50 Add
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The Supply Region
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The Supply Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 10 explores supply regions also know as resource economies, which are areas that are endowed with highly demanded natural resources and exploited as such. This chapter discusses the … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Transplant Region
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The Transplant Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 11 describes how transplant regions are brought to life by the transfer of work from a congested city to a lower-cost production area. The chapter explores their relationship with supply … 5 $0.50 Add
The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike

The Truth About the ’37 Oshawa GM Strike

They Made Cars and They Made Plans: Reds, the Rank and File, and International Solidarity Unionized GM

Autoworkers unionized the General Motors plant in Oshawa in 1937 after a bitterly fought strike that pitted them against a rabidly anti-union government, hostile press and GM corporation. It was … 288 View
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The Unbearable Whiteness of <i>Oklahoma!</i>

The Unbearable Whiteness of Oklahoma!

From: Bigotry on Broadway

The author explores the ways in which Okahoma! is about whiteness. 10 $1.00 Add