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McGill-Queen’s University Press’ collection of news on university publishing, reviews, author events and interviews.
Excerpt: Tax, Order, and Good Government »
In a year of many anniversaries, 2017 also marks 100 years since the passage of the first Federal progressive income tax act that was signed into law on September 20, 1917. To meet the financial pressures of World War I, the government of Robert Borden conceived of a direct tax on income which brought a … Read More >
Beyond Brutal Passions Wins Prix Lionel-Groulx 2016 »
Congratulations to Mary Anne Poutanen for winning the Prix Lionel-Groulx 2016 for her book Beyond Brutal Passions: Prostitution in Early Nineteenth-Century Montreal. Awarded by the Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française, the prize recognizes the best scholarly book on the history of French America. Mary Anne joins MQUP author Brian Young, whose book Patrician Families and the … Read More >
Excerpt from Keynote address by Dr. Marie Wilson – Suggested Role of Publishers in Reconciliation »
This past June, Truth and Reconciliation commissioner Dr. Marie Wilson delivered the keynote at the Annual General Meeting for the Association of Canadian Publishers. In her keynote she shared her reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and provided some suggestions with publishers about how they might advance reconciliation through their work.
Dr. Wilson was kind … Read More >
Franklin Fever – TLS Review of Finding Franklin »
In this week’s issue of the Times Literary Supplement, Jonathan Dore reviews Russell A. Potter’s new book “Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search“. It’s a great, detailed review, which also takes a moment to discuss why those on the legendary Franklin expedition should be remembered more in their homeland.
Below is an excerpt from the … Read More >
Three MQUP titles shortlisted for CHA’s Sir John A. MacDonald Prize »
MQUP is very pleases to announce that three of our titles have been shortlisted for the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize.
The Sir John A. Macdonald Prize is awarded by the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) and is attributed annually to the best scholarly book in Canadian history. Winners will be announced at the end of … Read More >
Celebrating Kashub Day with an Excerpt from Creating Kashubia »
Each year since 1999, on the first Saturday in May, the town of Wilno, Ontario organizes a large festival in honour of Kashub Day.
The first Kashubs to arrive in Canada settled in around Wilno, Barry’s Bay, Round Lake, Hopefield, Halfway, Shrine Hill and Rockingham in Ontario in the west end of Renfrew County. The Kashubian culture … Read More >
