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3. Gentrification is about Taste

From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies

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Chapter 3 focuses on how gentrification develops cultural capital or cultural power that feeds the continued gentrification of urban spaces. Topics discussed include the Cereal Killer Café … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Generation No One Was Counting On

From: In Defiance

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The meetings at some schools attract thousands of students, and the debates about the strike heat up. This chapter asks why this particular generation of students became vocal and active so quickly. ; 9 $0.90 Add
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A Good Dose of Materialism Helps a Bad Case of Affluenza

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 2 examines our current culture of convenience, discussing topics including consuming and producing, credit cards and credit card debt, consumerism (the love of buying things) verses … 27 $2.70 Add
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A Good Idea Goes Viral

From: The Case for Basic Income

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This chapter highlights the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on low-wage "essential" workers, racialized populations, and women; the pandemic revealed that many Canadians suffer from … ; ; 30 $3.00 Add
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A Mixed Blessing

The Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867

From: Worth Fighting For

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This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus

An Historical Canada-US Comparison

From: “Too Asian”?

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At its heart, the “Too Asian” controversy is about weighing the benefits to the community against the rights of the individual. That balancing act extends far beyond the campus, and … 12 $1.20 Add
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Back to the Future? The Choice Is Ours

From: Persistent Poverty

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Beyond Gender: Race, Realness, and What Counts as Drag

From: Decolonize Drag

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Khubchandani examines drag in the context of race, ethnicity, location, class, and physical abilities. This chapter discusses the ballroom scene, the concept of "realness" in regards to … 28 $2.80 Add
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Black and British

A Lived Contradiction

From: Thinking While Black

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This chapter detailed Paul Gilroy’s life after 1968 and his interest in the rebel spirit of black American and Caribbean musicians. Topics include British immigration policy, political … 32 $3.20 Add
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Capital and the Left

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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This chapter focuses on the past and future of the feminist movement, divisions in this movement, and the connection between feminism and socialism. 7 $0.70 Add
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Historical Background

From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You

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This chapter includes the following sections: Mysterious Sickness – Discovery – Early Effects on Health – Radiation Protection Measures – Effect of Hiroshima and Nagasaki … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Public Denial

From: Going Public

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Why Speak of the Witch Hunts Again

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

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The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading consists of an essay written in the … 4 $0.40 Add
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City of Moms

From: Feminist City

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Kern examines how the bodies of pregnant women change the way they are perceived in public. 37 $3.70 Add