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Vancouverism
Until the 1980s, Vancouver was a typical mid-sized North American city. But between Expo 86 and the Olympic Games in 2010, something extraordinary happened. This otherwise …
Inside Killjoy’s Kastle
Hundreds of years of ridicule, persecution, erasure, misunderstanding, and institutionalization could put anyone in a bad mood. Killjoy invites you into her kastle for a queer …
The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta
In Defence of Multinational Citizenship
At the beginning of the 21st century, there is a pressing need to develop new forms of citizenship to meet demands for self-determination advanced by substate nations and …
Frontier People: Han Settlers in Minority Areas of China
Frontier People shows how the Han themselves have been directly involved in the process of transformation within these areas where they have settled. Their perceptions of the …
Debt and Federalism
The legal meaning of bankruptcy and insolvency law has often remained elusive, even to practitioners and scholars in the field, despite having been enshrined in Canada’s …
Caroline's Dilemma
Caroline Kearney faced a heartbreaking dilemma.Caroline was a thirty-one-year-old mother of six when her husband died in Melbourne, Australia in 1865. Having no legal rights …
The Nature of Canada
Intended to delight and provoke, these short, beautifully crafted essays, enlivened with photos and illustrations, explore how humans have engaged with the Canadian environment and …
China in the 1990s, 2nd Edition
Now updated with a chapter-length afterword by the editors on theend of the Deng era and its aftermath, China in the 1990sprovides a comprehensive survey of a nation in transition. …
Building the Army’s Backbone
In September 1939, Canada’s tiny army began its remarkable expansion into a wartime force of almost half a million soldiers. No army can function without a backbone of skilled …
The Birds of Vancouver Island’s West Coast
The west coast region of Vancouver Island encompasses mountainous terrain, rainforest, mudflats, and ragged coastlines that bear the brunt of storms spawned by an immense ocean. …
Women Filmmakers
What difference does it make when a woman wields the camera?Women Filmmakers: Refocusing casts a critical eye on theoften-overlooked work of women filmmakers. It provides a rich …