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Talk and Log
Wilderness Politics in British Columbia
A comprehensive account of the rise of the wilderness movement in British Columbia examines the forest industry's political strategies, and analyzes the inner workings of the policy process.
1998, Shortlisted - Donner Prize, Donner Foundation
- Copyright year: 1998
Spuzzum
Fraser Canyon Histories 1808-1939
Juxtaposing historical narratives and cultural interpretation, this book explores the history of Spuzzum and the Nlaka'pamux people on the turbulent Fraser River.
2000, Winner - Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
- Copyright year: 1998
The Limits of Labour
Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929
1999, Winner - Clio Award (Prairie Region), Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 1998
Death So Noble
Memory, Meaning, and the First World War
This book examines Canada’s collective memory of the First World War through the 1920s and 1930s. It is a cultural history, considering art, music, and literature.
1998, Winner - Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, Canadian Historical Association
1997, Shortlisted - Lionel Gelber Prize, Munk Centre for International Studies (Trinity College)
1998, Winner - Charles P. Stacey Award
1997, Winner - Dafoe Book Prize, J.W. Dafoe Foundation
2000, Commended - Francois-Xavier Garneau Prize, Canadian Historical Association
- Copyright year: 1999
Animals and Nature
Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities
“No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations.”
2000, Winner - Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
2002, Shortlisted - Raymond Klibansky Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Copyright year: 1999
Colonizing Bodies
Aboriginal Health and Healing in British Columbia, 1900-50
This detailed but highly readable ethnohistory shows how a pluralistic medical system evolved among Canada’s most populous Aboriginal population.
1999, Winner - Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, Canadian Historical Association
1999, Winner - Clio Award (British Columbia), Canadian Historical Association
2000, Winner - Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
- Copyright year: 1998