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Fresh from the printer this week: two new books from the Studies on the History of Quebec Series that look at how people lived in 19th-century Montreal.
BEYOND BRUTAL PASSIONS: Prostitution in Early Nineteenth-Century Montreal
By Mary Anne Poutanen
A social history exploring the intersections between those accused of prostitution, their neighbours, families, clients, and criminal justice.
During a time of significant … Read More >
Calixa Lavallée, the composer of “O Canada,” was the first Canadian-born musician to achieve an international reputation. While primarily remembered for the national anthem, Lavallée and his work extended well beyond Canada.
In ANTHEMS AND MINSTREL SHOWS, Brian Thompson analyzes Lavallée’s music, letters, and published writings, as well as newspapers and music magazines of the … Read More >
Here’s a round-up of prizes recently awarded to MQUP authors. CONGRATULATIONS to the winners and all of the finalists, from the folks here at MQUP.
2015 DONALD SMILEY PRIZE
Awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association
WINNER: Bruce Smardon, ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH: The Political Economy of Federal Research and Development Policy since 1960 (2014)
Why Canadian industrial R&D remains limited … Read More >
Former Quebec cabinet minister, pediatrician, Official Languages Commissioner of Canada, and community leader Victor Goldbloom was on CTV Montreal today to speak with Mutsumi Takahashi about his new memoir, Building Bridges.
**WIN A SIGNED COPY OF BUILDING BRIDGES**
Email montrealcontest@ctv.ca to enter the CTV contest.
Photos from last … Read More >
Kenneth C. Dewar’s latest biography of Frank Underhill and the Politics of Ideas is reviewed in this month’s issue of the Literary Review of Canada:
“This is a valuable book, both for what it says about Underhill’s ideas and their development, and for what it reveals about the context in which they developed. An important part … Read More >
Shelley Wright is the recipient of this year’s George Ryga Award for Social Awareness.
The award will be presented June 11, 2015, at the Vancouver Public Library. This event is open to the public.
From the BC Bookworld website:
Formerly Okanagan-based and hosted by Okanagan College and George Ryga House in Summerland, one of the province’s foremost literary awards … Read More >
Combined Academic Publishers represents North American university presses, including McGill-Queen’s, in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. This year CAP has launched Books Combined, a collaborative blog project with their member presses, developed to highlight our authors and the books that influenced their work. From the blog:
Better than anyone, we think scholars understand books’ potential, … Read More >