Popular Course Adoption Titles

Image from the title Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art.

Below you will find our most popular titles used for university courses. McGill-Queen's Press is pleased to provide examination copies (for books not yet adopted) or desk copies (for books adopted) to professors teaching at universities and colleges in appropriate fields, subject to availability. More information on course adoption is available here.

Anthropology / Archaeology
Bennett/Rowley		Uqalurait
		An authoritative and comprehensive compilation of the ancient knowledge of Inuit elders.
Flannery		Ellen Smallboy
		The intimate story of a Cree woman's life and of the old ways of the James Bay Cree.
Phillips		Museum Pieces
		The politics of Canadian museums and the international impact of the innovations they have stimulated.

Art / Architecture
Davis		Desire Change
		“The collective nature of the publication succeeds in taking stock of contemporary feminist cultural production in a pluralistic and intersectional way, bringing together essays that discuss critical artists deeply invested in the production of political thought.” Canadian Art
Lemire, Peers, and Whitelaw		Object Lives and Global Histories in Northern North America
		“This beautifully produced, well-illustrated collection is an important contribution to thinking about material culture and human networks, bringing together a powerful compilation of scholarship and objects from northern North America. This beautifully produced, well-illustrated collection is an important contribution to thinking about material culture and human networks, bringing together a powerful compilation of scholarship and objects from northern North America. Highly recommended." Choice
Morton		Unsettling Canadian Art History
		Rethinking visual and material histories of settler colonialism, enslavement, and racialized disapora in the contested white settler state of Canada.
O'Brian/White		Beyond Wilderness, Second Edition
		"A substantive, generation-bridging collection … [that] masterfully configures the foundations of a highly compelling revisionist Canadian art history." Jennifer Fisher, contemporary art history and curatorial studies, York University
Phillips		Museum Pieces
		"This is an engaging and informative collection presented by a highly qualified and knowledgeable scholar and museum professional. The book is beautifully produced and enriched by many evocative photographs that add considerably to the topics under discussion." Anthropos

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Economics
Anderson		Freeing Trade in North America
		"Anderson makes a strong case for more discussion on the competing visions for North America-on the one hand, the desire for deeper integration, for Turtle Island, and on the other hand, a desire for cooperation on some issues mixed with a wariness over institutionalizing cooperation through pooling sovereignty and a general skepticism of globalization." American Review of Canadian Studies
Finbow		CETA Implementation and Implications
		“Robert Finbow successfully brings together authors from different backgrounds in an ambitious assessment of CETA’s impact on various parts of society and policy thus far. Any scholar or practitioner who is working in the area of CETA will find this a very valuable resource.” Valerie D’Erman, University of Victoria
Green, Riddell, and St-Hilaire		Income Inequality
		A comprehensive review of Canadian inequality trends.
Robinson		Cigarette Nation
		A thought-provoking history of how Canadians became cigarette smokers and why the practice continued despite a proven link to cancer and illness.
Thomas, Vosko, Fanelli, and Lyubchenko		Change and Continuity
		An up-to-date analysis of the political-economic transformations shaping contemporary Canadian society.

