Books published by University of British Columbia Press

Offers a perspective on Aboriginal title and land rights that extends beyond national borders and the contemporary context to consider historical developments in common law countries.

Looks at nurses and nursing in a wide range of settings from the mid-1800s to the 1970s, including indigenous women on the Canadian prairies; First World War nurses posted overseas; outpost nurses in rural and remote areas of Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec; and public health nurses in Winnipeg.

Addresses the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of emerging technologies and assesses their social and policy implications.

A revealing history of human impact in the Canadian North, this book focuses on the causes and consequences of the industries that replaced the fur trade.

An important analysis of how the 1994 Howard decision on the Williams Treaties was based on erroneous cultural assumptions that favoured public over special rights.

Using original case studies to show how a range of communities deal with the forces of globalization, this book redraws the conceptual maps through which community, globalization, and autonomy are understood.

Renowned animal rights author Rod Preece examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present.

Using original case studies to show how a range of communities deal with the forces of globalization, this book redraws the conceptual maps through which community, globalization, and autonomy are understood.

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. Home Is the Hunter presents the historical, environmental, and cultural context from which this recent story grows.

A convincing portrait of Canada's active role in Second World War intelligence gathering.

A social and political history of Community Chests, and the development of Canada's welfare state.

Gendering the Nation-State explores the gendered dimensions of a fundamental organizational unit in social and political science - the nation-state.

Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge ... makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North.- Farley Mowat

A companion to "First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law". It looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and international law influencing indigenous cultural heritage in Canada. It examines legal and extralegal avenues for reform, including ethics codes, research protocols, institutional policies, human rights law, and First Nation legal orders.

In Canada, issues of protection, appropriation, and repatriation have sometimes been addressed through negotiation. However, the legal environment for negotiation is sometimes dated, often uncertain, and always complex. This volume explores selected First Nations perspectives on cultural heritage and issues of reform within and beyond Western law.

Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the Confederation years of the late 1860s and early 1870s. This book shows how a deeply indigenous land was reconstituted in European terms.

Contradictory Impulses is a comprehensive study of the social, political, and economic interactions between Canada and Japan from the late nineteenth century until today.

Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada.

Presents the social history of migration from Hiroshima to Canada. This book describes the political, economic, and social circumstances that precipitated emigration from Hiroshima prefecture to Canada between 1891 and 1941. It examines the lives and experiences of those who settled in western Canada.

Offers a genealogy of religious freedom in a social climate of risk and fear. This book is also the story of Bethany Hughes, a member of the Jehovah's Witness, and her legal battle to define the parameters of her medical treatment.

This volume is the first sustained attempt to describe, analyze, and assess the "comparative turn" in Canadian political science.

This volume is the first sustained attempt to describe, analyze, and assess the "comparative turn" in Canadian political science.

Tells the geographical history of Quebec and maps the major stages of Quebec's collective development, providing a geographical record of the many social relationships that over time created a sense of place. This book shows how, in spite of the turbulence Quebec often endures, the land itself may be seen as a participant in the history.

Original and provocative, Nunavut explores political attitudes, behaviour, and institutions in Nunavut before, during, and after the creation of the new territory, challenging our understandings of how political cultures are generated and sustained.

The removal and confinement of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians during the Second World War constituted the worst violations of citizenship rights in 20th-century North America. This book examines in comparative context, citizen activism in defence of democracy on behalf of citizens of Japanese ancestry.

The image of "backlash" is pervasive in contemporary debates about the impact of second-wave feminism on law and policy, but systematic research on the subject is lacking. This book addresses that gap and analyzes late 20th-century responses to feminism, and asks: to what extent does the concept of backlash explain reactions to feminism over time?

This collection articulates a multi-level cultural politics of transnationalism to frame contemporary analyses of immigration and diasporas.

This remarkable book argues that neoliberalism, which drives government policy concerning First Nations in Canada, can also drive self-determination -- including the Mikisew First Nation, which successfully exploited opportunities for greater autonomy and well-being that the current political and economic climate has presented.