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Strong, Beautiful and Modern

National Fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, 1935-1960

Strong, Beautiful and Modern tells the story of the national fitness campaigns spanning the “British world” beginning in the 1930s.

Awards

2012, Shortlisted - Ernest Scott Prize

2012, Winner - The Ian Wards Prize, Archives and Records Association of New Zealand (ARANZ)

  • Copyright year: 2013
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Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada

Historical Foundations and Contemporary Issues

Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada is the first work to focus sustained and serious attention on the wider implications of Aboriginal peoples’ involvement in sport.

Awards

2014, Winner - NASSH Book Prize for Collections, North American Society for Sport History

  • Copyright year: 2013
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Aboriginal Justice and the Charter

Realizing a Culturally Sensitive Interpretation of Legal Rights

This book explores the tension between Aboriginal justice methods and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, while searching for practical ways to implement Aboriginal justice.

Awards

2013, Shortlisted - Canadian Law & Society Association Book Prize

2013, Joint winner - K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Boundless Optimism

Richard McBride's British Columbia

Boundless Optimism is the definitive biography of Premier Richard McBride and a revealing portrait of British Columbia during a time of great volatility and great expectations.

Awards

2013, Winner - Patricia E. Roy is the recipient of the Canadian Historical Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Hunger, Horses, and Government Men

Criminal Law on the Aboriginal Plains, 1870-1905

Tells the complex story of the relationship between Plains Indians and Canadian criminal law as it took root in their land.

Awards

2013, Winner - Clio Prize for the Prairies, Canadian Historical Association

2013, Shortlisted - CLSA Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association

2013, Shortlisted - The Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Still Dying for a Living

Corporate Criminal Liability after the Westray Mine Disaster

Still Dying for a Living investigates the state’s (in)ability to develop effective legal strategies for holding corporations accountable for serious injury and death in the workplace.

Awards

2014, Winner - Outstanding Publication of the year, National White Collar Crime Consortium (NWCCC)

  • Copyright year: 2012
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