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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
Cycling into Saigon
The Conservative Transition in Ontario
The essence of democracy is the peaceful and legitimate transfer of government. In 1995 in Ontario, the omens for a successful transition weren’t promising …
2001, Shortlisted - Donner Prize, Donner Foundation
- Copyright year: 2001
Heavy Traffic
Deregulation, Trade, and Transformation in North American Trucking
Examines the way in which the regulatory reform of American and Canadian trucking, coupled with free trade, has internationalized this $1.4-billion-a-day industry.
2001, Shortlisted - Donner Prize, Donner Foundation
- Copyright year: 2000
Driven Apart
Women's Employment Equality and Child Care in Canadian Public Policy
2002, Winner - CWSA Book Prize, Canadian Women's Studies Association
2002, Winner - Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
2002, Winner - Pierre Savard Prize, International Council for Canadian Studies
- Copyright year: 2001