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Chrétien and the World

Canadian Foreign Policy from 1993 to 2003

UBC Press

Chrétien and the World, the first book-length study of the former prime minister’s foreign policy, reveals a far more ambitious, coherent engagement in international affairs than has been understood to date.

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The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King

Edited by Patrice Dutil
UBC Press

The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King assembles a who’s who of political historians to untangle the legacy of Canada’s longest-serving, most controversial, and possibly greatest prime minister.

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Renegotiating the Bargain

The Formation of Power-Sharing Arrangements within Canadian Political Parties

UBC Press

Renegotiating the Bargain explores and explains a major shift in how power is shared within Canadian political parties to reveal the inner workings of party organization.

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Watching the Bear

Canadian Intelligence Assessments of the Soviet Threat to North America, 1946–1964

UBC Press

Watching the Bear draws on recently declassified documents to offer a wholly new perspective on Canada’s policies for the defence of North America in the decades following the Second World War.

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The New Politics of Western Canada

Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures

UBC Press

The New Politics of Western Canada examines the identity of “the West,” its contested political ideologies, and current economic and policy concerns to anticipate the challenges that lie ahead.

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Handing Over the Keys

Indigenous Peoples and Carceral Injustice

UBC Press

Handing over the Keys explores the intergenerational impacts of carceral injustice on Indigenous peoples and suggests policy approaches that will disrupt the harm.

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A Tight Grip

State Power and Control in Modern China

UBC Press

A Tight Grip uncovers the strategies of political terror and ideological control that underpin regime survival in modern-day China.

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The Working Class and Politics in Canada

UBC Press

In its detailed assessment, The Working Class and Politics in Canada convincingly demonstrates that class differences have enduring relevance to contemporary political outcomes and behaviour.

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Times of Transformation

The 1921 Canadian General Election

UBC Press

Uniquely focused on Canada’s 1921 federal election, Times of Transformation recounts the many firsts that made this a watershed event and situates these within the global zeitgeist of post–Great War disillusionment and hope.

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The Civil Sphere in Canada

UBC Press

The Civil Sphere in Canada shows why a socially just, inclusive society hinges on a robust and dynamic civil sphere.

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