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Chapter Two: Trail of a Killer
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Chapter Two: Trail of a Killer

From: Murder in Renfrew County

This chapter acts as a case study and details how each of Borutski’s former partners found themselves victim to Intimate partner violence. Dean Beeby highlights the unique steps each woman … 84 $8.40 Add
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Child Poverty Must Be Eradicated

Child Poverty Must Be Eradicated

From: Canada after Harper

In my chapter, I call Canada’s steep rate of poverty — especially child poverty — a national disgrace for a country so bountifully endowed with wealth and resources. 11 $1.10 Add
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China can keep its discriminatory laws

China can keep its discriminatory laws

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

Outlines the lopsided nature of the FIPA regarding the fact that China has more law in place against foreign investment than Canada does. 9 $0.90 Add
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China to Canada: Death at Sea

China to Canada: Death at Sea

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

Within the story of Livingstone’s return journey to Canada, Black details the conditions on board CLC ships and the many ailments faced by the men of the CLC. (Chapter includes two photographs) 22 $2.20 Add
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China to Canada: Examinations and Inoculations

China to Canada: Examinations and Inoculations

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

The chapter outlines the health and physical requirements CLC recruits had to meet in order to join the corps. (Chapter includes four photographs) 21 $2.10 Add
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China to Canada: Life and Death at William Head

China to Canada: Life and Death at William Head

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

The chapter examines daily life at William Head for the men of the CLC. (Chapter includes three photographs) 21 $2.10 Add
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China to Canada: New Arrivals, Old Assumptions

China to Canada: New Arrivals, Old Assumptions

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

CLC contingents often spent months at William Head due to outbreaks of small pox, scarlet fever, and other contagious diseases sailing to Canada. (Chapter includes one map and three photographs) 20 $2.00 Add
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China to Canada: Quarantined at William Head

China to Canada: Quarantined at William Head

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

A short history of William Head, a quarantine station on Canada’s west coast that housed the CLC men arriving from China. (Chapter includes one photograph) 19 $1.90 Add
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China to Canada: Veil of Secrecy

China to Canada: Veil of Secrecy

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

As Livingstone and a contingent of CLC men set sail for Canada, the Canadian government issues an edict to keep the arrival and transportation of the CLC across the country secret. (Chapter … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chomiak and Savaryn and Fortress Edmonton

Chomiak and Savaryn and Fortress Edmonton

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses the tensions between the right and left wing factions of Ukrainian-Canadian people in regards to cultural memory following World War II. 3 $0.30 Add
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Chomiaks in Edmonton

Chomiaks in Edmonton

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses how Ukrainian SS soldiers and Nazi collaborators immigrated to Canada following World War II. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chronology of the Main Events of the Winnipeg General Strike

Chronology of the Main Events of the Winnipeg General Strike

From: Winnipeg 1919

A day-by-day summary of the events of the strike, from May 1-June 26, 1919 3 $0.30 Add
Churchill and Fisher

Churchill and Fisher

The titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War

A vivid study of the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty during the First World War. … 656 View
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Civil Rights in Canada during the pre-charter era

Civil Rights in Canada during the pre-charter era

From: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Chapter 1 considers the nature of human rights and civil liberties. It also recounts some human rights issues in Canada prior to the Charter era, including some leading Canadian Bill of Rights … 44 $4.40 Add
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Women

Women

The power of a number

From: The United Nations in the 21st Century

Security Council Resolution 1325 as a perfect example of the mission of the UN: challenging discrimination, social justice, recognizing obstacles, and renewing determination to overcome failures … 7 $0.70 Add
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Class War Waged from  Above, 1975–2000
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Class War Waged from Above, 1975–2000

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer examines the decline of Canadian labour movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. Provincial government officials fought civil servants over wages and weakened unions’ … 13 $1.30 Add