John Douglas Belshaw

John Douglas Belshaw (1957- ) is a second generation Vancouverite, raised in the wilds of suburbia. He taught History at polytechnics, colleges, and universities in England, BC, and Alberta over three decades. His first book, Colonization and Community, won the Robert S. Kenny Prize for Marxist and Labour/Left Studies in 2004. Vancouver Noir and Vancouver Confidential were both bestsellers. Belshaw lives in Vancouver's East End with his wife and co-author, Diane Purvey.