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The Courts and the Colonies

The Litigation of Hutterite Church Disputes

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A detailed account of the litigation between various Hutterite factions and colonies in Manitoba and the US that led to a major division in the 1990s.

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Northern Exposures

Photographing and Filming the Canadian North, 1920-45

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Illustrated throughout with archival photographs, this book examines the photographic and film practice of the Canadian government, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Hudson’s Bay Company, the three major colonial institutions involved in the arctic and sub-arctic.

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Paddling to Where I Stand

Agnes Alfred, Qwiqwasutinuxw Noblewoman

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A first-hand account of the greatest period of change experienced by the Kwakwaka'wakw people since their first contact with Europeans.

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Musqueam Reference Grammar

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Perhaps the fullest account of any Salish language, this is the long-awaited grammar of the Musqueam dialect of Halkomelem which was begun in the late 1950s.

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The Vancouver Achievement

Urban Planning and Design

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This first comprehensive account of contemporary planning and urban design practice in any Canadian city examines the development of Vancouver's unique approach to zoning, planning, and urban design from its inception in the early 1970s to the present day.

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Taking Stands

Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities

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Goes beyond the dichotomies of “pro” and “anti” environmentalism to tell the stories of the women who seek to maintain resource use in rural places.

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A Voyage to the North West Side of America

The Journals of James Colnett, 1786-89

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The journal of James Colnett is the last unpublished account of the early maritime fur trade on the Northwest Coast.

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When Coal Was King

Ladysmith and the Coal-Mining Industry on Vancouver Island

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The first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island.

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Frigates and Foremasts

The North American Squadron in Nova Scotia Waters 1745-1815

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A meticulously researched and groundbreaking study of the activities and motivations of the British Navy on North America’s eastern seabord.

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The Oriental Question

Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41

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Patricia E. Roy continues her study into why British Columbians were historically so opposed to Asian immigration.

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