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GEOGRAPHY Geography of British Columbia, second edition People and Places in Transition Brett McGillivray River of Memory The Everlasting Columbia William D. Layman 2005, 296 pages, 8 x 10” 16 b/w photos, 140 figures, 78 tables 0-7748-1253-2 / 978-0-7748-1253-5 hc $95.00 0-7748-1254-0 / 978-0-7748-1254-2 pb $39.95 2006, 168 pages, 11 x 9” 130 colour and duotone illustrations 0-7748-1303-2 / 978-0-7748-1303-7 pb $29.95 Brett McGillivray teaches geography of British Columbia at Capilano College, North Vancouver. Why is British Columbia unique within Canada? What forces have made the landscape so rugged and climate so varied? Why did non- Natives come to the area and what impact has their presence had on First Nations? What prompted so many Asian immigrants to arrive in the province and then leave for other parts of the country? How have the rich resources of the land been exploited and managed historically and today? This new edition of Geography of British Columbia discusses these and many other aspects of this distinctive province. Brett McGillivray focuses first on the combination of physical processes that produced a spectacular variety of mountains, lakes, fjords, forests, and minerals, explaining how the land was shaped and what hazards can remake it. A concise examination of BC historical geography follows, covering First Nations ways of life, colonization, Asian immigration, and the bitter history of institutionalized racism. The text also contains a detailed description of the economic geography of the province, with chapters on forestry, the fishery, metal mining, energy supply and demand, agriculture, water, and tourism. It addresses contemporary issues of urbanization, economic development, and resource management. Fully updated statistics, graphs, and maps inform this comprehensive exploration of British Columbia. Geography of British Columbia is an essential part of the library for teachers, students, and scholars. William D. Layman is a recipient of the James B. Castles Award from the Center for Columbia River History and author of Native River: The Columbia Remembered. Contributors include Jeannette Armstrong, Gloria Bird, Peter Christensen, Tim McNulty, Kathleen Dean Moore, Eileen Pearkes, Theodore Roethke, Kim Stafford, William Stafford, Robert Sund, David Wagoner, and Elizabeth Woody. » Also available Vanishing British Columbia Michael Kluckner 2005, 224 pages, 8.5 x 11” 0-7748-1125-0 / 978-0-7748-1125-5 cloth $49.95 The Columbia River of today bears little resemblance to the river Native Americans, First Nations, and settlers knew in the early twentieth century. Engineering has transformed much of the river into a series of large reservoirs contained by fourteen hydroelectric dams. While many grieved the loss of the free-flowing river, others embraced a newly tamed waterway that could control floods, irrigate desert lands, and supply electrical power for the growing region. River of Memory honours a place and time now gone from view. It restores an unfettered Columbia through more than ninety historical photographs that capture the river as it once appeared. This extraordinary visual record is accompanied by the words of early explorers, surveyors, and naturalists who wrote about specific places along the river and by the work of contemporary Canadian and American writers and poets. Organized to carry the reader from the mouth of the Columbia where it enters the ocean to its source in eastern British Columbia, the narrative introduces the natural history of the river through the archetypal journey of salmon returning to the river’s headwaters in Columbia Lake. Introducing each section are colour illustrations of salmon and other indigenous fish by noted artist Joseph Tomelleri. River of Memory fosters connections between the river’s natural and human histories by encouraging readers to linger along the river’s shores and spend time reflecting on its dramatic mountain and plateau landscapes. 44 www.ubcpress.ca / 1 877 864 8477
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Development’s Displacements Economies, Ecologies, and Cultures at Risk Edited by Peter Vandergeest, Pablo Idahosa, and Pablo S. Bose OCTOBER 2006 304 pages, est., 6 x 9” 3 figures, 24 tables 0-7748-1205-2 / 978-0-7748-1205-4 hc $85.00 The crisis of “development refugees” – those forced to relocate not by wars or political conflicts but rather because of development policies, programs and projects – is becoming increasingly prominent across the globe, as multilateral agencies, social movements and state authorities struggle to cope. While existing studies on development-induced displacement have focused on issues such as resettlement and compensation for those displaced by projects, our volume seeks to address displacement as a broader and more multi-layered phenomenon. A series of illustrative case studies drawn from around the globe provide causal accounts of why and how displacement occurs, what its effects on communities, ecosystems, and economies look like, and the normative or ethical positions held by key actors involved. Contributors offer economic, political, and cultural analyses, as well as extensive ethnographic field research, to present a picture of displacement that illustrates the depth as well as the breadth of the issue. By shedding light on this increasingly widespread global problem, Development’s Displacements makes an important contribution to the field of international development studies. This collection will be of interest to students and practitioners in political science, geography, environmental studies, sociology, and philosophy. Peter Vandergeest is an associate professor of sociology and Director of the York Centre for Asian Research at York University. Pablo Idahosa is an associate professor in social sciences and Coordinator of the African Studies Program, York University. Pablo S. Bose is a lecturer in the International Development Studies Program at Trent University and a research associate with the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University. www.ubcpress.ca / 1 877 864 8477 45
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