Ubc Press: 266 books
Leaky Governance
Alternative Service Delivery and the Myth of Water Utility Independence
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
With its focus on water supply, Leaky Governance will be of interest to professionals, scholars, students, and policymakers working on related issues across a variety of disciplines, including geography, urban studies, environmental studies, political science, and public policy.
Who Is Bob_34?
Investigating Child Cyberpornography
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
This fascinating look at the underbelly of cyberspace will be invaluable to police, criminologists, advocacy groups, journalists, and parents seeking to understand who is behind the production, distribution, and consumption of pedo-pornography.
Aboriginal Student Engagement and Achievement
Educational Practices and Cultural Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Aboriginal people in Canada want an education that reflects their cultural values and linguistic heritages. They want an education that will foster their children’s sense of engagement and identity, putting them on the path to success. When students enter public school systems, however, they encounter...
Guiding Modern Girls
Girlhood, Empire, and Internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Across the British Empire and the world, the 1920s and 1930s were a time of unprecedented social and cultural change. Girls and young women were at the heart of many of these shifts, which included the aftermath of the First World War, the enfranchisement of women, and the rise of the flapper or “Modern...
Uncertain Accommodation
Aboriginal Identity and Group Rights in the Supreme Court of Canada
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
In 1982, after decades of determined mobilization by Aboriginal groups and their allies, the government of Canada formally recognized Aboriginal rights within its Constitution. The move reflected a consensus that states should and could use constitutionally enshrined group rights to protect and accommodate...
China Gadabouts
New Frontiers of Humanitarian Nursing, 1941–51
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
This book will find an audience with practitioners as well as students and scholars of global nursing history, humanitarian history, the history of medicine, and the Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese civil war.
Pearson's Peacekeepers
Canada and the United Nations Emergency Force, 1956-67
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In 1957, Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for creating the United Nations Emergency Force during the Suez crisis. The award launched Canada's enthusiasm and reputation for peacekeeping. Pearson's Peacekeepers explores the reality behind the rhetoric by offering a detailed account of the UNEF's...
Crerar’s Lieutenants
Inventing the Canadian Junior Army Officer, 1939-45
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2018
In 1943, General Harry Crerar noted that there was still much confusion as to “what constitutes an ‘Officer.’” His words reflected the preoccupation of army officials with inventing an ideal officer who would not only meet the demands of war but also conform to notions of social class and...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
This compelling analysis of the interplay between climate, geography, and imperial interest in the conquest of Northeast Asia will appeal to scholars of Asia, China, Manchuria, Japan, history, and environmental history.
Protest and Politics
The Promise of Social Movement Societies
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Scholars and students of contentious politics, social movements, and Canadian history will appreciate this detailed analysis of social movement societies, both within the Canadian context and in comparison to other countries and the transnational sphere.
Making Men, Making History
Canadian Masculinities across Time and Place
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
What has it meant to be a man in Canada? Alexander Ross, fur trader and chronicler; Percy Nobbs, Montreal architect, fisherman, and fencer; Andy Paull, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh residential school survivor, athlete, and lacrosse promoter; Yves Charbonneau, radical nationalist, jazz musician, and commune member;...
Disability Politics and Care
The Challenge of Direct Funding
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
“We do not need care!” is a rallying cry for disability movements. It is informed by a recognition that a lack of choice over life decisions – from relationships and employment, to what to wear or eat – is a subtle yet pervasive form of violence endured by many people with disabilities as...
Identity/Difference Politics
How Difference Is Produced, and Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In recent decades theories of liberal multiculturalism as articulated by political philosophers such as Will Kymlicka and Charles Taylor have come to dominate debates about identity and difference politics in western political theory. This book provides a nuanced critique of these debates by questioning...
Fighting for Votes
Parties, the Media, and Voters in an Ontario Election
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
Elections are not just about who casts ballots – they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes examines how these factors interacted during a recent Ontario election.
The authors begin by examining the province’s political culture and history....