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.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 4
Wood Warblers through Old World Sparrows
The culmination of more than 25 years of effort, this much-awaited final volume of The Birds of British Columbia completes what some have called one of the most important regional ornithological works in North America.
2002, Shortlisted - BC Book Prize, Roderick Haig-Brown Regional, Province of British Columbia
- Copyright year: 2001
Butterflies of British Columbia
Including Western Alberta, Southern Yukon, the Alaska Panhandle, Washington, Northern Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Northwestern Montana
The butterfly fauna of British Columbia is by far the largest and most diverse in Canada. With the publication of this volume, there is finally a comprehensive, single source that summarizes all available information on butterflies in the British Columbia and adjacent areas.
2001, Winner - Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society
- Copyright year: 2001
Citizens Plus
Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State
Alan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state.
2000, Runner-up - Donner Prize, Donner Foundation
2002, Shortlisted - Harold Adams Innis Prize, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Copyright year: 2000
The Politics of Resentment
British Columbia Regionalism and Canadian Unity
The first book to examine the role that British Columbia has played in the evolving Canadian unity debate.
2001, Shortlisted - BC Book Prize, Roderick Haig-Brown Regional
- Copyright year: 2000
Wired to the World, Chained to the Home
Telework in Daily Life
Will working from home solve many of society's ills, or create new ghettos? This book analyzes the experiences to look at workload, mobility, work status and gender to understand the implications of telecommuting on employment policies, community planning and daily life patterns.
2001, Winner - K.D. Srivastava Award, UBC Press
- Copyright year: 2001
At the Edge
Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
This timely book argues for governance based on human responsibility and recognition of the interconnectedness of human and natural systems.
2001, Winner - Outstanding Research Achievement - Sustainability, Government of Canada, Policy Research Initiative
- Copyright year: 2001