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Children vs. Mammalian Diving Reflex

Children vs. Mammalian Diving Reflex

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

In this chapter, the author unpacks the insights that emerged from collaborations between the Mammalian Diving Reflex company and projects with children. He describes the collaboration method … 42 $4.20 Add
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Children vs. Social Acupuncture

Children vs. Social Acupuncture

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

The author first explains what he means by social acupuncture, and why it is his preferred method of social change promotion. Then he offers case studies of his collaboration between his … 23 $2.30 Add
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Children vs. The Future

Children vs. The Future

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

In the last chapter, the author situates his writing up to this point within the modern context of children being coddled and protected to the point of limiting their freedoms to move and play, … 6 $0.60 Add
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Children vs.  Work

Children vs. Work

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

In the second chapter, the author articulates the importance of work and the way it confers legitimacy, and then looks carefully at the distinction between exploitative and non-exploitative child … 17 $1.70 Add
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Chinese Cafés

Chinese Cafés

Survival and Danger

From: The Ward

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Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback Dilemmas
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Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback Dilemmas

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 5 explores the dilemma of cities during the Cold War. Topics discussed include nuclear war, de-urbanization, Cold War anxieties, commercialization, telephones, and more. 12 $1.20 Add
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Cities for Women and Girls
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Cities for Women and Girls

From: Messy Cities

ElsaMarie D’Silva writes about the danger that crowded public spaces and transport potentially hold for female bodies, and that the chaotic nature of urban life can endanger vulnerable targets further. 7 $0.70 Add
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City Lights
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City Lights

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 4 explores the history of lighting cities. Topics discussed include Billboards, gas lighting, electric lighting, darkness and crime, industrialization, public … 13 $1.30 Add
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City of Love at the Castle on the Hill

City of Love at the Castle on the Hill

From: Any Other Way

Maureen Fitzgerald recalls the events surrounding a mass gay wedding at Toronto’s Casa Loma during Rob Ford’s tenure as mayor. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Closing the Spy Holes at the Parkside Tavern

Closing the Spy Holes at the Parkside Tavern

From: Any Other Way

Gerald Hannon describes how Toronto’s Morality Beaureau used peepholes at the Parkside Tavern to arrest dozens of gay men, and how the author and several other activists met with the … 2 $0.20 Add
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Co-operative Living Happens in the Kitchen!

Co-operative Living Happens in the Kitchen!

From: Any Other Way

Dennis Findlay recalls his experiences living in a house in Toronto in the 1970’s, centered around the kitchen. 2 $0.20 Add
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Coaching as If your Life Depended on It
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Coaching as If your Life Depended on It

From: Rebound

This chapter examines the role of coaches and coaching in community sport. 5 $0.50 Add
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Coconuts in the Latrines!

Coconuts in the Latrines!

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Coda

Coda

From: Curry

This chapter discusses Ruthnum’s own ideas of identity beyond those he writes about. There is a discussion of the tropes associated with South Asian writers, the categorizations they beg to … 8 $0.80 Add
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

Culinary Carry-On

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

In the conclusion John Lorinc  reflects on the family tree and map of dumplings, improvisation and change, tradition and culture. 7 $0.70 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: The Seed

In this chapter, Kimball details her pregnancy journey and the support she had during this time. There is discussion around humanizing women dealing with infertility and how society comprehends … 16 $1.60 Add