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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Through the study of hundreds of criminal cases, Westward Bound explores how encounters between the courts and ordinary people on the Canadian Prairies contributed to the construction of race, class, and gender hierarchies in a settler society. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774818582
ISBN
9780774818582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Paperback. Citizens Adrift is a rich study of the generational decline in political involvement that offers recommendations as to how to stem the erosion of democratic life. Num Pages: 360 pages, , black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JFSP; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818766
ISBN
9780774818766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. The first book on the public relations efforts of the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819008
ISBN
9780774819008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. Drawing on case studies from the Pacific Rim, this book traces the selective adaptation of international trade law to local conditions. Editor(s): Potter, Pitman B.; Biukovic, Ljiljana. Series: Asia-Pacific Legal Culture and Globalization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 graphs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; LBBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819039
ISBN
9780774819039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

paperback. This updated reprint of a classic text offers a revealing glimpse into the past and an insightful perspective on the present state of planning and development in Canada. Editor(s): Caldwell, Wayne J. Num Pages: 428 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSF; JPQB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819244
ISBN
9780774819244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardback. By drawing on Chinese sources and perspectives, this book offers an anti-racist history of the 1922-23 Chinese students' strike in Victoria and Asian exclusion and racism in British Columbia. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819312
ISBN
9780774819312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Hardback. Drawing on the rarely heard voices of Canada's lesbian mothers, Transforming Law's Family explores the legal dimensions of planned lesbian parenthood and proposes avenues for legal change. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. 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
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819633
ISBN
9780774819633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Hardback. Focusing on sites of friction in property regimes, this book reveals that a politics of place can help local actors build bases of autonomy to withstand, and even reshape, the forces of globalization. Editor(s): Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820172
ISBN
9780774820172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Focusing on sites of friction in property regimes, this book reveals that a politics of place can help local actors build bases of autonomy to withstand, and even reshape, the forces of globalization. Editor(s): Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820189
ISBN
9780774820189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. This book explores how whiteness and Indigeneity are articulated through commonplace symbols of Canadian identity and how the work of contemporary artists is subverting these nostalgic accounts of the past. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774820257
ISBN
9780774820257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. This book explores how whiteness and Indigeneity are articulated through commonplace symbols of Canadian identity and how the work of contemporary artists is subverting these nostalgic accounts of the past. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL9; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820264
ISBN
9780774820264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. This book provides an in-depth look at the multiple dimensions of Canada-US relations in the areas of politics, security, trade, and energy, with a particular emphasis on the period since 9/11. Num Pages: 440 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774820424
ISBN
9780774820424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Caroline Dick asks how group identity claims, especially in the courts, obscure significant intragroup differences. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820639
ISBN
9780774820639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Hardback. This compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence argues for the inclusion of Aboriginal oral histories in Canadian courts, and pushes for a reconsideration of the Crown's approach to oral history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820707
ISBN
9780774820707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Sarathy draws on interviews, government documents, and media accounts to trace the Latinization of forest labour in the US Pacific Northwest and the marginalization of Latino workers. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; KCF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821148
ISBN
9780774821148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Hereditary chief Umeek weaves together Nuu-chah-nulth and Western worldviews to revitalize contemporary approaches to the environment and the plight of indigenous peoples. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPQB; RND; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821278
ISBN
9780774821278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

paperback. A powerful account of how land disputes reflect complex and often competing understandings of law, landscape, and identity among First Nations and non-Aboriginal people in Canada. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LNDC. 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
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821858
ISBN
9780774821858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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

€ 106.50

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

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

€ 44.99
€ 44.75

Paperback. Can national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being? Editor(s): Kymlicka, Will; Walker, Kathryn. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JHB; JPS. 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
252
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774822619
ISBN
9780774822619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Lays out new strategies for advocacy groups to achieve a sustainable, healthy food system. Editor(s): MacRae, Rod; Abergel, Elisabeth. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNK; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774822695
ISBN
9780774822695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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

€ 101.08

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

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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