Books published by University of British Columbia Press

The first study of Gulf South Asians in Canada, Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced reveals the impact of discriminatory labour markets, precarious work, and transnational family relationships on Gulf South Asians in Canada.

Nursing Shifts in Sichuan is a testament to the resilience of educated women, exploring modern nursing as one of the most consequential additions to health care in early-twentieth-century China.

Breaking Barriers, Shaping Worlds explores the lives and careers of women, famous and forgotten, who influenced Canada's place in the world during the twentieth century.

So Much More Than Art reveals the fascinating practice of miniaturization in Indigenous Northwest Coast art as a subtle form of communication in the face of oppressive colonization.

White Space offers a compelling analysis of how whiteness sustains settler privilege and maintains social inequity in the BC interior.

Debt and Federalism is the first complete account of the Canadian federal bankruptcy and insolvency power, showing how four landmark cases form the bedrock of the modern bankruptcy system.

Making the Case provides clear explanations of how law protects sexual minority rights, making it an essential resource for supporting LGBTQ2S+ students in Canadian schools.

This authoritative biography of Mary Ellen Smith (1863-1933) - British Columbia's first female MLA, the British Empire's first female cabinet minister, and a BC suffragist - recovers from obscurity an audacious but imperfect champion in the struggle for greater democracy in early twentieth-century Canada.

Behind Closed Doors asks - and answers - whether the doctrine of Cabinet secrecy still has a role in the Westminster parliamentary system.

The first text of its kind in Canada, Evaluating Urban and Regional Plans provides both a theoretical foundation and pragmatic guidance for plan evaluation.

Long considered a natural wonder, the world's most famous waterfall is anything but. Fixing Niagara Falls reveals the engineering and politics behind the transformation of Niagara Falls.

The first major historical study of the Banff School of Fine Arts, Uplift reveals the foundational role of the school in shaping what is today the globally renowned Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Do community programs offer an effective alternative to imprisonment for women within the criminal justice system? A Better Justice? sets out the case.

The Aging-Disability Nexus explores the complex and competing narratives we create about aging and disability, providing fresh perspectives on how these markers interact with each other and with other indicators of power and difference.

North of El Norte examines the policies, practices, and barriers that affect the daily lives of Mexican migrants with precarious status in Canada.

Reconciling Truths is a forthright examination of commissions of inquiry that demonstrates the need for astute leadership and an engaging process if they are to lead to meaningful change.

Making and Breaking Settler Space deftly explores how power and space are organized under settler colonialism in order to uncover decolonization opportunities for Indigenous and settler people alike.

Constitutional Pariah is the first comprehensive account of the Senate in the aftermath of the landmark Supreme Court decision that resulted in one of the most significant reforms to Parliament in Canadian history.

The Government of Natural Resources is a revealing look at how science can extend state power through territorial and environmental transformations.

Portraits of Battle combines biography and history to offer a nuanced perspective on the complex legacy of the Great War, as told through the stories of those who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Frontiers of Feminism shines new light on the recent history of feminist movements, using the examples of Italy and Quebec to bring an international perspective to major themes, strategies, and modes of organizing.

Women, Film, and Law questions the criminalization of women through an engaging exploration of the women-in-prison film genre.

No Legal Way Out tells the story of one woman who felt trapped in an abusive relationship - and in a system that gave her no way to escape.

The Nuclear North investigates Canada's place in the grey area between nuclear and non-nuclear to explore how this has shaped Canadians' understanding of their country and its policies.

In examining how the technologies of museum bureaucracy - the ledger book, the card catalogue, the database - operate through a colonial lens, Cataloguing Culture shines a light on access to and the return of Indigenous cultural heritage.

The Shoe Boy is an evocative exploration of Indigenous identity and connection to the land, expressed in guise of a unique coming-of-age memoir set on a trapline in northern Quebec.