Ubc Press: 266 books
Brand Command
Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
This book will fascinate anyone who is interested in how Ottawa works and where Canadian politics is headed.
Speaking for Ourselves
Environmental Justice in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Environmental justice as a concept has evolved over the past two decades to offer new, challenging directions for social movements, public policy, and public planning. Researchers worldwide now position social equity as a building block for sustainability. Yet the relationship between social equity...
Big Tent Politics
The Liberal Party’s Long Mastery of Canada’s Public Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the most successful parties in the democratic world. It dominated Canadian politics for a century, practising an inclusive style of “big tent” politics that allowed it to fend off opponents on both the left and right. How did it do this? What kind of party...
From Slave Girls to Salvation
Gender, Race, and Victoria’s Chinese Rescue Home, 1886-1923
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Students and scholars of women’s and gender studies; Chinese, Japanese, and Asian Canadian history; BC studies; migration; and critical race studies will want this book on their shelf, along with anyone interested in the history of the Pacific Northwest in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy
Parliament, Politics, and Canada’s Global Posture
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
In 2015 the Harper era in Canadian foreign policy was over, suggesting a return to the priorities of a gentler, more cooperative Liberal governments. But was the Harper era really so different? And if so, why? This comprehensive analysis of Canada’s foreign policy during this era addresses these...
Points of Entry
How Canada’s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Every year, over 1.3 million people apply to visit, work, or settle in Canada and discover that their future rests in visa officers’ hands. How do these officers decide who gets in? Seeking answers to this question, Vic Satzewich gained access to eleven overseas visa offices. Points of Entry reveals...
Health Advocacy, Inc.
How Pharmaceutical Funding Changed the Breast Cancer Movement
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Over the past several decades, a gradual reduction in state funding has pressured patient groups into forming private-sector partnerships, raising an important ethical question: do these alliances ultimately lead to policies that are counter to the public interest? Health activist, scholar, and cancer...
Cleaner, Greener, Healthier
A Prescription for Stronger Canadian Environmental Laws and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Despite Canada’s enduring image as a natural paradise, every year thousands of Canadians become ill or die prematurely as a result of exposure to environmental hazards. Canadians understand that their health is inextricably linked to the health of the environment and are deeply concerned about the...
The New Lawyer
How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice of Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Today’s justice system and the legal profession have rendered the “lawyer-warrior” notion outdated, shifting toward conflict resolution rather than protracted litigation. The new lawyer’s skills go beyond court battles to encompass negotiation, mediation, collaborative practice, and restorative...
The New Lawyer, Second Edition
How Clients Are Transforming the Practice of Law
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2017
The New Lawyer, Second Edition, analyzes the fundamental changes transforming the role of lawyers, the nature of client service, and the basic principles of legal practice. The first edition, published in 2008, quickly became an essential resource for lawyers and legal educators and further established...
The Industrial Diet
The Degradation of Food and the Struggle for Healthy Eating
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
The Industrial Diet chronicles the long-term transformation of food from a natural resource into an edible commodity that far too often fails to nourish us. Anthony Winson reveals how a combination of technological changes, population growth, and political and economic factors helped constitute and transform...
Museums and the Past
Constructing Historical Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Museums and the Past explores the central role of museums as memory keepers and makers. Using case studies from a Canadian context, the contributors to this collection reflect on the challenges in maintaining and developing museums as meaningful places of memory and learning. Discussions of museum...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The urgent need to resolve conflicts over forests, fisheries, farming practices, urban sprawl, and greenhouse-gas reductions, among many others, calls for a critical rethinking of the nature of our democracy and citizenship. This work aims to move the ideas of green democracy and ecological citizenship...
Indigenous Peoples and Autonomy
Insights for a Global Age
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
When the UN adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, it brought the negative effect of globalization on the lives of Indigenous peoples to the centre of public debate.The contributors to this innovative collection extend the discussion by asking what can Indigenous peoples'...