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Paperback. Set against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRLP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814003
ISBN
9780774814003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This remarkable book argues that neoliberalism, which drives government policy concerning First Nations in Canada, can also drive self-determination -- including the Mikisew First Nation, which successfully exploited opportunities for greater autonomy and well-being that the current political and economic climate has presented. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814058
ISBN
9780774814058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. This collection articulates a multi-level cultural politics of transnationalism to frame contemporary analyses of immigration and diasporas. Editor(s): Goldring, Luin; Krishnamurti, Sailaja. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814072
ISBN
9780774814072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. The collection combines essays by prominent senior historians, geographers, and anthropologists with contributions by new voices in these fields, to shed new light on the history of scholarship on Canada's Aboriginal past. Editor(s): Binnema, Theodore; Neylan, Susan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 4 tables, est. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
2005. 2nd Printing ed.
SKU
V9780774814133
ISBN
9780774814133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

paperback. The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, this book traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814225
ISBN
9780774814225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Offers a genealogy of religious freedom in a social climate of risk and fear. This book is also the story of Bethany Hughes, a member of the Jehovah's Witness, and her legal battle to define the parameters of her medical treatment. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HRAM; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814294
ISBN
9780774814294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. Offers a genealogy of religious freedom in a social climate of risk and fear. This book also presents the story of Bethany Hughes, a member of the Jehovah's Witness, and her legal battle to define the parameters of her medical treatment. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HRAM; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814300
ISBN
9780774814300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. Presents social history of migration from Hiroshima to Canada which tells the story of a community that was destroyed in 1942. This title describes the political, economic, and social circumstances that precipitated emigration from Hiroshima prefecture to Canada between 1891-1941, and examines the lives of those who settled in western Canada. Num Pages: 208 pages, approx. 14 b/w photos, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; GTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814317
ISBN
9780774814317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Editor(s): O'Brien, Robert. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814393
ISBN
9780774814393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. Contradictory Impulses is a comprehensive study of the social, political, and economic interactions between Canada and Japan from the late nineteenth century until today. Editor(s): Donaghy, Greg; Roy, Patricia E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 b/w photos, 3 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814430
ISBN
9780774814430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the Confederation years of the late 1860s and early 1870s. This book shows how a deeply indigenous land was reconstituted in European terms. Num Pages: 1036 pages, 50 b/w illustrations, 106 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
1036
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814492
ISBN
9780774814492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

paperback. Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the Confederation years of the late 1860s and early 1870s. This work shows how a deeply indigenous land was reconstituted in European terms, and how European ways were recalibrated in this non-European space. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; RGC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814508
ISBN
9780774814508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the "working girl" heroines of western Canada's poetry, prose, and fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814553
ISBN
9780774814553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the "working girl" heroines of western Canada's poetry, prose, and fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814560
ISBN
9780774814560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Gendering the Nation-State explores the gendered dimensions of a fundamental organizational unit in social and political science -- the nation-state. Editor(s): Abu-Laban, Yasmeen. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814652
ISBN
9780774814652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. A social and political history of Community Chests, and the development of Canada's welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814744
ISBN
9780774814744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Covering eleven cities as well as Canada's Parliament, this book presents the most extensive analysis to date of the electoral representation of immigrants, minorities, and women in Canada. Editor(s): Andrew, Caroline; Biles, John; Siemiatycki, Myer; Tolley, Erin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 maps, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814850
ISBN
9780774814850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. Tackles the pressing question of how Canadian engagement with globalization can be marshaled to advance rather than impair human security, ecological integrity, and social emancipation. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JPA; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774814898
ISBN
9780774814898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. Reveals how local life and culture in selected colonies interacted with the rule of law that accompanied the British colonial project. This book presents an account of the 'incomplete implementation of the British constitution' in the colonies. It explores themes of legal translation, local understandings, and judicial biography. Editor(s): Foster, Hamar; Berger, Benjamin L.; Buck, Mr. A. R. Series Editor(s): Pue, W. Wesley. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 black & white photos, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MB; LAM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814911
ISBN
9780774814911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. Examines the complex, often uneasy, relationship between law and religion in a democracy that is committed to equal citizenship and religious pluralism. This book seeks to elucidate the relationship between these different normative systems and to understand the impact of law on religious diversity in Canada. Editor(s): Moon, Richard John. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814973
ISBN
9780774814973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. The relationship between law and religion in democracies committed to equal citizenship and religious pluralism has become the subject of significant interest in recent years. This title seeks to elucidate this complex and often uneasy relationship. Editor(s): Moon, Richard John. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HRAC; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814980
ISBN
9780774814980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. An important analysis of how the 1994 Howard decision on the Williams Treaties was based on erroneous cultural assumptions that favoured public over special rights. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJPR; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815123
ISBN
9780774815123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.93

Hardback. A history of Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood, spanning three eras of suburban and urban development and examining the controversial planning practices that shaped it. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w photos, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815352
ISBN
9780774815352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

paperback. This book asks whether the doors to women's participation in Canadian public life are more open than in the past and probes how they can be opened further. Editor(s): Bashevkin, Sylvia Beth. Num Pages: 236 pages, 12 charts & 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774815642
ISBN
9780774815642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

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