British Columbia
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() Implementing Federalism, 1867–1878 |
Describes developments in federal provincial relations from 1867-1878, including the incorporation of three new provinces. | Ed Whitcomb | 20 | 2017 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalist Confederation on the West Coast, 1870-90From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter looks at Indigenous populations in Canada on the West Coast between 1870 and 1890, their way of life and their engagement with the encroachment of capitalism and the state on their lands. | Bryan D. Palmer | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() Indo Canadians in British Columbia1900-1917 |
This chapter describes the racism that was experienced by Indian Canadians in British Columbia during the early 20th century, the lives the led, and their efforts to build communities. It … | Pamela Hickman | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: White Riot |
In this chapter, Tsang describes the 360 Riot Walk, and labels his book as a continuation of the project. Tsang introduces the contents of his book and the essays by contributing authors. | Henry Tsang | 6 | 2023 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Searching for Serafim |
Ruby Smith Díaz shares her experience searching for images of Black Canadians throughout history and why she chose to research the life of Serafim "Joe" Fortes. | Ruby Smith Diaz | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Memories of AfricvilleUrban Renewal, Reparations, and the Africadian Diaspora From: Black Geographies |
The field of historic preservation and conservation in the Americas is ill equipped to deal with the complex history of forced removal. Community-based demands placed on restorative justice … | Angel David Nieves | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Memory, Identity, and Diversity in BC |
Analysis of historical injustices against persons of Asian and Aboriginal descent in BC, leading to an assessment of the current situation. | Matt James | 15 | 2009 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() New Era, Old Reality: The BC Legislature and Accountable Government |
Review of representative and responsible government in BC and assessments of parliamentary reforms. | Norman Ruff | 13 | 2009 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() “No One Knows the Mysteries at the Bottom of the Ocean”From: Black Geographies |
Introduction to the themes of the book. Found in black geographies are a history of brutal segregation and erasure, but also processes that inform a different or new approach to the production of … | Clyde Woods; Katherine McKittrick | 13 | 2007 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Notes and BibliographyFrom: Searching for Serafim |
This chapter includes the authors notes and bibliography. | Ruby Smith Diaz | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() Party Politics in British Columbia: The Persistence of Polarization |
Analysis of the role of ideological and class-based distinctions as organizing principles in BC party politics at both the provincial and federal level. | Steven Phillips | 21 | 2009 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Prologue and IntroductionThe Davie Street Blues From: Vancouver Vice |
In the prologue and introduction, Chapman frames his narrative around two events in West End Vancouver: the discovery of a body in in 1984, and the unveiling of a memorial to sex workers in 2016. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Recognition politics and reconciliation fantasiesLiberal multiculturalism and the “Indian land question” From: Home and Native Land |
Explores the parallels and divergences between the distinct but linked projects of national reconstruction: the state-led project of multiculturalism and the state’s attempt to resolve its … | Brian Egan | 23 | 2011 | $2.99 Add |
![]() NEW! Searching for SerafimThe Life and Legacy of Serafim "Joe" Fortes |
In Searching for Serafim, author Ruby Smith Díaz seeks to unravel the complicated legacy of a local legend Serafim "Joe" Fortes. She draws from historical documents to form an … | Ruby Smith Diaz | 144 | 2025 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! The Fire This TimeFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter focuses on the activities of "hustlers," the often-underage male sex workers in the West End. | Aaron Chapman | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The FixFrom: Vancouver Vice |
In this chapter, Chapman explores an apparent suicide that may have been linked to Wayne Harris. | Aaron Chapman | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |












