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Victory Over Japan Day Reading List »
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with August 15th 2020 being the 75th Victory Over Japan Day, the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered and brought an end to the war. To commemorate the occasion, we have put together an extensive reading list highlighting the history, the … Read More >
Health Crises and Technological Fixes: Sean Johnston Guest Blog »
May 14, 2020 
Author interview, Guest Blogger, History, New Release, Science, Sean Johnston, Technology 
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Author interview, Guest Blogger, History, New Release, Science, Sean Johnston, Technology 0 Comments“… trust in technological fixes is a cultural perception having profound implications for human actions and power relations.” Sean Johnston, Techno-Fixers
In the 21st century, technology seems to provide solutions for almost any problem imaginable. From hi-tech medical equipment to an overabundance of varying phone apps, the implementation of technological fixes … Read More >
Adaptability, Resilience, and the History of the Bank of Montreal: Laurence B. Mussio Guest Blog »
Apr 30, 2020 Author interview, Canadian History, Guest Blogger, History, Interview, Laurence B. Mussio, New Release 0 Comments
Author interview, Canadian History, Guest Blogger, History, Interview, Laurence B. Mussio, New Release 0 Comments“If it is worth pausing and reflecting on the magnitude of the transformations of our world, it is also necessary to insist on the continuities.” Laurence B. Mussio, Whom Fortune Favours
Black History Month: The Cry of Vertières, Liberation, Memory, and the Beginning of Haiti »
“It must be given its place amid the clamour of countless cries heard throughout the era of Atlantic Revolutions, for more than any other, [the cry of Vertières] embodies the extraordinary strength of a country that is neither a martyr nor cursed, but determined to survive adversity and internal tension.” Jean-Pierre Le Glaunec, The Cry … Read More >
Celebrating Louis Riel Day and Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Red River Resistance »
“The ability to move between culturally distinct worlds empowered Riel to see the possibilities that could hold a new country together. He navigated the political and cultural boundaries to contest the imagined nation of Canada’s founders.” Max Hamon, The Audacity of His Enterprise
This February 17th, as we commemorate the historical and cultural … Read More >
Review Roundup – Peter Ward’s ‘The Clean Body: A Modern History’ »
In The Clean Body: A Modern History, Peter Ward refuses to acknowledge bathing as a perennial, inconsequential routine. The author enthusiastically challenges the banality of the bath, examining the radical and recent shift in common conceptions of health that precipitated the personal hygiene revolution. Rigorously analyzing factors such as soap … Read More >
Louise Armaindo and the High-Wheel Racers of Nineteenth-Century America: M. Ann Hall Guest Blog »
In the post below, M. Ann Hall elaborates on the writing and research process behind her new book, Muscle on Wheels: Louise Armaindo and the High-Wheel Racers of Nineteenth-Century America.
The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History: Douglas Hunter Guest Blog »
MQUP author Douglas Hunter delves into the subject of his latest book, Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History. The book offers an unparalleled view inside a major museum scandal to show how power can be exercised across professional networks and hamper efforts to arrive at the truth. Hunter holds a PhD … Read More >
August Book of the Month: Luminous Creatures »
We’ve selected Michel Anctil’s Luminous Creatures: The History and Science of Light Production in Living Organisms as the August Book of the Month. For those unfamiliar with the program, MQUP offers 30% off a new or best selling book each month. Simply add the book to your shopping cart on our website and … Read More >
From May ’68 to May ’18 »
“We disrupted a conference about May 68 … telling speakers: ‘“You commemorate, we start again.”’
Valerie Costa-Kostritsky, a journalist based in London and Moscow, has written for the LRB Blog on the student protests that escalated this May during a commemoration of the protests of May 1968. Costa-Kostritsky outlines in detail the progression of the … Read More >
