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Prometheus Wired
The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
Describing and documenting the actual effects of computer networks on people's experience in the workplace, marketplace, and community, the book argues that the conditions of surveillance and corporate control far outweigh those of information access as key elements in the social and political presence of network computing.
2001, Winner - Communications Politcy Research Award, Donald McGannon Communication Research Center
2001, Winner - Outstanding Book in Political Theory, Choice Magazine
2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Copyright year: 2000
Special Places
The Changing Ecosystems of the Toronto Region
Special Places explores the changing ecosystems of the Toronto area over this century, looking at the environmental conditions that influence the whole region and at the surprising range of plants and animals you can still find in many of its natural spaces.
2000, Shortlisted - Toronto Book Award, City of Toronto
- Copyright year: 1999
Biodiversity and Democracy
Rethinking Nature and Society
In Biodiversity and Democracy, Paul Wood argues that the problem of extinction can be traced to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies.
2000, Winner - K.D. Srivastava Award, UBC Press
- Copyright year: 2000
Flexible Crossroads
The Restructuring of British Columbia's Forest Economy
Columbia's forest economy is at a crucial crossroads, and Flexible Crossroads looks at the contemporary restructuring of British Columbia's forest economy, demonstrating how both resource dynamics and industrial dynamics have shaped this transformation.
2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Copyright year: 2000
The Chinese in Vancouver, 1945-80
The Pursuit of Identity and Power
Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity.
2000, Shortlisted - Vancouver Book Award, City of Vancouver
- Copyright year: 1999
Cis dideen kat – When the Plumes Rise
The Way of the Lake Babine Nation
This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations.
2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Copyright year: 2000