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Hardback. This book documents the religious beliefs and cultural practices that helped sustain and lend meaning to Chinese bachelors in smaller towns and cities of Manitoba. Series: Asian Religions and Society Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, facsims., music, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819152
ISBN
9780774819152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Paperback. Architecture and the Canadian Fabric traces how culture and politics have influenced, and been influenced by, Canadian architecture from first contact to the postmodern era. Editor(s): Windsor-Liscombe, Rhodri. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AMX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819404
ISBN
9780774819404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.87

Hardback. The diversity of women's lives as wives then as widows negotiating the law, patriarchy, family relationships, and the economy in 19th-century Montreal come alive in this first major study of widows in Canada. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819510
ISBN
9780774819510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Paperback. A revealing investigation into the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program from 1945 to 1974. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819602
ISBN
9780774819602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. Anthony Chan repositions his classic account of the arms trade in warlord China within the paradigm of critical militarism and state criminality. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819909
ISBN
9780774819909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity. Editor(s): Baldwin, Andrew; Cameron, Laura; Kobayashi, Audrey. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820141
ISBN
9780774820141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.89

Hardback. Focusing on a century of Canadian initiatives in Shanghai, this book offers unprecedented insight into early Sino-Canadian relations. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; HBJF; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774820370
ISBN
9780774820370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.28

paperback. Canadian historians and educators discuss current debates about history education and historical knowledge to develop an innovative agenda for research and practice in the new millennium. Editor(s): Clark, Penny. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820592
ISBN
9780774820592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. An intriguing account of Canada's role as a Pacific power during the crisis that led to war with Japan. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774821223
ISBN
9780774821223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. A revealing look at the origins of modern wildlife conservation in Quebec. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; HBTB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821414
ISBN
9780774821414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. In detailing the complexities of buying fighter aircrafts for the RCAF in the early years of the Cold War, Wakelam also sheds light on contemporary procurement issues. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821490
ISBN
9780774821490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.86

Hardback. Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China's early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821766
ISBN
9780774821766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.52

Paperback. A groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax's tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; JKV; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774822053
ISBN
9780774822053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFSL1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822442
ISBN
9780774822442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.88

Paperback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822459
ISBN
9780774822459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. An exploration of the canoe and its role in Canadian culture, nature, and colonial past. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; JFSL; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774822480
ISBN
9780774822480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.88

Hardback. An exploration of how two missionaries in southern Africa and western Canada used their faith and ties to Britain to rearticulate the meaning of indigeneity. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; HRC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774822794
ISBN
9780774822794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.52

Paperback. An exploration of how two missionaries in southern Africa and western Canada used their faith and ties to Britain to rearticulate the meaning of indigeneity. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJK; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822800
ISBN
9780774822800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.86

Hardback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774823425
ISBN
9780774823425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.67

Paperback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774823432
ISBN
9780774823432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. Native women share their knowledge and insights about leadership at the community level. Editor(s): Kenny, Carolyn; Fraser, Tina Ngaroimata. Num Pages: , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774823470
ISBN
9780774823470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada is the first work to focus sustained and serious attention on the wider implications of Aboriginal peoples' involvement in sport. Editor(s): Forsyth, Janice; Giles, Audrey R. Num Pages: 536 pages, 8 photos; 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824217
ISBN
9780774824217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. A lavishly illustrated history of the Canadian Rangers and their evolving role as defenders and stewards of Canada's remote regions. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 1316 pages, 30 maps, 134 photos, 23 in colour, 4 charts, 13 tables, 16-page full-colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JPS; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
1316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824538
ISBN
9780774824538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.91

Paperback. This provocative book provides a new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Saskatchewan, arguing that it should not be portrayed merely as an irrational outburst of intolerance but as a slightly more extreme version of mainstream opinion that wanted to keep Canada British. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824903
ISBN
9780774824903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

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