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Hardback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828840
ISBN
9780774828840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Paperback. Uncovers the history of Canada's first casualties of the Great War - men who tried to enlist, were deemed "unfit for service," and then lived with shame, guilt, and ostracism. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 7 photos, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774828895
ISBN
9780774828895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Conflicting Visions recounts the Cold War history of Canada's turbulent diplomatic relationship with India, from India's independence through to its controversial emergence as a nuclear power, using Canadian technology to help build its first nuclear device. Num Pages: 640 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774829014
ISBN
9780774829014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780774829199
ISBN
9780774829199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.93

Hardback. As a deeply researched history, Working Mothers and the Child Care Dilemma reveals how, for over 100 years, a persistent political uneasiness with the role of mothers in the workforce has contributed to the lack of affordable, quality child care services in British Columbia. Num Pages: 564 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774829236
ISBN
9780774829236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. Moving beyond the more familiar stories of residential schools, two generations of Tsimshian students recall their experiences attending day and public schools in northwestern British Columbia. Num Pages: 448 pages, 34 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830195
ISBN
9780774830195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. This book tells the story of more than 150,000 Canadians who were subjected to conscription during the Second World War, and how their experiences shaped and were shaped by the decisions of the generals and politicians who guided the country's war effort. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 22 b&w photographs, 10 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830515
ISBN
9780774830515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830676
ISBN
9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. This fascinating look at Canada's living history museums - pioneer villages and old forts where actors recreate the past - shows how they reveal as much about Canadian post-war interests as they do about settler history. Num Pages: 744 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774831536
ISBN
9780774831536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. This exploration of museums as sites for representing and defining national identity encourages us to reconsider the idea of the multicultural nation. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBTB; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774831635
ISBN
9780774831635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. This fresh look at Canadian women's political engagement during the Cold War reveals that whether they were on the "left" or "right" end of the political spectrum, women were motivated by similar concerns and the desire to forge a new vision for their nation. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832083
ISBN
9780774832083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. Not Fit to Stay reveals how officials used panic about public health concerns as a basis for excluding early twentieth-century South Asian immigrants from entering Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 584 pages, 8 images, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774832182
ISBN
9780774832182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.48

Hardback. The first history of black slavery in the Maritimes, North to Bondage is a startling corrective to the enduring myth of Canada as a land of freedom at the end of the Underground Railroad. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832281
ISBN
9780774832281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. Creating Canada's Peacekeeping Past delves into diverse representations of Canadian peacekeeping, including National Film Board documentaries, political rhetoric, and high school textbooks to show how peacekeeping became a symbol of Canadian national identity in both French and English Canada. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 photographs, 22 line art, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; HBW; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774832489
ISBN
9780774832489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.93

Hardback. Engaging the Line explores how the First World War forever changed the Canada-US border by examining reactions to increasingly strict security measures in six adjacent border communities. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 484 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832748
ISBN
9780774832748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Hardback. This unique analysis of Manchuria's environmental history provides an overview of the climatic and imperialist forces that have shaped an area of ongoing geopolitical importance. Editor(s): Smith, Norman. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 22 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832892
ISBN
9780774832892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardback. The senior Canadian officers of the Second World War learned how to fight a war on the job; for all of them, the weight of command was a burden to be borne. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832991
ISBN
9780774832991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.12

Hardback. In approaching the history of the legal professions through the lens of cultural history, Wes Pue locates the legal profession within England and its empire, supplementing and disrupting established narratives of professionalism as proffered by lawyers and their critics. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
1032
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774833097
ISBN
9780774833097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.12

paperback. This much-anticipated second edition builds on lessons learned from the past and links them to current trends already shaping the future of regional planning in Canada. Num Pages: 792 pages, 30 figures, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774834148
ISBN
9780774834148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 69.60

Paperback. "A frank, thorough history and review of service--learning. Service--Learning is a critical piece of the large service--learning movement. It is an ideal guide for new service--learning professionals, faculty members, academic or service administrators, and hopefully, public policymakers. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JH; JNM; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780787943172
ISBN
9780787943172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.44

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