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Assembling Unity

Indigenous Politics, Gender, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs

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Assembling Unity traces the history of pan-Indigenous unity in British Columbia through political negotiations, gendered activism, and the balance and exercise of power.

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Four Unruly Women

Stories of Incarceration and Resistance from Canada’s Most Notorious Prison

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Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society’s answer to crime.

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As I Remember It

Teachings (Ɂəms tɑɁɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder

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Meet Elder Elsie Paul and discover her stories, family history, and teachings – ʔəms tɑʔɑw – in a multimedia, online book that captures the wit and wisdom of her storytelling.

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Resisting Rights

Canada and the International Bill of Rights, 1947–76

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Resisting Rights challenges the myths that Canada has always been at the forefront in the development of international human rights law and led the cause at the United Nations.

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Levelling the Lake

Transboundary Resource Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed

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It’s one thing to live in a watershed. We all do. It’s another to manage one, as Levelling the Lake compellingly demonstrates.

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Truth and Conviction

Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi’kmaw Quest for Justice

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A passionate account of how one man’s fight against racism and injustice transformed the criminal justice system and galvanized the Mi’kmaw Nation’s struggle for self-determination, forever changing the landscape of Indigenous rights in Canada and around the world.

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Made Modern

Science and Technology in Canadian History

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The first major collection of its kind in thirty years, Made Modern explores the role of science and technology in shaping Canadians’ experience of themselves and their place in the modern world.

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Military Education and the British Empire, 1815–1949

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Bringing together the world’s leading scholars on the subject, Military Education and the British Empire explores distinct national narratives within a comparative context to expose the role of military education in maintaining empire.

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Postsecondary Education in British Columbia

Public Policy and Structural Development, 1960–2015

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Postsecondary Education in British Columbia is a thoughtful critical analysis of the role of social justice, human capital, and the market in the development of institutions and public policy in BC education since 1960.

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Our Voices Must Be Heard

Women and the Vote in Ontario

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Our Voices Must Be Heard examines the ideals and failings of Ontario’s suffrage history, its daring supporters and thunderous enemies, and its blind spots on matters of race and class.

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