U. of British Columbia Press

Against orthodoxy; studies in nationalism.

This collection of fourteen articles on nationalism showcases current interdisciplinary research in the field with an emphasis on new theoretical analysis of common traits in nationalist movements across time and locality. The work is divided into sections covering theory and history, minorities and civil society, politics and the state, and international relations. Individual articles discuss such topics as academic nationalism, civil and ethnic nationalist narrative in Ethiopia, Christian-Muslim enmities in the Balkans, militarism and nationalism in Japan and America and messianic nationalism. The contributors are academics in sociology and related fields from North American and European universities. Distributed in the US by the University of Washington Press. Distributed in Canada by the University of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Animal sensibility and inclusive justice in the age of Bernard Shaw.

"This book is...neither a biography of Shaw nor a biography of others who may have been relevant to Shaw or the issues of his time. It is instead a study in the history of ideas, specifically those of radical idealism in relation to animal sensibility." Preece (emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier U.) introduces his study and then offers a nuanced, contextualized view of Shaw's thinking with regard to vegetarianism, vivisection, animal consciousness, and social justice, among other topics. Distribution in the US is by the U. of Washington Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Architecture and the Canadian fabric.

This anthology presents 17 thought-provoking essays on the historiography and cultural politics of architecture in Canada, from the earliest colonial urban plans and buildings to the present day. Individual topics include the construction of Toronto's St. James Cathedral, the establishment of a market building in 19th-century York (as Toronto was then called); the construction of the Maple Leaf Gardens building in Toronto; the popularity of Brutalist style in public buildings; and big-box commercial buildings. The material is grouped into thematic sections, with a short introduction to each section. The contributors are art and architectural historians in Canada and the UK. U.S. distribution is by the U. of Washington Press; Canadian is by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Canada's road to the Pacific War; intelligence, strategy, and the far east crisis.

This comprehensive volume on war and diplomacy in the Pacific examines Canada's role in Asia in the run up to the Second World War. The volume discusses a wide variety of topics related to Canada's involvement in the region including internal politics, relationships within the allied infrastructure, diplomatic efforts, intelligence gathering and homeland defense strategies. The text highlights the important, but often forgotten, role of Canada in the Pacific War and demonstrates that the nation was able to uphold its responsibilities to its allies while maintaining its political and diplomatic integrity in the region. The work is well notated and includes numerous black and white photographs and a timeline of events. Wilford is an expert in twentieth-century Canadian military history. US Distribution is by University of Washington Press. Canadian distribution is by the University of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Chasing the dragon in Shanghai; Canada's early relations with China, 1858-1952.

Meehan (history, U. of Regina, Canada) examines Canada's early relations with China, highlighting Canada's presence in Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to 1952, when it closed its consulate in the city. He explores how missionaries, traders and government officials experienced Shanghai and how it influenced their views of China. Separate chapters address the early presence of British imperial agents from Canada; their gradual establishment in the city (accompanied by a growing Canadian national consciousness); Canadian involvement in Shanghai's business, cultural, and religious life between the World Wars; Canadian experiences under wartime occupation and internment; and the eventual departure from the city in the wake of the Chinese Revolution. Distributed in the US by the U. of Washington Press and in Canada by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Child and youth care; critical perspectives on pedagogy, practice, and policy.

While they introduce child and youth care as having matured as a distinct field of practice, Pence and White (professors of child and youth care, U. of Victoria) also overview postmodern critical perspectives that pose questions about CYC as a contested field, e.g., its boundaries, emphasis on individual agency vs. connectedness, relationship between goals and means, and sociopolitical and historical contexts. Canadian professionals, who work with street youth from urban to indigenous provinces, re-conceptualize topics with practice and policy implications including hardly neutral theories of development, gender biases, father involvement initiatives, and developmental readiness. Distributed in the US by U. of Washington Press; in Canada, by U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Cold War fighters; Canadian aircraft procurement, 1945-54.

Wakelam (military history and leadership, Royal Military College of Canada) documents how Canada procured aircraft fighters during the early days of the Cold War, between 1945 and 1954. He examines the decisions that led to the procurement and introduction into service of two fighter aircraft (the CF-100 and the F-86), illustrating the complexity of the procurement cycle and how decision makers across government, the military, and industry are involved. He provides the historical context of Canada's aspirations in the postwar years and Ottawa's preoccupations in foreign, economic, and security and defense policy, as well as Canada's experience with designing and building aircraft for civil and military needs before 1945, then discusses the actions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and its leaders in shaping postwar procurement and force structure and their successes and failures. US distribution by U. of Washington Press; Canadian distribution by U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Conflict in Caledonia; Aboriginal land rights and the rule of law.

