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.
Sinews of Survival
The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing
1998, Winner - Millia Davenport Award, Costume Society of America
1997, Winner - Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society
- Copyright year: 1997
The Power of Words
Literacy and Revolution in South China, 1949-95
This social and political history of the struggle for literacy in rural China shows how China's revolutionary leaders conceived and promoted literacy in the countryside and how villagers made use of the literacy education they were offered.
1997, Winner - K.D. Srivastava Award, UBC Press
- Copyright year: 1998
Gamblers and Dreamers
Women, Men, and Community in the Klondike
Gamblers and Dreamers tackles some of the myths about the history of the North in the era of the gold rush.
1999, Winner - Clio Award (North), Canadian Historical Association
2000, Winner - W. Turrentine Jackson Prize, Western History Association
- Copyright year: 1998
Legends of Our Times
Native Cowboy Life
Throughout the world, the image of the cowboy is an instantly recognized symbol of the North American West. This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of some of the first cowboys – the Native peoples of the Plains and Plateau.
1998, Winner - Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society
- Copyright year: 1998
Borderlands
How We Talk About Canada
In Borderlands, W.H. New poetically and metaphorically considers the image of 'the border' in Canada and how it affects the way Canadians look at themselves and their society.
2000, Winner - Bronze Medal, Leipzig International Book Art Competition for best designed book
1998, Winner - Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society
- Copyright year: 1998
Fort Langley Journals, 1827-30
Contains a wealth of information about social and administrative life at Fort Langley.
1999, Winner - Third Prize, BC Historical Federation Writing Competition
- Copyright year: 1998