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The University of British Columbia Press is Canada’s leading social sciences publisher. With an international reputation for publishing high-quality works of original scholarship, our books draw on and reflect cutting-edge research, pushing the boundaries of academic discourse in innovative directions. Each year UBC Press publishes seventy new titles in a number of fields, including Aboriginal studies, Asian studies, Canadian history, environmental studies, gender and women’s studies, health and food studies, geography, law, media and communications, military and security studies, planning and urban studies, and political science.
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The Debt of a Nation

Land and the Financing of the Canadian Settler State, 1820–73

  • Copyright year: 2025
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A Cold Colonialism

Modern Exploration and the Canadian North

A Cold Colonialism reframes exploration as a modern enterprise – one through which southern Canadians and Americans sought to exert control over northern peoples and their lands.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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The Scramble for the Teenage Dollar

Creating the Youth Market in Mid-Century Canada

The Scramble for the Teenage Dollar explores how mid-century marketers and advertisers created the concept of the teenager as model consumer, an idea that has driven our culture ever since.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Trading on Art

Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Blue Skies over Wuhan

The Evolution of Environmental Protection Policy in Hubei, 1970s–80s

Blue Skies over Wuhan traces the development of environmental protection policy in China through a case study of Hubei Province, where an environmental agenda dominated by economic growth priorities gradually gave way to more mature, state-led governance.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Times of Transformation

The 1921 Canadian General Election

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.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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The Civil Sphere in Canada

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

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Sufism in Canada

Weaving Islamic Practice and Contemporary Spirituality

Sufism in Canada considers how Sufism informs Islam and popular spirituality, opening new avenues of understanding about religiosity and Muslim identities in this country.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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After Redress

Japanese Canadian and Indigenous Struggles for Justice

After Redress is an innovative and critical examination of continuing calls for justice in the wake of state redress and reconciliation agreements.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Chiang Kai-shek's Critical Years, 1935–50

Edited by Emily M. Hill

Chiang Kai-shek’s Critical Years analyzes an enigmatic figure at the peak of his influence, revealing an improvisational approach to political problems that brought remarkable successes alongside ultimate defeat.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Artificial Democracy

The Impact of Big Data on Politics, Policy, and Polity

Artificial Democracy examines the multiple ways in which big data, analytics, and AI are transforming contemporary democracies.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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Tender Labour

Migrant Care Work, Filipina/o Young People, and Family Life across Borders

Tender Labour investigates the paid and unpaid labour that young migrants from the Philippines engage in to hold their families together and build a better life.

  • Copyright year: 2025
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