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Environmental Studies
Dufresne		The Democracy of Suffering
		“Dufresne uses wit and erudition in a discussion that informs as much as it challenges. He argues that philosophies of ‘now’ are morally and intellectually bankrupt, and a philosophy of ‘possibility’ (hence Plato) is needed. Along the way, we are treated to a critique of the apparatus of neoliberalism and a careful unpacking of how we, as a species, arrived at this desperate point.” The Japan Times
Mulgan		Ethics for a Broken World
		"A bold, creative, provocative, ingenious, and important book that will be of tremendous interest to students and teachers of ethical, political, and environmental philosophy." John Seery, Pomona College, California
Rutherford		Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin
		“This is the best book on wildlife I’ve read in years, one I’ve long-wished existed. With eloquence, sophistication, and rigorous research Stephanie Rutherford provides insights into the changing nature of human-nonhuman relations, and the mutual constitution of these relations and the national imagination.” Rosemary Collard, Simon Fraser University
Sorenson and Matsuoka		Dog's Best Friend?
		"This book expressly considers itself an interventionist text, as part of activist scholarship, because it seeks trans-species social justice. It explores the metaphorical deployment of dogs as signifiers of human identities and self-definition while simultaneously looking at the lived realities of their historical and contemporary lives. The essays are persuasive and well-written." Sandra Swart, Stellenbosch University
Struzik		Dark Days at Noon
		“Dark Days at Noon explores the role of wildland fire in history and also looks into the future of wildfire. A skilled storyteller, Struzik has the keen ability to reach his audience while maintaining a high standard with respect to science. The main lesson herein is that we will have to learn to live with fire as opposed to trying to exterminate fire from the landscape.” Mike Flannigan, Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science, University of Alberta
Quarmby		Watermelon Snow
		“Watermelon Snow is a powerful and evocative work … [Quarmby]’s engaging storytelling makes the book highly digestible and readable and the themes understandable. This is a work that will undoubtedly resonate with anyone interested in climate politics, science, and justice.” H-Environment
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Film Studies
Queer Film Classics		Meditations on queer classics that unlock new understandings of political as well as aesthetic and personal concerns.
Joynt and Page		Boys Don't Cry
		“This thoughtful and insightful book reframes and deepens the conversation about Boys Don’t Cry. Joynt and Page make a strong case for reading the film’s influence in ways that break the long-established impasse of the ‘butch/FTM’ border wars. A useful guide to a major filmic text.” Susan Stryker, author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution
Payne		L'homme blessé
		A compelling and insightful examination of a provocative landmark in French queer cinema.
San Filippo		Appropriate Behavior
		“This significant book offers an expansive discussion of a film that is widely enjoyed but not yet fully recognized for the ways it plays with, unsettles, and writes itself into the US independent and queer cinema canons. Often a rollicking good read, it speaks both to readers already knowledgeable about queer screen culture and recent shifts in the indie sector and to the average film lover.” Patricia White, Swarthmore College and author of Women's Cinema, World Cinema: Projecting Contemporary Feminisms
Sheaffer		Orlando
		“An original and timely reading of Sally Potter’s 1992 film. I was utterly captivated by Sheaffer’s reading of the ways in which the cinematic language and visual grammar of Potter’s film take up the call of Woolf’s ‘common sentence,’ with the film’s oscillating point of view, invitation to the audience through its use of direct address, and collaborative sharing of the filmic gaze suggesting ways in which women can queerly both originate and inherit each other’s stories. This culminates in a rich concluding discussion of the film’s final scene, when Orlando’s daughter turns the camera on her mother.” Peter Dickinson, author of My Vancouver Dance History: Story, Movement, Community

Other titles in Film Studies
Djagalov		From Internationalism to Postcolonialism
		"From Internationalism to Postcolonialism provides a highly valuable reference for readers and scholars interested in the breadth and depth of cultural outreach conducted by the former Soviet Union." Los Angeles Review of Books
MacKenzie and Marchessault		Process Cinema
		“Process Cinema is rich with provocative essays on critically overlooked artists.” LA Review of Books

