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Preface and Introduction: What Didn’t Happen: The Case for Homelessness Prevention and A Framework for Homelessness Prevention
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Preface and Introduction: What Didn’t Happen: The Case for Homelessness Prevention and A Framework for Homelessness Prevention

From: Ending Homelessness in Canada

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 Editor James Hughes discuss the rapid increase of homelessness since the covid-19 pandemic. through this he outlines the need for a book of this type, to stop focusing on how to treatment … ; ; ; 30 $3.00 Add
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Preface and Introduction
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Preface and Introduction

Why Do We Need a “People’s History” for the Planet?

From: Humans

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 In this introductory chapter, the author explains that most histories examine the course of events from the perspective of elites, whereas this book embraces the method of social historians and … 9 $0.90 Add
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Preface and Introduction

From: Canada’s State Police

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 In this preface and introduction, Marquis examines the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, comparing official narratives to historical records. He explores how the RCMP prioritized … 16 $1.60 Add
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Preface and Introduction
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Preface and Introduction

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times

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 In this introduction, Himelfarb examines Canada’s position amid Trump’s second presidency, tracing Canada’s internationalist heritage from Pearson to Chrétien, and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Preface & Introduction

Preface & Introduction

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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 Outlines the arguments made in the book and why this book is important to the discussion going on ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Preface/Introduction

Let’s Make Canada the Great Country It Could Be / For Canada, the American Model is Unsafe at

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From: Canada after Harper

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 Finn describes Canada’s state under Harper and the country’s socioeconomic status. Nader describes how excessive corporate power and influence had transformed the United States into … ; 30 $3.00 Add
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Preface & Introduction

Preface & Introduction

An unwitting experiment

From: Oil’s Deep State

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 Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an unique and personal view on the hold oil companies have on our democratic institutions. He goes on to provide a brief history of … 14 $1.40 Add
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Preface: Living in the Middle Ground
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Preface: Living in the Middle Ground

From: Toronto: The First 13,000 Years

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 In this preface, Carruthers situates Toronto within its ecological landscape of lakes, rivers, and the Niagara Escarpment. 3 $0.30 Add
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Preface, Note on Language and Conceptualization and Introduction

Preface, Note on Language and Conceptualization and Introduction

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

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 In this chapter, the author explains his methodology for a book on Colonialism and Capitalism, as well as a note on considerations about terminology related to Indigenous peoples and the concepts … 32 $3.20 Add
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Preface to the New Edition

Preface to the New Edition

From: Honest Politics Now

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 Discusses ethics in politics and the effects of various forms of political corruption on democracy. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Prefaces to the Fourth, First and Second Editions

Prefaces to the Fourth, First and Second Editions

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

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 The prefaces to the fourth, first and second editions of this book outline the changes the various editions have seen and to what degree. ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Preparing for War

Preparing for War

From: Churchill and Fisher

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 Historian Barry Gough examines the preperations for war made by Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher (1911-1914) including the naval officers involved, the role of oil, the Mediterranean naval … 41 $4.10 Add
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PRESENT DAY

PRESENT DAY

From: Casa Loma

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 The castle today ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Principled Pragmatism in a World Without Guardrails
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Principled Pragmatism in a World Without Guardrails

From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

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 In this chapter, Robertson explores the erosion of the rules-based international order and its implications for Canada as a middle power. 14 $1.40 Add
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Private Foundations (aka Charity for the Rich)

Private Foundations (aka Charity for the Rich)

From: Bill Gates, Pay Your Fair Share of Taxes...Like We Do!

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 In Chapter 5, I look at private foundations. Contrary to popular belief, private foundations are not a good deal for public finances in the short or the medium term. A foundation has to spend … 20 $2.00 Add
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Privatized Policymaking on Toronto’s Waterfront
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Privatized Policymaking on Toronto’s Waterfront

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

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 Chapter 4 explores how smart cities projects allow private companies to shape municipal policies to suit their own interests as opposed to the interests of the population. 15 $1.50 Add