books by University of British Columbia Press     books:     University of Brit...      Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide (Museum Note) Marjorie M. Halpin University of British Columbia Press, 1981             Securing Borders: Detention And Deportation In Canada (Law & Society) Anna Pratt University of British Columbia Press, 2005 Detention and deportation are the two most extreme sanctions of an "immigration penality" that enforces borders, polices non-citizens, identifies those who are dangerous, diseased, deceitful, or destitute, and refuses them entry or casts them out. As such, they are constitutive practices that work to "make-up" and regulate national borders, ...             Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeastern Alaska Ford John K. B., Graeme M. Ellis University of British Columbia Press, 1999 Mammal munching superstars This is the definitive source for information on the transient or mammal hunting race of killer whales of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. If you are serious about learning what there is to know about these fascinating superpredators-this is THE book to buy. I am a ...             Voices Raised in Protest: Defending North American Citizens of Japanese Ancestry, 1942-49 Stephanie Bangarth University of British Columbia Press, 2008 Voices Raised in Protest examines the removal and deportation of persons of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War by highlighting how its meaning and impact diverged in Canada and the United States. Stephanie Bangarth begins with a comparative survey of removal and related policies, then analyzes the efforts and discourse of advocates and ...             Corporate Governance in Global Capital Markets University of British Columbia Press, 2003 The recent failures of Enron, WorldCom, and other large publicly traded corporations have catapulted the issue of corporate governance onto the international stage. In this timely book, Janis Sarra draws together the work of legal scholars and practitioners from across North America to provide a comprehensive analysis of corporate governance ...             Murdering Holiness (Law & Society Series) Jim Phillips, Rosemary Gartner University of British Columbia Press, 2003 A Bizarre Story of a Religious Cult We are used to hearing about religious cults led by one charismatic individual. Our times have no monopoly on such cults, of course; our nation's tradition of freedom of worship encourages them, and we look toward economic or societal means to subdue the most flagrant ...             Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples (Royal BC Museum Handbook) Nancy J. Turner University of British Columbia Press, 2007 easy to use reference book Nancy Turner's coverage of food plants in her area is amazing. In this new edition, the photos are splendid and really aid in identifying the plants. She has found out about the plants from the people who have used them extensively. One of my favorite wild edible ...             Bar Codes: Women in the Legal Profession (Law and Society) Jean Mckenzie Leiper University of British Columbia Press, 2007 Bar Codes documents twelve years in the lives of a group of Ontario women lawyers. Shakespeare's Portia provides an overarching metaphor, reminding readers of women's attempts to enter into an unfamiliar culture. Sometimes the simple act of robing can enhance a woman lawyer's identity and grant her legitimacy. Like Portia, she is transformed from ...             Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism: Its Origins and Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries A. Jeyaratnam Wilson University of British Columbia Press, 2000 Informative read, good pointers to additional research I greatly enjoyed this book. A great many of the men I have worked with were Tamil and I felt it important to learn about the events that caused this thing to happen, and learn more about why nothing is really being done to stop it. But, like many global events, its ...             Scars of War: The Impact of Warfare on Modern China (Contemporary Chinese Studies) University of British Columbia Press, 2002 Throughout its modern history China has suffered from immense destruction and loss of life from warfare. In its worst periods of warfare, the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War (1937-45), millions of civilians lost their lives. For China, the story of modern war-related death and suffering has remained hidden. The Rape of Nanking is beginning to ...             Japan's Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History Jeffrey W. Alexander University of British Columbia Press, 2008 For decades a crown jewel of Japan's postwar manufacturing industry, motorcycles remain one of Japan's top exports. Japan's Motorcycle Wars assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive ...             Supporting Indigenous Children's Development: Community-University Partnerships Jessica Ball, Alan Pence University of British Columbia Press, 2008 This book tells the story of an "unexpected partnership" initiated by an Aboriginal tribal council with the University of Victoria's School of Child and Youth Care. The partnership produced a new approach to professional education in which community leaders are co-constructors of the curriculum, and which is implemented only if both parties are ...             Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul Jo-ann Archiblad University of British Columbia Press, 2008 Jo-ann Archibald worked closely with Elders and storytellers, who shared both traditional and personal life-experience stories, in order to develop ways of bringing storytelling into educational contexts. Indigenous Storywork is the result of this research and it demonstrates how stories have the power to educate and heal the heart, mind, body and ...             Critical Disability Theory: Essays in Philosophy, Politics, Policy, And Law (Law and Society) University of British Columbia Press, 2005 People with disabilities in Canada experience and inhabit a system of deep structural, economic, social, political, legal, and cultural inequality ? a regime of dis-citizenship. Despite the widespread belief that Canada is a country of liberty, equality, and inclusion, many persons with disabilities experience social exclusion and marginalization. ...             No Place to Go: Local Histories of the Battered Women's Shelter Movement Nancy Janovicek University of British Columbia Press, 2007 The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, No Place to Go traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Nancy Janovicek focuses on women's groups in small cities and rural communities, examining anti-violence activism in Thunder Bay, ...          products you might be interested in search for books community-university, contemporary, mammal-hunting, nationalism, partnerships, southeastern      toavi.com    web we recommend A Bizarre Story of a Religious Cult randomly chosen book: Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting Book