Bella Coola and After
In this blog post, UTP authors Eva-Marie Kröller and John Barker delve into the history of The Bella Coola Indians by T.F. McIlwraith, originally published in 1948.
September 21, 2021
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Women, Power, and Political Representation: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant and Erin Tolley talk us through their new book, Women, Power, and Political Representation, and discuss why it is such a pressing topic with the Canadian federal election just around the corner.
September 15, 2021
An Opportunity We Cannot Afford to Miss: Applying Hard-Won Lessons from Prior Crises to Post-Pandemic Economies
Dangerous Opportunities examines the Home Capital crisis of 2017, a watershed moment in Canadian financial markets. Stephanie Ben-Ishai discusses how we can avoid repeating past mistakes in the nearing post-pandemic economic reality.
September 10, 2021
Writing a Biography on Baldomero Espartero
The Sword of Luchana tells the story of the charismatic nineteenth-century figure Baldomero Espartero. Adrian Shubert tells us why he decided to write a biography on Baldomero Espartero, an enigmatic figure who went on to become the most influential general in nineteenth century Spanish politics.
August 27, 2021
Canada Votes, 2021
Canadians will head to the polls on September 20th, in what will be the shortest election campaign ever. The authors of Absent Mandate write on the blog about what we can expect from the upcoming campaign.
August 19, 2021
Hidden Engines of Meritocracy
James Elwick, author of Making a Grade discusses his new book and looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared during the Victorian era, and then spread worldwide.
July 22, 2021
Pandemic-Speak
Russell Craig and Joel Amernic, authors of Decoding CEO-Speak, examine the words of CEOs and world leaders during COVID-19, which were often misleading and dangerous.
July 13, 2021
Chocolate’s Transatlantic Journey from Exotic to Everyday
Author Erin Alice Cowling tells us more about her forthcoming book, Chocolate: How a New World Commodity Conquered Spanish Literature which provides a fascinating and worldly narrative about one of the most beloved foods of all time.
June 30, 2021
Does Canada’s Federal System Lead to Better Policy?
Brendan Boyd and Andrea Olive tell us about their new book, Provincial Policy Laboratories, and explain why it should be a must-read for scholars, students, and policymakers interested in Canadian public policy.
June 29, 2021
National Indigenous History Month – The Gatherings
We asked authors of The Gatherings a few questions about what Indigenous History Month means to them and include the video from their book launch.
June 25, 2021