Finding Diefenbunker
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Finding Diefenbunker
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Author : Sara Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2015-06-29
Finding Diefenbunker written by Sara Matthews and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with Art categories.
The text discusses the legacy of the Cold War in Canada by looking at Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s “Diefenbunkers”—eleven nuclear fallout shelters constructed in secret in the late 1950s to protect the Canadian national and provincial governments from a nuclear strike. While many of these sites have fallen into disrepair or been sold off, one such site has recently been repurposed as “Canada’s Cold War Museum” with the explicit purpose of fostering “interest and critical understanding of the Cold War.” The text questions how the site, its museumological apparatus, and the community curation of various rooms in the museum, constructs a “Cold War” for use in Canadian memory; questions the validity of considering the Diefenbunker as a memory site, following Pierre Nora’s seminal concept; and explores the role of fictions in the interactive exhibits that aim to engage Canadian youth—in particular—in the issues of nuclear war, emergency measures, and the role of civil defence. The museum and its displays are interrogated for their performance of and possibilities for inscription, re-inscription, and resignification of Canadian cultural memory.
The Politics Of Media Scarcity
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Author : Greg Elmer
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-01-31
The Politics Of Media Scarcity written by Greg Elmer and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book questions the predominance of “media abundance” as a guiding concept for contemporary mediated politics. The authors argue that media abundance is not a universal condition, and that certain individuals, communities, and even nations can more accurately be referred to as media scarce – where access to media technologies and content is limited, highly controlled, or surveilled. Through case studies that focus on guerilla militants, incarcerated Indigenous people, and cold war‐era infrastructure, including Soviet “closed” or “secret” cities and Canadian nuclear bunkers, the book’s chapters interrogate how the once media scarce later “speak” to – and can be heard by – the predominant, abundant media culture. Drawing from several art projects and diverse cultural sites, the book highlights how media scarce communities negotiate and otherwise narrate their place in the world, their past experiences and lives, and escape from subjugation. To better understand media scarce politics, the book asks how and when communities become – by accident or force, by choice or necessity – media scarce. This innovative and insightful text will appeal to students and scholars around the world working in the areas of media and politics, art and politics, visual studies, surveillance studies, and communication studies.
Lost Nuke
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Author : Dirk Septer
language : en
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Release Date : 2016
Lost Nuke written by Dirk Septer and has been published by Heritage House Publishing Co this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
"A story seemingly drawn out of a Hollywood action script...Gripping stuff."--Canada's History Just before midnight on February 13, 1950, three engines of a US Air Force B-36 intercontinental bomber caught fire over Canada's northwest coast. The crew jumped, and the plane ditched somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Almost four years later, the wreck of the bomber was found accidentally in a remote location in the coastal mountains of British Columbia, three hours' flying time in the opposite direction of where it was supposed to have crashed. After years of silence, the United States finally admitted to losing its very first nuclear bomb; the incident was its first Broken Arrow, the code name for accidents involving nuclear weapons. But was the bomb dropped and exploded over the Inside Passage, or was it blown up at the aircraft's resting place in the mountains? This Cold War-era tale follows the last flight of bomber 075 and attempts to unravel the real story behind more than fifty years of secrecy, misdirection, and misinformation.
Give Me Shelter
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Author : Andrew Paul Burtch
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2012
Give Me Shelter written by Andrew Paul Burtch and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
What do you do when a nuclear weapon detonates nearby? During the early Cold War years of 1945-63, Civil Defence Canada and the Emergency Measures Organization planned for just such a disaster and encouraged citizens to prepare their families and their cities for nuclear war. By the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil defence program was widely mocked, and the public was vastly unprepared for nuclear war. Canada’s civil defence program was born in the early Cold War, when fears of conflict between the superpowers ran high. Give Me Shelter features previously unreleased documents detailing Canada’s nuclear survival plans. Andrew Burtch reveals how the organization publicly appealed to citizens to prepare for disaster themselves -- from volunteering as air-raid wardens to building fallout shelters. This tactic ultimately failed, however, due to a skeptical populace, chronic underfunding, and repeated bureaucratic fumbling. Give Me Shelter exposes the challenges of educating the public in the face of the looming threat of nuclear annihilation. Give Me Shelter explains how governments and the public prepared for the unexpected. It is essential reading for historians, policymakers, and anybody interested in Canada’s Cold War home front.
Mass Murder Police Mayhem
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Author : Dean Beeby
language : en
Publisher: Formac Publishing Company
Release Date : 2023-08-29
Mass Murder Police Mayhem written by Dean Beeby and has been published by Formac Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-29 with True Crime categories.
A layperson’s guide to the report that explains how the senseless tragedy in Portapique happened, and how we can prevent such violence in the future. In this book Dean Beeby distills the extensive research of the Mass Casualty Commission into a readable account of exactly what happened during 13 chaotic hours when 22 Nova Scotians were murdered in April 2020. The commission tracked the perpetrator’s movements and pieced together the actions of all involved RCMP members. The Mounties’ fatal errors – failing to believe citizens reporting that the murderer was driving a replica RCMP car and failing to recognize his back road escape route among many others – are documented in the report and set out in this book. Dean Beeby describes the background to these events, including the numerous times the killer was involved with police and their repeated failures to deal with the danger he represented to his community and the public. The Commission made 130 recommendations for action, two-thirds of them dealing with the RCMP. Dean Beeby offers a plain language description of each of these recommendations, enabling readers to keep track of how the RCMP and other agencies respond to the commission’s demands for major reforms. The Mass Casualty Commission’s exhaustive investigation cost almost $50 million, and yielded a massive final report. The report was published in seven volumes of 3,000 pages in total. This book is intended to give readers access to the key content of this important public record.
Broken Arrow 1 E Book
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Author : John Clearwater
language : en
Publisher: Hancock House Publishers
Release Date : 2008
Broken Arrow 1 E Book written by John Clearwater and has been published by Hancock House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Aircraft accidents categories.
Spy Camp
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Author : Stuart Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-04-02
Spy Camp written by Stuart Gibbs and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In the second book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, top-secret training continues into summer for aspiring spy Ben Ripley—and so does the danger. Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly average—he’s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer’s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But that’s not going to happen during required spy survival training at a rustic wilderness camp, where SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, has infiltrated the spies’ ranks. Can Ben root out the enemy before it takes him out—for good?
Ontario
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Author : Pascale Couture
language : en
Publisher: Ulysses
Release Date : 2001
Ontario written by Pascale Couture and has been published by Ulysses this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Travel categories.
This guide leads readers along the banks of the St. Lawrence River and the shores of the Great Lakes, through charming 19th-century villages, and to Toronto, the multicultural capital of Ontario. Included are descriptions of attractions, the best establishments, accommodations, restaurants, outdoor activities and nightlife. 40 detailed maps.
Saturday Night
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Saturday Night written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Canadian periodicals categories.
The Washington Post Index
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Washington Post Index written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Washington post (Washington, D.C.) categories.