Brings a fresh perspective and new ideas to Canada's most glaring piece of unfinished business: the place of Indigenous peoples within the country's political and economic space. The story is told through Arthur's voice but he traces...
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Author:Manuel, ArthurSummary: -
Author:Hayes, ChristopherSummary:Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption...
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Author:Robinson, RandallSummary:A national best-selling author and founder of the TransAfrica forum, Randall Robinson is one of the most respected voices of the African-American community. In this powerful book, he convincingly argues that African Americans must...
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When the North Atlantic cod fishery collapsed in the 1990's, it catapulted over 30,000 fishers out of work - the largest layoff in Canadian history. This is the story of two brothers in a remote community who had built their own...
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Author:Bourgois, Philippe I.Summary:This powerful study immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug addiction in the contemporary United States. For over a decade Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg followed a social network of two dozen heroin injectors...
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Under President Xi Jinping, China has become a large and confident power both at home and abroad, but the country also faces serious challenges. In this critical take on China's future, economist George Magnus explores four key...
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Author:Taussig, Michael T.Summary:In this book, a make-believe cocaine museum becomes a vantage point from which to assess the lives of Afro-Colombian gold miners drawn into the dangerous world of cocaine production in the rain forest of Colombia's Pacific Coast....
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Author:Harris, MalcolmSummary:A millennial investigates why his generation is worse off economically than their parents in this devastating portrait of what it means to be young in America. Pushing aside stereotypes, what actually unites this generation? The short...
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Author:Poelzer, Greg, Coates, KennethSummary:"Canada is a country founded on relationships and treaties between Indigenous people and newcomers. Although recent court cases have strengthened Aboriginal rights, the cooperative spirit of the treaties is being lost as Canadians...
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Author:Barker, JohnSummary:
