North America local history
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Infrastructures of Race: Concentration and Biopolitics in Colonial MexicoWinner, Humanities Book Prize, Mexico Section of the Latin American Studies Association, 2018Many scholars believe that the modern concentration camp was born during the Cuban war for independence when Spanish authorities ordered civilians living in rural areas to report to the nearest city with...
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The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940-1976: Stories from the Newsroom, Stories from the StreetMexico today is one of the most dangerous places in the world to report the news, and Mexicans have taken to the street to defend freedom of expression. As Benjamin T. Smith demonstrates in this history of the press and civil society, the cycle...
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The Ancient Maya and Their City of Tulum: Uncovering the Mysteries of an Ancient Civilization and Their City of GrandeurDiscover the ancient Maya civilization and one of their most popular toured ancient ruined cities of Tulum, Mexico in this detailed guidebook. Th e Ancient Maya and Th eir City of Tulum: Uncovering the Mysteries of An Ancient Civilization and Th eir City of...
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Haunted Hospitals: Eerie Tales about Hospitals, Sanatoriums, and Other InstitutionsA look inside the hospitals, asylums, and sanatoriums in which formal spectral residents refuse to move on. Hospitals are supposed to be places of healing, places of birth, and places of hope. But with all of the varying highs and lows that are experienced...
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Biographie-Bd-Hockey: Connor McDavidSee below for English description.Le 2 octobre 2016, Connor McDavid a marqué l'histoire de la Ligue nationale de hockey (LNH) quand il a été nommé capitaine des Oilers d'Edmonton à l'âge de 19 ans et 266 jours. Cela faisait de lui le plus jeune...
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Fields of Fire: The Canadians in NormandyWith Fields of Fire, Terry Copp challenges the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a failure - that the allies won only through the use of brute force, and that the Canadian soldiers and commanding officers were essentially...
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Promised Land PB: History and Historiography of the Black Experience in Chatham-Kent's Settlements and BeyondEschewing the often romanticized Underground Railroad narrative that portrays southern Ontario as the welcoming destination of Blacks fleeing from slavery, The Promised Land reveals the Chatham-Kent area as a crucial settlement site for an early Black presence in Canada. The contributors present the everyday...
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One Job Town: Work, Belonging, and Betrayal in Northern OntarioThere's a pervasive sense of betrayal in areas scarred by mine, mill and factory closures. Steven High's One Job Town delves into the long history of deindustrialization in the paper-making town of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, located on Canada's resource periphery. Much like hundreds of...
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The AztecsThe Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs. A thorough examination of Aztec origins and civilization including religion, science, and thought Incorporates the latest archaeological excavations and research into...
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Conversational Spanish Dialogues for Beginners and Intermediate Students: 100 Spanish Conversations and Short Stories Conversational Spanish LanguageIt can be very frustrating when you cannot communicate with Spanish speaking people and trivial things can be a cause of major annoyance, especially when you cannot explain yourself using Spanish. The best way to improve your Spanish is by reading a book from...
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Kinauvit?: What's Your Name? the Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for Her GrandmotherFrom the winner of the 2021 Governor General's Award for literature, a revelatory look into an obscured piece of Canadian history: what was then called the Eskimo Identification Tag System In 2001, Dr. Norma Dunning applied to the Nunavut Beneficiary program, requesting enrolment to...
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Covid 19 EchoesA must read. The heart piercing story of Covid 19 which we all are experiencing and so much more. What the world has gone through from March 2020. This book is to educate people on this virus that is covering the city, the province,...
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Breve Historia de Los AztecasA historical journey through the most outstanding aspects of Aztec art and society. The history of their gods, their temples, customs, myths... Un recorrido histórico por los aspectos del arte y la sociedad azteca más destacados. La historia de sus dioses, sus templos, costumbres,...
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Mysteries of Canada: Volume IAn assortment of real Canadian mysteries published on MysteriesOfCanada.com throughout the year 2018. Includes tales of clairvoyance, ghosts, poltergeists, lost treasure, superstitions, haunted hotels, and monsters.Author: Hammerson PetersPublisher: ISBN CanadaPublished: 02/13/2019Pages: 362Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.81dISBN: 9780993955877This title is not...
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In the Footsteps of Abraham Ulrikab: The Events of 1880-1881The story of Abraham Ulrikab is one of the saddest and most moving stories in Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Inuit and Canadian history. Hoping to improve his family's living conditions, in August 1880, Abraham agreed to head to Europe to become the latest "exotic" attraction in...
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Shaft Tombs and Figures in West Mexican Society: A ReassessmentThis volume brings together an international team of contributors to reconnect field research on the shaft tombs of western Mexico (ca. 300 B.C.-A.D. 500) with museum-based research on the distinctive human figures for which the region is known. These finely made figures and dioramas...
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The Northwest Passage: Atlantic to Pacific: A guide to the seawayFor five centuries Europeans sought a short cut across the top of the world. The quest for a passage to the riches of the Orient claimed many ships and many lives as explorers searched for a route through a labyrinth of islands and ice-strewn...
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City on StrikeThe 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was a key moment in Canadian history, when demands of workers and returning soldiers all played out in the bloody streets of Winnipeg. The governing elite condemned the strike organizers as "Bolsheviks" and unleashed waves of violence. The country...
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American Refugees: Turning to Canada for FreedomThe hopeful promise of a life in Canada and why Americans feel the urge to escape there When it became clear that Donald Trump would become the new US president on election night in 2016, the website for Citizenship and Immigration Canada crashed. It...
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This Is My Own: Letters to Wes and Other Writings on Japanese Canadians, 1941-1948This Is My Own: Letters to Wes and Other Writings on Japanese Canadians, 1941-1948 is a collection of letters written by Muriel Kitagawa during this period, as well as statements, essays and manuscripts which arose from Kitagawa's commitment to write about the injustices of...
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