Awards

UBC Press is proud to publish outstanding scholarly works by some of the world’s preeminent scholars. We congratulate our authors and volume editors who have been recognized with awards and citations.

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Far Off Metal River

Inuit Lands, Settler Stories, and the Making of the Contemporary Arctic

Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples.

Awards

2016, Winner - Clio-North Prize, Canadian Historical Association

2016, Shortlisted - Aboriginal History Committee Book Prize, Canadian Historical Association

2017, Shortlisted - Canada Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Working Mothers and the Child Care Dilemma

A History of British Columbia’s Social Policy

As a deeply researched history, Working Mothers and the Child Care Dilemma reveals how, for over 100 years, a persistent political uneasiness with the role of mothers in the workforce has contributed to the lack of affordable, quality child care services in British Columbia.

Awards

2016, Winner - Clio BC, Canadian Historical Association

2016, Shortlisted - Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia, University of British Columbia Library

  • Copyright year: 2015
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The Stability Imperative

Human Rights and Law in China

Legal expert Sarah Biddulph uses case studies to examine the multiple and shifting ways in which the Chinese government’s efforts to maintain social and political stability impact on the legal definition and implementation of human rights in China.

Awards

2016, Shortlisted - Canadian Law and Society Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association

2016, Winner - Clio-North Prize, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2015
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The People and the Bay

A Social and Environmental History of Hamilton Harbour

This engaging history brings to life the personalities and power struggles that shaped how Hamiltonians used their harbour and, in the process, invites readers to consider how moral and political choices being made about the natural world today will shape the cities of tomorrow.

Awards

2017, Winner - CLIO Prize for Ontario, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Lock, Stock, and Icebergs

A History of Canada’s Arctic Maritime Sovereignty

Lock, Stock, and Icebergs recounts the events, pressures, and behind-the-scenes negotiations that shaped Canada’s legal claim to the Northwest Passage and the waters of the Arctic Archipelago.

Awards

2017, Winner - John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize, Dafoe Foundation

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Leaky Governance

Alternative Service Delivery and the Myth of Water Utility Independence

Municipalities face important water supply challenges. One response has been to render utilities independent from municipal government through alternative service delivery. Both water management and municipal governance must be strengthened to meet contemporary water supply needs.

Awards

2017, Winner - Book, Jacket, & Journal Show: Jackets & Covers, AAUP

  • Copyright year: 2016
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