What Could a University Be?
Revolutionary Ideas for the Future
What Could a University Be? identifies new ideas that can help refocus the university on educating its students and having a greater positive impact in society.
Watching the Bear
Canadian Intelligence Assessments of the Soviet Threat to North America, 1946–1964
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.
Unceded
Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now
Unceded reveals the BC government’s history of injustice toward First Nations, providing the context for understanding modern treaty negotiations.
The New Politics of Western Canada
Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures
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.
Renegotiating the Bargain
The Formation of Power-Sharing Arrangements within Canadian Political Parties
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.
Objects as Evidence/Agents
Curated Encounters with Domestic Objects
Deciding on Death
Rodriguez, Carter, and Medically Assisted Dying in Canada
Deciding on Death is a comprehensive analysis of the ethical debate, political controversy, and judicial and legislative developments culminating in the legalization of medically assisted dying in Canada.
A Drunken Bee
Sunthorn Phu and the Buddhist Landscapes of Early Bangkok
Fathers, Masculinity, and Authoritarianism in Latin American Cinema
Through an analysis of twenty-first-century films created in Latin America, this book makes the case that contemporary filmmakers are using the figure of the father as a metaphor for political leadership and that their work reflects a growing rejection of predatory and coercive authority in the region.