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Inside "Debt and Federalism": An Introduction to Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Canada

Posted: May 12, 2022
Authors Thomas Telfer and Virginia Torrie introduce us to the four cases discussed in their new book, "Debt and Federalism," illuminating why these cases form our foundation for understanding bankruptcy and insolvency in Canada. ...more

50 Years, 50 Books: Sapphistries

Posted: April 27, 2022
Pam Ratner on Leila J. Rupp's "Sapphistries" and the courage to publish sexuality studies before it was "mainstream." ...more
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UBC Press Named Benetech Global Certified Accessible™ Publisher

Posted: April 21, 2022
We're pleased to announce that UBC Press is now a Benetech Global Certified Accessible™ (GCA) publisher. Benetech, a nonprofit that empowers communities with software for social good, issues this accreditation to those publishers who produce EPUBs that meet a full range of accessibility features required to support the needs of all readers, including those with disabilities and learning differences. ...more

50 Years, 50 Books: Citizens Plus

Posted: April 21, 2022
Cole Harris on how Alan Cairns' "Citizens Plus" contributes to discussion "crucial to the future of this country." ...more
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50 Years, 50 Books: Alliance and Illusion

Posted: April 13, 2022
John English on why Robert Bothwell's "Alliance and Illusion" will endure. ...more
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50 Years, 50 Books: Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections

Posted: April 11, 2022
Alex Marland on why Anthony Sayers's "Parties, Candidates, and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections" is the definitive study of campaigning by local candidates in a Canadian election. ...more
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50 Years, 50 Books: The Reminiscences of Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken

Posted: April 6, 2022
Patricia Roy on why reviving the Pioneers of British Columbia series "would be a splendid Jubilee project" for UBC Press. ...more
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50 Years, 50 Books: The Soldiers' General

Posted: March 30, 2022
J.L. Granatstein on why Douglas E. Delaney's "The Soldiers' General" and why the Studies in Canadian Military History series is "one of the most successful examples of Canadian academic publishing." ...more
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50 Years, 50 Books: No Bleeding Heart

Posted: March 22, 2022
Veronica Strong-Boag on publishing women's history and why "The next half-century has good foundations." ...more
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50 Years, 50 Books: Infidels and the Damn Churches

Posted: March 18, 2022
Jonathan Swainger on why Lynne Marks' "Infidels and the Damn Churches" is an "admirable example of the historian's craft." ...more
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