James Lorimer and Company

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction The Urgent Need for Wartime Labour From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men View	A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter …	Dan Black	27	2019	$2.70 Add
From Introduction From: The Canadian Labour Movement View	Author Craig Heron introduces the reader to the broad outlines of economic and social development in Canada that helped to shape the Canadian labour movement since the mid-nineteenth century. It …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From Introduction From: Winnipeg 1919 View	Norman Penner provides a brief summary of the events of the strike and subsequent legal action and provides context for the documents that make up the text, as well as a disussion of the role …	Norman Penner	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War View	The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Italian immigrants in Canada and internment during the Second world War and outlines the goals of the book.	Jean Smith Cavaluzzo; Pamela Hickman	3	2012	$0.30 Add
From Introduction A Few Acres of Snow From: The Fall of New France View	Sets up the background information to really understand the fall of new france through looking at The New World, King William’s War 1689-1697, Queen Anne’s War 1701-1713, King …	Ronald J. Dale	8	2004	$0.80 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Komagata Maru View	The introduction provides a brief summary of the material covered in the book, introduces some of the individuals whose stories are told in the book and outlines the goals of the book.	Pamela Hickman	3	2014	$0.30 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax View	The introduction provides a brief summary of the material covered in the book, introduces some of the individuals whose stories are told in the book and outlines the goals of the book.	Arlene Chan	3	2014	$0.30 Add
From Introduction From: Basic Income For Canadians View	The introduction provides an overview of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic how it may play a role in the adoption of basic income.	Evelyn L. Forget	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From Introduction From: Living with Uncle View	An overview of Canada-US relations highlited the 1988 FTA, 9/11, NAFTA and trying to achieve a goal of economic unions with the US	Bruce Campbell; Ed Finn	7	2006	$0.70 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools View	The introduction provides a brief overview of the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and outlines the goals of the book.	Melanie Florence	1	2016	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Introduction Smart Cities in Canada From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs View	The introduction provides a general definition of what constitutes a “Smart City” as well as exploring what prompted the authors of this title to write about smart cities in Canada.	Alexandra Flynn; Mariana Valverde	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction Becoming Cool: Canada in the 1960s From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool View	The introduction sets the stage by exploring the Canadian cultural landscape of the 1960’s, the impact of the Centennial, Expo ‘67, and the election of Pierre Trudeau as prime minister.	Greg Marquis	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View	The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Africville, introduces some of the individuals whose stories are told in the book and outlines the goals of the book.	Gloria Ann Wesley	4	2019	$0.40 Add
From Introduction From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown defines Toronto’s ravines and urban forests as the city’s greatest civic treasure. He asserts that the definition of a "world class city" is …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	2	2020	$0.20 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War View	The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Japanese immigrants in Canada and internment during the Second world War and outlines the goals of the book.	Musako Fukawa; Pamela Hickman	4	2012	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction The Resilience of Jewish Culture Through History From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis View	This section provides a brief overview of the topics covered in the book as well as a discussion of Jewish culture. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents.	Rona Arato	3	2021	$0.30 Add