Books published by University of British Columbia Press

Pacific Salmon Life Histories gives detailed descriptions of the different life phases through which each of the seven species pass.

This book deals with Canada's oceans management policies since the conclusion of the 1982 Convention of the Law of the Sea.

This old-spelling edition of Don Quixote provides scholars with a text closer to that of Cervantes's original manuscript than any previous edition.

This old-spelling edition of Don Quixote provides scholars with a text closer to that of Cervantes's original manuscript than any previous edition.

The stories in this collection present the experience of living in Vancouver as filtered through the imagination of some of Canada's most famous writers.

In this straightforward but colourful narrative, the only critical study of its kind, Malcolm McGregor explains how democracy was nurtured in Athens and how effective government was achieved.

This collection of papers focuses on Canadian Native history since 1763 and presents an overview of official Canadian Indian policy and its effects on the Indian, Inuit, and Metis.

A groundbreaking study of women entrepreneurs in early twentieth-century British Columbia.

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.

Placing Canada in an international context, this book explores the intersections of gender, modernity, and consumerism from 1919 to 1945.

This innovative blend of oral history and anthropological commentary documents how the Dane-zaa survived and flourished for millennia in northern BC.

Drawing on case studies from the Pacific Rim, this book traces the selective adaptation of international trade law to local conditions.

Identity/Difference Politics offers a new direction for the study of identity/difference, one that moves beyond liberal multiculturalism's preoccupation with culture.

This volume brings together a cast of leading experts to carefully explore how the language of slavery has been invoked to support a series of government interventions, activist projects, legal instruments, and rhetorical and visual performances.

Interdisciplinary in approach, this volume explores federalism in the 1990s, bringing together leading scholars from law, economics, sociology, and political science to comment on federalism's strengths, weaknesses, and potential in a variety of contexts.

This Small Army of Women restores a forgotten contingent of nursing volunteers to the historical record, showcasing their dedication amid the carnage of war and their sometimes uneasy relationship with nursing professionals.

This book explores the casting of China's earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan.

A lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers.

This book brings to light the activities and influence of the anti-draft groups that sprang up to build support for American Vietnam war resisters in Canada.

This book explores the many challenges that faced the early production and sale of beer in Japan, including its evolution from a uniquely Western beverage into a thoroughly domestic Japanese commodity by the post-Second World War era.

A bold questioning of culture-based reparative justice initiatives - the political culture that inspired them and their efficacy in an age in which historically marginalized people are disproportionately represented in Canadian prisons.

Merry Laughter and Angry Curses investigates the proliferation of late-Qing-era tabloid journalism and the tabloids' role in subverting the political and intellectual establishment.

Focusing on Jasper National Park, this richly illustrated book shows how photography has shaped and continues to inform perceptions of nature and ecological issues in Canada.

This book explores how French Canada's aspirations migrated north with natural resource development, creating a culture of hydroelectricity that continues to shape territorial planning and relations with Aboriginal peoples in the province.

The conflicts at the heart of international copyright are explored through the history of Canadian nation-building.

Mike Carr supports bioregional values and community-building tools for a diverse, democratic, socially-just civil society.

The Yearbook contains articles of lasting significance in the field of international legal studies.

Offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion and debate regarding institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments.