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Pentecostal Preacher Woman

The Faith and Feminism of Bernice Gerard

Evangelical pastor, talk-show host, politician, musician. Pentecostal Preacher Woman explores the complex life of Bernice Gerard, one of the most influential spiritual figures of twentieth-century British Columbia.

Awards

2025, Shortlisted - 2025 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Signs of the Time

Nłeʔkepmx Resistance through Rock Art

Drawing on a unique blend of Indigenous and Western sources, Signs of the Time explores Nłeʔkepmx rock art making to reveal the historical and cultural meaning beneath its beguiling imagery.

Awards

2025, Shortlisted - 2025 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Land and the Liberal Project

Canada’s Violent Expansion

Land and the Liberal Project explores the “improving” ideas that informed the expansion of Canada from coast to coast, exposing the justifications for state violence and appropriation of Indigenous territory, thus challenging our assumptions about Canadian sovereignty.

Awards

2024, Winner -

Outstanding Academic Title, Choice

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Refugees Are (Not) Welcome Here

The Paradox of Protection in Canada

Refugees Are (Not) Welcome Here details the paradox of the simultaneous expansion and restriction of access to refugee rights in Canada.

Awards

2024, Shortlisted - W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association/Association canadienne droit et société.

  • Copyright year: 2023
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Boosters and Barkers

Financing Canada’s Involvement in the First World War

“Back him up! Buy Victory Bonds.” Boosters and Barkers examines the unrelenting financial demands of Canadian participation in the First World War, exploring the aims, methods, and implications of securing public support.

Awards

2023, Winner - C.P. Stacey Award

  • Copyright year: 2023
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The Notorious Georges

Crime and Community in British Columbia's Northern Interior, 1905–25

The Notorious Georges is an engaging exploration of the alchemy of community identity and reputation in Prince George, BC, once branded Canada’s most-dangerous city.

Awards

2024, Commended - Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing, BC Historical Federation

2024, Shortlisted - Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize

2024, Shortlisted - W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association/Association canadienne droit et société

  • Copyright year: 2023
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