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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book reflects the complexity of ethical questions, but develops them in relation to a single general theme: that of the involvement of the elderly in the design of social policy and the research which affects them. Editor(s): Thornton, James E.; Winkler, Earl R. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFME; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774803106
ISBN
9780774803106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.17

Hardback. These memoirs invite the reader to experience the British Columbia that Alex Lord knew. Through his words, we endure the difficulties of travel in this mountainous province. Editor(s): Calam, John. Series: The Pioneers of British Columbia Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSF; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774803816
ISBN
9780774803816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.67

Paperback. Originally published in 1977, Contact and Conflict has inspired numerous scholars to examine further the relationships between the Indians and the Europeans -- fur traders as well as settlers. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804004
ISBN
9780774804004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. This volume considers two British Columbia Native communities -- the Lillooet and Shuswap communities of Fountain and Pavilion -- and traces their development into complex societies. Editor(s): Hayden, Brian. Num Pages: 584 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774804059
ISBN
9780774804059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Paperback. In A Narrow Vision, Brian Titley chronicles the career of Confederation poets Duncan Campbell Scott in the Department of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1932. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804202
ISBN
9780774804202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.69

Paperback. This first detailed comparative study of ethno-religious intermarriage provides the background for understanding the dynamics of intermarriage in a culturally pluralistic society like Canada. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804318
ISBN
9780774804318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. The struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM; JPVH3; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805131
ISBN
9780774805131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. This is the first comprehensive study of modern Japanese historians and their relationship to nationalism and how they interpreted ancient myths of their origins. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806442
ISBN
9780774806442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.40

Paperback. This detailed but highly readable ethnohistory shows how a pluralistic medical system evolved among Canada's most populous Aboriginal population. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806787
ISBN
9780774806787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806923
ISBN
9780774806923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

Paperback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan M.; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806930
ISBN
9780774806930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, bringing together concerned parties who have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 320 pages, figures, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFS; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807234
ISBN
9780774807234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.93

Hardback. "No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations." -- From the book Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807241
ISBN
9780774807241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.19

Paperback. This rare, first-hand, ethnographic account of a potlatch from Tsimshian scholar William Benyon reveals the wonderful complexities of the events that took place in Gitsegukla in 1945. Editor(s): Halpin, Marjorie M.; Anderson, Margaret. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807449
ISBN
9780774807449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.61

Paperback. Alan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state. Series: Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPRB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774807685
ISBN
9780774807685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.95

paperback. In Feminists and Party Politics, the author examines the effort to bring feminism into the formal political arena through established political parties in Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFK; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807746
ISBN
9780774807746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.17

Hardback. This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHM; LBBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808118
ISBN
9780774808118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Paperback. The author demonstrates how calls for family-friendly employment policies have met with inappropriate action on the part of successive governments. The text explains why federal governments have been able to implement employment equity policies, but failed to develop a national child care system. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808217
ISBN
9780774808217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. An examination of how Canada's policies for the Fourth World Conference on Women were formulated. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808422
ISBN
9780774808422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Hardback. The essays in this volume illuminate key conditions for autonomy and development: the definition and redefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix; control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; and renewal and reworking of cultural identity. Editor(s): Scott, Colin H. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808446
ISBN
9780774808446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Hardback. Covering topics from pop music in Korea to TV commercials in Malaysia, this collection shows how imported cultural forms have been invested with fresh meaning and transformed by local artists to result in new forms of assertion and resistance. Editor(s): Craig, Timothy J.; King, Dr. Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808743
ISBN
9780774808743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Hardback. This volume focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. Through a series of case studies, the editors assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society. Editor(s): Cameron, David R.; Stein, Janice Gross. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS; JP. 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
V9780774808804
ISBN
9780774808804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.46

Paperback. It presents the most comprehensive account available of perhaps the most critical mapping of space ever undertaken in BC -- the drawing of the lines that separated the tiny plots of land reserved for Native people from the rest. Series: Brenda & David McLean Canadian Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809016
ISBN
9780774809016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. This anthropological study of Chinese archaeologists shows how the discipline works within a Chinese social structure, and uncovers the complex underpinnings of that context. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809290
ISBN
9780774809290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

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