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Territorial Pluralism

Managing Difference in Multinational States

UBC Press

This volume examines the implications of territorial pluralism for the peaceful and democratic management of difference in states characterized by ethnic, national, linguistic, or cultural divisions.

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Islands' Spirit Rising

Reclaiming the Forests of Haida Gwaii

UBC Press

Set within the context of resource conflict and collaborative land-use planning on Haida Gwaii, this book examines how historic relations of domination and oppression can be transformed and more sustainable forms of land governance created.

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Immigration Canada

Evolving Realities and Emerging Challenges in a Postnational World

UBC Press

An essential primer for readers interested in tracing the development and dynamics of Canada’s immigration program and understanding the impact of recent federal reforms on Canadian society.

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Reviving Social Democracy

The Near Death and Surprising Rise of the Federal NDP

UBC Press

Focused on the NDP’s stunning 2011 breakthrough as Canada’s Official Opposition, this volume traces the party’s history from its emergence in the 1960s through moments of modernization and ideological refinement to its current presence in Canada.

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In Peace Prepared

Innovation and Adaptation in Canada’s Cold War Army

UBC Press

This book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army.

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Co-operative Canada

Empowering Communities and Sustainable Businesses

UBC Press

A comprehensive look at how Canadians are responding to the forces of globalization through collectively owned enterprises.

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Public Produce

Cultivating Our Parks, Plazas, and Streets for Healthier Cities, Revised Edition

Island Press

An updated look at the advantages and possibilities of urban agriculture in public spaces.

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Political Communication in Canada

Meet the Press and Tweet the Rest

UBC Press

This timely volume explores how Canadian political institutions, the media, and citizens are adapting to a fast-evolving media environment and the effects this is having on Canadian democracy.

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Staging Corruption

Chinese Television and Politics

UBC Press

A study of the television dramas about government corruption that became hugely popular in the mid-1990s and their reflection of China’s post-Socialist anxieties.

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Comparing Canada

Methods and Perspectives on Canadian Politics

UBC Press

This book examines how political scientists apply diverse comparative strategies to better understand Canadian political life.

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Assessing Treaty Performance in China

Trade and Human Rights

UBC Press

This volume examines the normative and operational dimensions of China’s legal performance related to international standards on trade and human rights.

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Land Use and Society, Third Edition

Geography, Law, and Public Policy

Island Press

This third edition has been updated with data from the 2010 U.S. Census and revised with the input of academics and professors to address the changing issues in land use, policy, and law today.

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Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up

Perceptions and Performance

UBC Press

The first of its kind, this book approaches the “democratic deficit” by assessing the performance of Parliament and the media in light of Canadians’ perceptions and expectations of their democracy.

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The Muslim Question in Canada

A Story of Segmented Integration

UBC Press

This book offers a fresh account of the socio-economic experiences of Muslims in Canada, drawing on the newest data sources available.

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The Strategic Constitution

Understanding Canadian Power in the World

UBC Press

Bridging the solitudes of constitutional law and international relations, this book offers a brand new interpretation of Canada’s Constitution.

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State of the World 2014

Governing for Sustainability

By The Worldwatch Institute
Island Press
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Recognition versus Self-Determination

Dilemmas of Emancipatory Politics

UBC Press

This book re-evaluates the role of recognition in analyzing relations between groups in plural societies, the position of indigenous peoples in settler societies, and the principle of the self-determination of peoples.

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Game Changer

The Impact of 9/11 on North American Security

UBC Press

This volume re-examines 9/11’s effect on North American security policy and international relations from a trilateral rather than a bilateral perspective.

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Segmented Cities?

How Urban Contexts Shape Ethnic and Nationalist Politics

UBC Press

This book examines how urbanization and pluralization are shaping the world’s cities and what can be done to encourage integration and minimize ethnic and nationalist tensions.

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Revisiting the Duty to Consult Aboriginal Peoples

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

The duty to consult has a fundamental importance for all Canadians, yet misunderstandings of the doctrine remain widespread; this book addresses those misconceptions.

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Development Derailed

Calgary and the CPR, 1962-64

Athabasca University Press
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Unlikely Diplomats

The Canadian Brigade in Germany, 1951-64

UBC Press

An original and critical account of the evolution of the Canadian Army and Canada’s relationship with NATO in the Cold War era.

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Community Mental Health in Canada, Revised and Expanded Edition

Theory, Policy, and Practice

UBC Press

This revised and expanded edition of Community Mental Health in Canada offers a timely, critical overview of the provision of public mental health services in Canada, past, present, and future.

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Unthinkable Thoughts

Academic Freedom and the One-State Model for Israel and Palestine

UBC Press

This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea – the one-state model for Israel and Palestine – and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom.

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A National Force

The Evolution of Canada’s Army, 1950-2000

UBC Press

A groundbreaking reassessment of when, and why, Canada’s army broke away from its British imperial roots to become a truly national force.

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Strategic Nonviolent Power

The Science of Satyagraha

Athabasca University Press
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Secular States and Religious Diversity

UBC Press

Examines the limitations and dilemmas of government responses to religious diversity and how secular states deal (and should deal) with such pluralism.

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Indian Ernie

Perspectives on Policing and Leadership by Ernie Louttit

UBC Press, Purich Publishing

Retired police sergeant Ernie Louttit shares stories from the streets of Saskatoon, struggling to bring justice to communities where the lines between criminal and victim often blurred.

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Canada’s Global Villagers

CUSO in Development, 1961-86

UBC Press

An authoritative history of an organization that engaged thousands of young Canadians in the practice and politics of international development.

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Sex Work

Rethinking the Job, Respecting the Workers

UBC Press

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.

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Gendered News

Media Coverage and Electoral Politics in Canada

UBC Press

An examination of the gender differences in media coverage of politicians in Canada, and the barriers this poses to gender equality in political representation.

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Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics

UBC Press

Leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists explain how and why Canadian public policy has been falling behind in the race to contain surging income inequality.

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Living Indigenous Leadership

Native Narratives on Building Strong Communities

UBC Press

Native women share their knowledge and insights about leadership at the community level.

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“Don’t Be So Gay!”

Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe

UBC Press

Queer students speak out in a book that seeks to address the problem of homophobic bullying in schools.

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Stalled

The Representation of Women in Canadian Governments

UBC Press

This book analyzes the representation of women in elected and appointed office in Canada to explain why gender parity remains elusive.

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Indigenous Encounters with Neoliberalism

Place, Women, and the Environment in Canada and Mexico

UBC Press

A cross-comparison of gender and indigeneity in the neoliberal contexts of Canada and Mexico.

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The Wages of Relief

Cities and the Unemployed in Prairie Canada, 1929-39

Athabasca University Press
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Provincial Solidarities

A History of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour

Athabasca University Press

A pioneering study of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, this is the untold story of provincial labour solidarities that succeeded in overcoming divisions and defeats to raise the status of working men and women within New Brunswick society.

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The Canadian Rangers

A Living History

UBC Press

A lavishly illustrated history of the Canadian Rangers and their evolving role as defenders and stewards of Canada’s remote regions.

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Targeted Transnationals

The State, the Media, and Arab Canadians

UBC Press

This book shows how, in the post-9/11 era, Arab Canadians have become “targeted transnationals” through racialized immigration and security policies as well as negative media representations that legitimize their homogenization and racialization.

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