Baraka Books
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From  Contacts: Prejudice from Overseas |
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 … | Francesco Filippi | 38 | 2024 | $3.80 Add |
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From  Conquest |
This chapter is Rob Rolfe’s poem "Conquest." | Rob Rolfe | 1 | 2024 | $0.10 Add |
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From  NEW! "Cora or Soccer Serenade"From: Blind Persistence |
This chapter is Victor Hernández Cruz’s stream-of-consciousness poem in "Blind Persistence." | Victor Hernández Cruz | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! 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 … | Samir Saul | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Creating DemandFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Critical Views on the Nordic Countries’ Policies |
This chapter outlines some critical perspectives on the Nordic model. In public health, as in economics, the complex interaction of many factors must be taken into account; therefore it is useful … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Critics |
In this chapter, Rabkin traces opposition to Zionism from the early twentieth century to the present. | Yakov Rabkin | 11 | 2026 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Dance and Song Before StoryWas 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. | Shawn Wong | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Day of CargoFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson expands on his experiences in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood. | Fred Anderson | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  DenouementFrom: The Einstein File |
This chapter explores the early 1950s, the context of the McCarthy era/McCarthyism and the McCarthy/Hoover anti communist crusade, and Einstein’s life and position during this period. It … | Fred Jerome | 41 | 2018 | $4.10 Add |
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From Departures: Unplanned Birth of an Imperial Power |
In this chapter, Filippi traces the origins of Italian colonialism, from the House of Savoy’s slave-trade connections to the creation of the Eritrea colony in 1890. | Francesco Filippi | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Depression and War (1930-1945)From: The History of Montréal |
From 1930 onwards, Montreal went through a rocky period that would last for some 15 years. The Great Depression nipped the hopes of the previous decade in the bud and plunged the city into a … | Paul-André Linteau | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Desperately Seeking a Higher Moral GroundFrom: Razing Palestine |
In this chapter, Davies examines the moral and political costs of opposing the genocide in Gaza, tracing how dissent is met with censorship, job loss, and surveillance in Canada. | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add | |
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From Difficult Days (1976-1994)From: The History of Montréal |
In the 1970s, Montreal entered a long period of weak growth and economic restructuring. Dark, gloomy clouds settled over the city. But, in spite of everything, it continued to be renowned around … | Paul-André Linteau | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From Diplomacy |
This chapter is Rob Rolfe’s poem "Diplomacy." | Rob Rolfe | 1 | 2024 | $0.10 Add |
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From Discovering AmericaFrom: The Einstein File |
This chapter offers some historical context, discusses some major events in the lives of Einstein and his family, Einstein’s political beliefs and criticisms in both the US and Europe, his … | Fred Jerome | 49 | 2018 | $4.90 Add |
