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History
Hardback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813549
- ISBN
- 9780774813549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
paperback. In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort, with long consequences, to manufacture a modern countryside. For the first time, the state directly intervened in planning and implementing land settlement. This title examines how this process unfolded and assesses its consequences. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJ; HBTB; RGC; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774813389
- ISBN
- 9780774813389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Hardback. In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort, with long consequences, to manufacture a modern countryside. For the first time, the state directly intervened in planning and implementing land settlement. This work examines how this process unfolded and assesses its consequences. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, 18 b/w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBTB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813372
- ISBN
- 9780774813372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Canadian national identity underwent a transformation. This book surveys Canada's national history through a British lens. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A.; Francis, R. Douglas. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813068
- ISBN
- 9780774813068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Canadian national identity underwent a transformation. This book surveys Canada's national history through a British lens. In a series of essays focusing on discrete aspects of Canadian identity, it reveals the complex relationship between Canada and the larger British world. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A.; Francis, R. Douglas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813051
- ISBN
- 9780774813051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardback. This fascinating investigation into the machinations of a divided navy tackles important questions of military professionalism, leadership, and identity. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w illustrations, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBW; JP; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812955
- ISBN
- 9780774812955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. Examines contact stories from indigenous and newcomer populations from New Zealand and throughout North America. Focusing on misunderstandings embedded in the stories of "first contacts" and these narratives' contemporary relevance, production, and performance, this book introduces different tools for understanding the genre. Editor(s): Lutz, John Sutton. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812627
- ISBN
- 9780774812627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardback. A comprehensive, at times intimate, portrait of Verdun and Verdunites, both English and French, during the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 15 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774812603
- ISBN
- 9780774812603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. Detailing the day-to-day affairs of Germans civilians and POWs in Canadian internment camps camps during the Second World War, this book fills an important void in our knowledge of the Canadian home front. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812238
- ISBN
- 9780774812238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.26
€ 113.26
Paperback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811989
- ISBN
- 9780774811989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811972
- ISBN
- 9780774811972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardback. Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea. Editor(s): Whitby, Michael. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGX; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811934
- ISBN
- 9780774811934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.58
€ 43.99
€ 43.58
Paperback. This fascinating account offers a new understanding of Captain Cook's voyages and how they affected the European world view. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811903
- ISBN
- 9780774811903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Weaves a wealth of cultural theory into a rare analysis of Malay cinema and the work of new Malaysian anglophone writers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 9 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811736
- ISBN
- 9780774811736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Hardback. Examines the joint efforts of Aboriginal people and individuals of European ancestry to counter injustice in Canada when colonization was at its height, from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Haig-Brown, Celia; Nock, David A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811378
- ISBN
- 9780774811378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardback. This wide-ranging history of Georgian Bay examines changing cultural representations of landscape over time, shifts between resource development and recreational use, and environmental politics of place -- stories central to the Canadian experience. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 colour photographs, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; HBJK; RGL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810982
- ISBN
- 9780774810982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Paperback. A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JP; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810371
- ISBN
- 9780774810371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810364
- ISBN
- 9780774810364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardback. This collection of essays demonstrates the ways in which personalities interact with physical locale in shaping the law. Examining law through the framework of history, this anthology presents a mixture of articles by established, interdisciplinary scholars. Editor(s): Swainger, Jonathan; Backhouse, Constance. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; JH; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810326
- ISBN
- 9780774810326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardback. Alive with personal stories, this book considers how people and communities on the Canadian home front perceived the Great War. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810135
- ISBN
- 9780774810135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
paperback. Patricia E. Roy continues her study into why British Columbians were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810111
- ISBN
- 9780774810111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Hardback. This timely book recounts the story of British Columbia's rapid rise from relative obscurity in the film world to its current status as "Hollywood North." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809672
- ISBN
- 9780774809672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Hardback. This intriguing book identifies the imaginative use of wild animals in early western society and shows how attitudes to wild animals changed according to subsistence and economic needs and how wildlife helped to determine social relations among people. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809627
- ISBN
- 9780774809627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
paperback. Explores how professionalism, religion, and feminism came together to enable missionary women to become the colleagues and mentors of Western and non-Western men. Num Pages: 212 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774809535
- ISBN
- 9780774809535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10