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gender and women's studies
Bohn and Levy		Twenty-First-Century Feminismos
		"Bringing together this group of scholars from across the Americas and focusing on a wide range of case studies allows for an interesting explanation of the multiple factors, both local and transnational, that contribute to the wave of feminist mobilization across Latin America over the past decade. This volume offers a panoramic view that is missing in the literature." Sueann Caulfield, University of Michigan, and author of In Defense of Honor: Morality, Modernity, and Nation In Early Twentieth-Century Brazil
Carter		Who's Coming Out to Play
		"For a book like this to come forth at this particular juncture, with its focus on community sport and the experiences of primarily queer and trans women, is not only necessary but imperative." William Bridel, University of Calgary
Craig		Putting Trials on Trial
		"Craig presents a rigorous feminist analysis based on a close reading of 20 recent sexual assault trial transcripts, exposing the ways that Canada's judges, criminal lawyers, prosecutors and police often fail spectacularly to deliver justice." Herizons
Davis		Desire Change
		“The collective nature of the publication succeeds in taking stock of contemporary feminist cultural production in a pluralistic and intersectional way, bringing together essays that discuss critical artists deeply invested in the production of political thought.” Canadian Art
Lojo		Free Women in the Pampas
		"Free Women in the Pampas will be fundamental to the dissemination of two important Argentine writers, María Rosa Lojo and Victoria Ocampo. A riveting piece of fiction, it also sheds light on a key period in Argentine intellectual history." Odile Cisneros, University of Alberta and co-author of Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater
Ralston		Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution
		"By bringing together history, pop culture, and interviews with sex workers, Ralston aims to dispel a widely held belief that all sex workers are victims who don't enjoy their work and that all clients are violent; in parallel to this, [Ralston] illustrates Western society's hypocritical views about sex and aims to show how the stigma against sex workers harms not only those in sex-trade work, but all women." Allison Lawlor, The Chronicle Herald
Rippey		Breastfeeding and the Pursuit of Happiness
		“Phyllis L. F. Rippey covers a lot of ground in her book Breastfeeding and the Pursuit of Happiness. She takes us on an intellectual and philosophical journey through the history and politics of breastfeeding and their intersections with the treatment of women, the many forms of feminism, politics, ethics, morality, and the structures of power. Rippey’s contribution to this area of research and debate demonstrates her strength as a storyteller, a compelling writer, and a thorough researcher.” Journal of Human Lactation
Sharp/Taylor		Feminist Philosophies of Life
		“Feminist Philosophies of Life reveals that central ontological questions about life have significant ethico-political import that calls for robust feminist analysis. Given the many threats to both human and non-human life that plague our globe today, it is a most timely and important contribution that fulfills its call admirably.” Rebecca Tuvel, Rhodes College
Smith-Prei/Stehle		Awkward Politics
		“[The] premise that awkwardness can be a theoretical tool for reading feminist activism is a welcome new perspective… Perhaps the most significant contribution this book makes to an ongoing conversation about digital activism and feminist engagement is its unwavering optimism about contemporary feminist movements.” Rianka Singh, The Monitor
Quarmby		Watermelon Snow
		“Watermelon Snow is a powerful and evocative work … [Quarmby]’s engaging storytelling makes the book highly digestible and readable and the themes understandable. This is a work that will undoubtedly resonate with anyone interested in climate politics, science, and justice.” H-Environment
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Health
Shaheen-Hussain		Fighting for a Hand to Hold
		“The persistence of anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare has always been contingent on two conditions. The first is that the majority of those harmed remain silent due to shame, guilt or fear. The second is that when experiences of harm become known, society justifies the impacts of racialization as normal or out of its control. Dr Samir Shaheen-Hussain confronts both of these conditions directly, masterfully weaving a narrative tapestry that brings to light racialized experiences of Indigenous children within the context of how abnormal these experiences should be in a healthcare system most view as inherently good. In a direct and concise way, he lays out the reality that not only is the power to change these systems within our hands, embracing our own humanity means we must act.” Dr Alika Lafontaine, associate clinical professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine (University of Alberta), first Indigenous physician to hold the role of President-Elect of the Canadian Medical Association, and a pastt President of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada
Hodges, Paech and Bennett		Without Compassion, There Is No Healthcare
		"More than two dozen authors have contributed to Without Compassion, There Is No Healthcare. They explore and champion the importance of compassion from many angles, including artificial intelligence, virtual care, patient engagement, equity, relationships, burnout, leadership, education, and systemic compassion. Our biggest challenge is to decode the foundational elements of health care that will remain true, now and after the pandemic, even if AI takes over specific tasks of delivering that work. This book is a must read." Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership

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History
Akenson		The Orangeman
		“Akenson’s story rings true and his narrative reflects the historical imagination and archival research of a leading scholar.” Quill and Quire
Brown		The Illustrated History of Canada, 25th Anniversary Edition
		"This book presents the sweep of Canadian history, and a grand sweep it is." Montreal Gazette
Dechêne		People, State, and War under the French Regime in Canada
		"Louise Dechêne's empathic but unflinching regard for the lives of common people comes together with her Foucauldian interest in power relations in this study of warfare and wars." Leslie Choquette, Assumption University and author of Frenchmen into Peasants: Modernity and Tradition in the Peopling of French Canada
Dickinson/Young		A Short History of Quebec, Fourth Edition
		"The best book currently available in English on the history of Quebec." The Ottawa Citizen
Ducharme		The Idea of Liberty in Canada during the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1776-1838
		An argument for competing ideals of liberty as a motivation for the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada.
Gettler		Colonialism's Currency
		"Ultimately, Gettler succeeds in undercutting the idea that money is apolitical. His account is generative, too, laying necessary groundwork for future work on the relationship between colonialism, state formation, and fiscal and monetary policy." Canadian Journal of Political Science
Heaman and Tough		Who Pays for Canada
		“At its core, Who Pays for Canada? explores the nature of tax fairness and the challenges of tax reform in a thoroughly interdisciplinary way. Twenty-three scholars contribute seventeen chapters on taxation questions that face every order of government, span centuries of Canadian history, and build on insight from several fields of knowledge. In the process, it reveals the incredibly complex set of issues that tax policy must confront.” Canadian Historical Review
Holman		Canada's Game
		"10 wide-ranging essays [...] look at, among other things, the idea of Americans as villains in hockey, the myth of the "good Canadian kid," and attempts by corporate owners to reinvent hockey mythology on their own branded terms. This book likely won't make its way into Don Cherry's library any time soon. Nostalgia for the game, and the accompanying desire for a "simpler time," can be enervating, and this book serves as a bracing squirt from reality's water bottle." Quill & Quire
Kennedy		Who Was Responsible for the Troubles?
		"This book should be read by every impressionable person who dons the green-tinted spectacles from the comfort of their armchair, or those who ignore the factual among the fictional narrative that "war" came to the IRA. ... It is an important addition to offer a different analysis of the rise of republican romanticism. Kennedy's exploration of brutal violence inflicted, and the scale of deaths, deconstructs that logic meticulously." The Sunday Independent
Llewellyn, Freund, and Reilly		The Canadian Oral History Reader
		“The selections here showcase model projects through¬out much of Canada, raise questions about the complexities of interview prac¬tices and content, and reaffirm the po¬tential of oral history collection, use, and preservation. This reader will serve as an important guide for North American oral historians for many years to come.” Labour / Le Travail
Mills		The Empire Within
		"... a considerable achievement. [The Empire Within] is a book that all involved and interested in the Left will want to read seriously and think rigorously about, precisely because it resonates so well with the issues of current times." Canadian Dimension
Myers		Youth Squad
		"While the police were meant to protect children from the evil that lurked in Canada's cities, to do so they often detained children, thus serving in a capacity that was more repressive than protective. As Tamara Gene Myers astutely demonstrates in Youth Squad, in an effort to change the nature of this relationship and to eliminate the mistrust that some children had of the police, several police forces in urban North America between 1930 and 1970 took a "youth turn" and implemented policies and practices that were aimed at youth. ... Youth Squad highlights the fact that the presence of the police in children's lives has a long and contradictory history." Canadian Historical Review
Ray		An Illustrated History of Canada's Native People, Fourth Edition
		“In keeping with Ray’s standing as one of the leading historians of Canada, it is a resolutely materialist history which examines the labouring lives of Native people in the modern era as comprehensively as their pre-colonial life.” University of Toronto Quarterly
Robinson		Cigarette Nation
		A thought-provoking history of how Canadians became cigarette smokers and why the practice continued despite a proven link to cancer and illness.
Rutherford		Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin
		“This is the best book on wildlife I’ve read in years, one I’ve long-wished existed. With eloquence, sophistication, and rigorous research Stephanie Rutherford provides insights into the changing nature of human-nonhuman relations, and the mutual constitution of these relations and the national imagination.” Rosemary Collard, Simon Fraser University
Rutherford		Canada's Other Red Scare
		“In a manner that other settler historians might emulate, Rutherford deftly positions himself in the narrative without imposing an authoritative voice. Thought provoking and illuminating, the book shows how knowledge of past struggles for justice can illuminate today’s challenges as Indigenous people continue to combat the consequences of settler colonialism.” J.J. Talman Award, Ontario Historical Society Jury
Sager		Inequality in Canada
		"As we think about where we have been and where we want to be, one useful starting place is Eric Sager's Inequality in Canada, which offers a detailed account of how politicians, preachers, economists, and editorialists have articulated and debated the issue since colonial days. Sager's concluding chapter, "To Explore and to Know Again," is so passionate, wise, sad, and engaging that readers should try to stay with him to the end." Literary Review of Canada
Stranger-Ross/Sugiman		Witness to Loss
		“Editors Jordan Stanger-Ross and Pamela Sugiman present the memoir-in-translation of Kishizo Kimura… His was an internal struggle, a careful negotiation with institutional racism, grounded in his belief that his “obedience” was an act of quiet advocacy for his community ….These essays push the discussion beyond simplistic binaries of right or wrong, victim or collaborator. For readers, the experience is illuminating and challenging - unsettling at times, but ultimately worthwhile.” Canada’s History
Sutzkever		From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg
		“This book is a must-read for any student and scholar of the Holocaust. It is a captivating documentation of life in the Vilna Ghetto, with valuable additional material about the poet’s Nuremberg testimony and encounters with Soviet Yiddish writers. Cammy and Novershtern’s stellar editing and translation make the book an indispensable tool for delineating the complex historical and political contexts of Sutzkever’s poetry during and after the war.” LA Review of Books
Ward		The Clean Body
		"Ward has written a rare thing: a history of the clean body, yes, but also a history of societal expectation,, technological innovation, class, privacy and spare time. This is one of those uncommon works that makes the everyday hardship of the past come to life, while at the same time making the reader critique their own expectations about the world. A masterful work." History Today
Weinfeld		Like Everyone Else but Different, Second Edition
		“This updated and revised edition of Morton Weinfeld’s sociological study of Canadian Jews is most welcome. If Weinfeld’s book was vital in 2001, it is even more so today. This foundational study is exceptional for its tone [and] especially valuable for its incisive analysis of contemporary trends. Meticulously documented and accessibly written, it is scholarship at its best.” The Canadian Historical Review
Wilson		Canadian Spy Story
		“Canadian Spy Story is an outstanding book by one of Canada’s leading historians - meticulously researched, well structured, and beautifully written. Wilson paints a compelling picture of the twilight world of émigré conspirators, their anger at their plight, their desire to strike back, their resilience in the face of innumerable setbacks, and their doggedness in planning for the great day of liberation.” Thomas Bartlett, University of Aberdeen
Winks		The Blacks in Canada, Second Edition
		"Winks has laid the lasting structure of the history of Black people in Canada in this monumental work, which will endure as the model against which all future historians of this 'event' must gauge their work." Austin Clarke

