Awards

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Prometheus Wired

The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology

Describing and documenting the actual effects of computer networks on people's experience in the workplace, marketplace, and community, the book argues that the conditions of surveillance and corporate control far outweigh those of information access as key elements in the social and political presence of network computing.

Awards

2001, Winner - Communications Politcy Research Award, Donald McGannon Communication Research Center

2001, Winner - Outstanding Book in Political Theory, Choice Magazine

2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Copyright year: 2000
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Special Places

The Changing Ecosystems of the Toronto Region

Special Places explores the changing ecosystems of the Toronto area over this century, looking at the environmental conditions that influence the whole region and at the surprising range of plants and animals you can still find in many of its natural spaces.

Awards

2000, Shortlisted - Toronto Book Award, City of Toronto

  • Copyright year: 1999
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Biodiversity and Democracy

Rethinking Nature and Society

In Biodiversity and Democracy, Paul Wood argues that the problem of extinction can be traced to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies.

Awards

2000, Winner - K.D. Srivastava Award, UBC Press

  • Copyright year: 2000
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Flexible Crossroads

The Restructuring of British Columbia's Forest Economy

Columbia's forest economy is at a crucial crossroads, and Flexible Crossroads looks at the contemporary restructuring of British Columbia's forest economy, demonstrating how both resource dynamics and industrial dynamics have shaped this transformation.

Awards

2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Copyright year: 2000
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The Chinese in Vancouver, 1945-80

The Pursuit of Identity and Power

Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity.

Awards

2000, Shortlisted - Vancouver Book Award, City of Vancouver

  • Copyright year: 1999
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Cis dideen kat – When the Plumes Rise

The Way of the Lake Babine Nation

This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations.

Awards

2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Copyright year: 2000
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