This work examines an ongoing dispute between members of the aboriginal Six Nations Confederacy Council, land developers, and the Canadian state over land claimed by the Six Nations under treaties signed with the British in the years immediately following the American Revolution. The author builds her discussion around the theme of contested understandings of law and the rule of law as applied to land, sovereignty, political legitimacy, and narratives of history and concludes with a discussion of the possibilities of achieving a mutually satisfactory resolution in this and other land disputes and for rethinking issues of sovereignty, land, and law in accordance with the Canadian Constitution. Distributed in the US by the U. of Washington Press and in Canada by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Elusive destiny; the political vocation of John Napier Turner.

Litt (Carleton U., Canada) details the career of Canadian politician John Turner and sheds light on changes in the Liberal Party during Turner's career, offering an overview of Canadian federal politics in the 1960s through the 1980s and insight on ongoing debates on Liberalism, nationalism, and Canada's place in the world. The book draws on Turner's personal papers and other archival collections, as well as the author's interviews with Turner and Turner's friends, family, and colleagues. It is illustrated with a wealth of b&w historical photos and political cartoons. The book is distributed in the US by the University of Washington Press and in Canada by the University of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Feminist community research; case studies and methodologies.

This collection of 13 essays marks the 35th anniversary of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of British Columbia. Creese and Frisby note that community feminist research (CFR) is often under-supported at many academic institutions despite being on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary, collaborative, and policy-oriented research. Canadian scholars associated with UBC and feminist community workers (working with immigrants, indigenous populations, patients in health clinics, single mothers, and female inmates) collaborated in responding to questions regarding methodological, ethical, and social justice issues in doing CFR; and what community means in the contexts of postcolonial feminist scholarship and participatory action research. U.S. distribution is by the U. of Washington Press; Canadian by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Feminist ethics and social policy; towards a new global political economy of care.

Nine chapters are presented by Mahon (political science, Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) and Robinson (political science, Carleton U., Canada) with the intention of providing a feminist understanding of the impact of transnationalization (political and economic globalization) on intertwined aspects of care, understood as involving both the social politics of care work and the politico-philosophical ethics of care, which they define by quoting Virginia Held: "the compelling moral salience of attending to and meeting the needs of particular others for whom we take responsibility." The theme of combining understandings of the social politics and ethics of care within the context of transnationalization is brought to bear on studies examining experiences of internationally educated nurses in Canada, Filipino care workers in Japan, child care policies of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the World Bank, social investment policy in South Korea, and elder and child care in Japan since the 1990s. More theoretical chapters explore autonomy and hegemonic masculinities in the transnationalization of care, care work and the push factors of human trafficking, and a feminist democratic ethics of care and global care workers. Distributed in the US by U. of Washington Press and in Canada by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Forest economics.

For undergraduate and graduate students, and for investors, policy makers, and others with a vested interest in forest economics, this textbook offers thorough, comprehensive treatment. Dadwei Zhang (Auburn U.) and Peter H. Pearse (emeritus, U. of British Columbia, Canada) have a half-century of combined experience teaching the subject. Coverage encompasses markets, government, and forest investment analysis; land, timber, and unpriced forest values; the economics of forest management — optimal forest rotation, regulation of harvests, long term trends in the forest sector and silvicultural investment; the economics of forestry policy — property rights, taxes; and the global perspective. This volume is a significantly revised and updated version of Pearse's esteemed 1990 work, Introduction to Forestry Economics. US distribution is by the U. of Washington Press; Canadian distribution is by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Ghost dancing with colonialism; deconolonization and indigenous rights at the Supreme Court of Canada.

This work explores how contradictory Anglo-American social paradigms — colonialism and post-colonialism — impacted indigenous-settler relations in Canada, with a particular focus on the institution of law through the study of the ways in which these contrasting paradigms are evident in how Canada's Supreme Court has interpreted the "aboriginal and treaty rights" guaranteed by s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982. Distributed in the US by the U. of Washington Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Identity politics in the public realm; bringing institutions back in.

This collection of ten essays plus an introduction explores how identity politics is taken up by public institutions. Contrary to the criticism waged against identity politics that it promotes hierarchies and essentialism, these essays argue that public institutions may be prepared to realize the emancipatory potential of identity politics, which the editors Eisenberg (political science, U. of Victoria) and Kymlicka (political philosophy, Queen's U.) argue has always been an enduring feature of democratic societies. Issues taken up include how public institutions go about identifying groups by census, how States recognize and conceptualize indigenous groups, recognizing religious group identity as well as individual religious identity. Many of the essays look at identity politics outside of the US context in post-colonial settings. In addition to highlighting the emancipatory potential of identity politics, the essays also probe the risks such political mobilization pose and how public institutions may handle those too. The contributors are academics mostly from Canada, France and the US teaching political science, philosophy and social science. US Distribution is by of U. of Washington Press and Canadian distribution is by U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The media gaze; representations of diversities in Canada.

