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.
Try to Control Yourself
The Regulation of Public Drinking in Post-Prohibition Ontario, 1927-44
A fascinating history that challenges common assumptions of how the Ontario government attempted to regulate licensed public drinking after the repeal of prohibition.
2013, Winner - Gourmand Best Health and Drinks Book (Canada - English), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
2013, Winner - Best Health and Drinks Book (World), Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
2013, Winner - CLIO Prize for Ontario, Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Constituency Influence in Parliament
Countering the Centre
This book examines the rules and conduct of Private Members’ Business to assess the crucial role of MPs in representing citizens and affecting policy decisions.
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2013
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2012
- Copyright year: 2012
Making Meaning Out of Mountains
The Political Ecology of Skiing
Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia.
2014, Winner - Early Investigator Award, Canadian Sociological Association
- Copyright year: 2012
Give Me Shelter
The Failure of Canada’s Cold War Civil Defence
Give Me Shelter is a revealing examination of Canada’s efforts to prepare its citizens to face nuclear war, from 1945-63.
2012, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books
2012, Winner - C.P. Stacey Award for scholarly work in Canadian Military History
- Copyright year: 2012
The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 48, 2010
This is the forty-eighth volume of The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, the first volume of which was published in 1963.
2013, Winner - Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing, Canadian Association of Law Libraries
- Copyright year: 2012
Political Marketing in Canada
The first book-length exploration of how marketing tools and concepts are transforming elections and politics in Canada.
, Commended - The Hill Times Editors' 25 Pick of Best Books for 2012
, Commended - The Hill Times List of Top 100 Best Books for 2012
- Copyright year: 2012