UBC Press is proud to publish outstanding scholarly works by some of the world’s preeminent scholars. We congratulate our authors and volume editors who have been recognized with awards and citations.
Rooted Cosmopolitanism
Canada and the World
Can national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being?
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013
- Copyright year: 2012
Prophetic Identities
Indigenous Missionaries on British Colonial Frontiers, 1850-75
An exploration of how two missionaries in southern Africa and western Canada used their faith and ties to Britain to rearticulate the meaning of indigeneity.
2013, Shortlisted - Aboriginal History Prize, Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Becoming Multicultural
Immigration and the Politics of Membership in Canada and Germany
This book demonstrates how global human rights norms intersected with domestic political identities and institutions to transform Canada and Germany into diverse multicultural societies in the second half of the twentieth century.
2013, Shortlisted - Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association
2014, Shortlisted - Prize in Comparative Politics, Canadian Political Science Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Try to Control Yourself
The Regulation of Public Drinking in Post-Prohibition Ontario, 1927-44
A fascinating history that challenges common assumptions of how the Ontario government attempted to regulate licensed public drinking after the repeal of prohibition.
2013, Winner - Gourmand Best Health and Drinks Book (Canada - English), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
2013, Winner - Best Health and Drinks Book (World), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
2013, Winner - CLIO Prize for Ontario, Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Constituency Influence in Parliament
Countering the Centre
This book examines the rules and conduct of Private Members’ Business to assess the crucial role of MPs in representing citizens and affecting policy decisions.
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2012
- Copyright year: 2012
Making Meaning Out of Mountains
The Political Ecology of Skiing
Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia.
2014, Winner - Early Investigator Award, Canadian Sociological Association
- Copyright year: 2012