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The Canadian Election Studies

Assessing Four Decades of Influence

A comprehensive review of the first four decades of the Canadian Election Studies, showing how this series of surveys is important in the study not only of Canadian politics but also of comparative electoral behavior.

Awards

, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013

  • Copyright year: 2012
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City of Order

Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35

A groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax’s tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era.

Awards

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

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Modern Warfare

Armed Groups, Private Militaries, Humanitarian Organizations, and the Law

Edited by Benjamin Perrin

A multifaceted exploration of how humanitarian organizations, private militaries, and non-state armed groups are shaking the foundations of international humanitarian law.

Awards

, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Rooted Cosmopolitanism

Canada and the World

Can national loyalties be reconciled with larger commitments to global well-being?

Awards

, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Prophetic Identities

Indigenous Missionaries on British Colonial Frontiers, 1850-75

An exploration of how two missionaries in southern Africa and western Canada used their faith and ties to Britain to rearticulate the meaning of indigeneity.

Awards

2013, Shortlisted - Aboriginal History Prize, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Becoming Multicultural

Immigration and the Politics of Membership in Canada and Germany

This book demonstrates how global human rights norms intersected with domestic political identities and institutions to transform Canada and Germany into diverse multicultural societies in the second half of the twentieth century.

Awards

2013, Shortlisted - Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association

2014, Shortlisted - Prize in Comparative Politics, Canadian Political Science Association

  • Copyright year: 2012
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