university of british columbia press jul 2010 (7 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Writing British Columbia History traces how Euro-Canadian historians took up the task of creating a written history, and struggled with the newness of colonial society and overlapping ties to the British Empire, the United States, and Canada.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Sensing Changes stands as a pioneering contribution to Canadian historical writing. Through half-a-dozen carefully chosen, closely textured case studies, Parr reveals the 'gritty specificity' of history as she unfolds an argument for the importance of understanding how bodies adapt(ed) to changing times, places, and practices.'- from the Foreword by Graeme Wynn.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'With the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly independent states sprang up along China's western frontier. Suddenly, Beijing was forced to confront internal challenges to its authority at its border as well as international competition for energy and authority in Central Asia. Hasan Karrar traces how China cooperated with Russia and the Central Asian republics seeking to stabilize the region, facilitate commerce, and build an energy infrastructure. He also shows how this multilateral approach brought Beijing into direct competition with the United States, which views Central Asia as vital to its strategic interests.'--BOOK JACKET.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Manon Tremblay examines Quebec women's political engagements from 1791 to the present. She traces the path that led to women obtaining the rights to vote and run for office and then draws on statistics and interviews with female politicians to paint an indepth portrait of women's underrepresentation and its main causes. Her innovative account not only documents the significant democratic deficit in Canada's parliamentary systems, it also outlines strategies to improve women's access to legislative representation in Canada and elsewhere.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The contributors explore the disruptions and reconfigurations of political authority that accompany globalization. Arguing that we live in an era in which political legitimacy at multiple scales of authority is under strain, they show that globalization has also created demands for regulation, security, and the protection of rights and expressions of individual and collective autonomy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Justice Bertha Wilson's career is examined through three distinct frames - foundations, controversy, and reflections - and a wide range of feminist perspectives. Taken together, these provocative essays paint a nuanced portrait of a complex, controversial woman who made a deep impression on the Canadian legal landscape.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Joanna R. Quinn is an assistant professor of political science and director of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction at the University of Western Ontario.