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.
The Making of Modern Chinese Medicine, 1850-1960
A history of the convergence of Western and Chinese medical practices in modern China.
2015, Short-listed - ICAS Book Prize, International Convention of Asia Scholars
Negotiating a River
Canada, the US, and the Creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway
A revealing look at the planning and building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project -- a megaproject that had a profound impact on North American history.
2015, Winner - Floyd S. Chalmers Award, The Champlain Society
The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 50, 2012
2013, Winner - Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing, Canadian Association of Law Libraries
Living Dead in the Pacific
Contested Sovereignty and Racism in Genetic Research on Taiwan Aborigines
A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines.
2015, Winner - Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize, Canadian Communication Association
Power from the North
Territory, Identity, and the Culture of Hydroelectricity in Quebec
This book explores how French Canada’s aspirations migrated north with natural resource development, creating a culture of hydroelectricity that continues to shape territorial planning and relations with Aboriginal peoples in the province.
2015, Short-listed - Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Defending Battered Women on Trial
Lessons from the Transcripts
Drawing on trial transcripts, this book tells the stories of ten battered women who killed their male partners and one who did not, revealing why women don’t “just leave” and the serious barriers to achieving acquittal.
2015, Winner - David Walter Mundell Medal, Office of the Attorney General
2015, Short-listed - Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences