Ubc Press: 266 books
West Ham and the River Lea
A Social and Environmental History of London’s Industrialized Marshland, 1839–1914
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
This book will be of interest to scholars and students of London, the environment, and the history of political and social movements, as well as those interested in precursors to modern urban environmental politics.
Home Is the Hunter
The James Bay Cree and Their Land
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The James Bay Cree lived in relative isolation until 1970, when Northern Quebec was swept up in the political and cultural changes of the Quiet Revolution. The ensuing years have brought immense change for the Cree, who now live with the consequences of Quebec's massive development of hydroelectricity,...
by Jean Barman
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
Jean Barman was the recipient of the 2014 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award.
In French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest, Jean Barman rewrites the history of the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of French Canadians attracted by the fur...
On the Side of the Angels
Canada and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
When it comes to upholding human rights both at home and abroad, many Canadians would like to believe that we have always been “on the side of the angels.” This book tells the story of Canada’s contributions – both good and bad – to the development and advancement of international human...
First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law
Case Studies, Voices, and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a...
From Victoria to Vladivostok
Canadas Siberian Expedition, 1917-19
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
This groundbreaking book brings to life a forgotten chapter in the history of Canada and Russia – the journey of 4,200 Canadian soldiers from Victoria to Vladivostok in 1918 to help defeat Bolshevism. Combining military and labour history with the social history of BC, Quebec, and Russia, Benjamin...
Mike’s World
Lester B. Pearson and Canadian External Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Canadian history, political science, and international relations. Accessibly written, it will appeal also to a more general audience.
by Richard Goette
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018
The 1940 Ogdensburg Agreement entrenched a formal defence relationship between Canada and the United States – but was Canadian sovereignty protected in this seemingly unequal partnership?
Sovereignty and Command in Canada–US Continental Air Defence, 1940–57 documents the close and sometimes...
First Nations, First Thoughts
The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Countless books and articles have traced the impact of colonialism and public policy on Canada's First Nations, but few have explored the impact of Aboriginal thought on public discourse and policy development in Canada. First Nations, First Thoughts brings together Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars...
Invisible Scars
Mental Trauma and the Korean War
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This book will be of interest to scholars of military and medical history as well as those interested in the human consequences of war.
Not Fit to Stay
Public Health Panics and South Asian Exclusion
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
In the early 1900s, panic over the arrival of South Asian immigrants swept up and down the west coast of North America. While racism and fear of labour competition were at the heart of this furor, public leaders – including physicians, union leaders, civil servants, journalists, and politicians...
The Price of Alliance
The Politics and Procurement of Leopard Tanks for Canada’s NATO Brigade
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
This book will appeal to students and scholars of Canadian history, particularly Canadian military and political history, foreign policy, the Cold War, and NATO, along with anyone interested in the history of the Canadian Army, especially its armoured capabilities.
Beyond Testimony and Trauma
Oral History in the Aftermath of Mass Violence
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
This book will be of interest to oral and public historians; researchers engaged in collaborative research (particularly community-university collaboration); teachers of research methods and ethics; specialists in Labour Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, Memory, and Refugee Studies; sociologists; and specialists on Quebec, Rwanda, Haiti, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Great Britain, and Argentina.
Power through Testimony
Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Power through Testimony documents how survivors are remembering and reframing our understanding of residential schools in the wake of the 2007 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, which includes the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a forum for survivors, families, and communities to...