UBC Press is the publishing branch of the University of British Columbia. It was established in 1971 and is among the largest university presses in Canada. We publish more than forty new books annually and have a backlist of 700 titles.
UBC Press is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost publishers of political science, Native studies, and forestry books. Other areas of particular strength are Asian studies, Canadian history, environmental studies, planning, and urban studies. The Press publishes many series:
• Asian Religions and Society
• Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies
• Canada and International Relations
• Canadian Democratic Audit
• Canadian Yearbook of International Law
• Contemporary Chinese Studies
• Equality | Security | Community
• First Nations Languages
• Globalization and Autonomy
• Law and Society
• Legal Dimensions
• Nature | History | Society
• Pacific Rim Archaeology
• Pioneers of British Columbia
• Royal British Columbia Museum Handbooks
• Sexuality Studies
• Studies in Canadian Military History
• Sustainability and the Environment
• Urbanization in Asia
The Press is a member of the Canadian Association of University Presses (CAUP), the Association of American University Presses (AAUP), the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP), the International Association of Scholarly Publishers (IASP), and the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia.
In addition to its publishing division, the Press offers distribution services to selected foreign publishers.
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