This analysis of the portrayal of diversity in Canadian mainstream media highlights the ways in which media molds cultural and political debates on difference, and how, contrary to popular perception, the media has an agenda of its own in influencing belief. The work begins with an exploration of the "media gaze" and methodologies for dissecting media representations, and continues with an analysis of the politics of the media gaze, case studies relating to gender, religion, advertising and racism and a discussion of ways in which marginalized groups can affect change in mainstream media representations. Fleras is a professor of sociology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Distributed in the US by the University of Washington Press and in Canada by the University of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Nooksack place names; geography, culture, and language.

For over 30 years Richardson and Galloway have been studying the language and culture of the Nooksack Indians in northwestern Washington. Their efforts have led to the formation of college courses on the language, the publication of several books on the subject, and helped to preserve this endangered culture. This book is the latest product of their work and it focuses on Nooksack place names. The authors draw from their decades of study and field work in the region to provide an ancient linguistic and cultural account of the land. These place names have become an important element in the efforts to preserve Nooksack language and culture. This book appeals to those studying Nooksack Indian culture and language as well as those studying linguistics or anthropology. US distribution is by U. of Washington Press; distribution in Canada is by U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Offshore petroleum politics; regulation and risk in the Scotian Basin.

"The history of Scotian Basin petroleum comprises a series of political challenges, accommodations, and settlements," states Clancy (political science, St. Francis Xavier U. Canada) in his introduction. In this thorough exploration he offers insight into the political economy of offshore petroleum in general, as well as specific case studies that illustrate the complexities of Scotian Basin project development including industrial benefits, offshore revenues, and the Aboriginal challenge, among other topics. Distribution of this volume in the US is by the U. of Washington Press; in Canada, by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The perils of identity; group rights and the politics of intragroup difference.

By way of a close analysis of a Canadian court-case involving claims by the State, an Aboriginal group, and a minority within the Aboriginal group, Dick (political science, U. of Western Ontario) examines the difficulty of assigning and maintaining group-rights on the basis of identity — especially when this leads to distinctions between authentic and inauthentic culture. She points out, as many feminists and marxists before her have, that a politics whose major category is identity obscures the power-dynamics within minority groups. To that end, she's concerned with how minority-groups are constituted by dominant groups and how this benefits members of the minority groups unequally. Drawing on Charles Taylor, Avigail Eisenberg, Will Kymlicka and Seyla Benhabib, she constructs a legal framework sensitive to intra-group as well as inter-group differences. She applies this framework to the aforementioned case and the identity-driven framework of the Canadian constitution. US distribution is by the U. of Washington Press and Canadian distribution is by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Policies for sustainably managing Canada's forests; tenure, stumpage fees, and forest practices.

The three authors are all based in Canada and are affiliated as follows: Marin K. Luckert (resource economics and environmental sociology, U. of Alberta); David Haley (emeritus, forest resources management, U. of British Columbia); and George Hoberg (forest resources management, U. of British Columbia). They have combined efforts to present an up-to-date comparative examination of forest policies, basing their empirical work on a province-by-province survey of legislation, regulations, licensing contracts, and other policy documents (the appendix lists sources by province). The aim is to clarify the necessary institutional changes that sustainable forest management requires. Distribution in the US is by the U. of Washington Press; in Canada, by the U. of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Rethinking the great white north; race, nature, and the historical geographies of whiteness in Canada.

Most of the essays in this collection originated at a February 2008 workshop held in Ontario, Canada; some have been revised in light of workshop discussions. Contributors in geography and sociology examine the racism at the roots of images of the Canadian myth of the Great White North and Canadian national identity. Examining race as a social construction, they explore how whiteness in Canada works as the standard against which all other races are valued. They examine how the politics of nature and whiteness have shaped Canadian cities and address the implications of colonial injustice in Canada today. Some specific essay topics include Grey Owl and the whiteness of surrogacy, park planning in Toronto 1900-1985, and property regimes on Native reserves. One section of the book offers a pair of essays on the 2,000-mile journey of the Hudson's Bay Company explorer Samuel Hearne in 1771. Baldwin teaches human geography at Durham University. The book is distributed in the US by the University of Washington Press, and distributed in Canada by the University of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Voluntary sector organizations and the state; building new relations.

This analysis of the relationship between federal and regional governments and the voluntary sector in Canada examines the resurgence of cooperation between public and private, non-profit organizations and the opportunities for developing a long term foundation, including funding and regulatory standards, for further growth. The work examines specific policy initiatives by the Canadian government and developments in particular areas of non-profit public service and includes detailed information about national and local organizations involved in children's welfare and family services. Laforest is a professor of public policy at Queens University, Canada. US Distribution is by University of Washington Press. Canadian distribution is by the University of Toronto Press. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)