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Indigenous studies
Backhouse, Milton, Kovach and Perry		Royally Wronged
		"This valuable and timely collection should spark reflection and conversation both within and beyond the Royal Society of Canada. Royally Wronged helps unravel the lingering legacies of colonialism in the ‘knowledge' we have produced." Sarah Carter, University of Alberta and author of Lost Harvests: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy
Barman		Abenaki Daring
		“… a fascinating glimpse into the experiences of a man whose career and whose life … dared to challenge the exclusion he faced within the context of the developing Dominion. Carefully researched and featuring many of Annance’s original writings, Abenaki Daring is an important and timely study about being Indigenous and about identity and colonialism.” Canada’s History
Baxter		Aki-wayn-zih
		"Aki-wayn-zih will educate not only Canadians but the world as to what my people went through during this tragic part of history. I recommend this book wholeheartedly, and I hope that it inspires our young people and the public to learn more about Indigenous Peoples, our history, and why we remain strong in our culture, our languages, our lands, and our nations." David Paul Achneepineskum, Matawa First Nation
Beardy/Coutts		Voices from Hudson Bay, Second Edition
		"With issues of voice and authority now central to scholarly writing about First Nations peoples, some of the most admired models for scholarly work are those that involve partnerships between university scholars and elders - works that present and interpret the words of First Nations people. Voices from Hudson Bay is both an important contribution to this genre of collaborative works and a documentary record of Cree life around a Hudson's Bay Company post." The Canadian Historical Review
Bennett/Rowley		Uqalurait
		"Uqalurait is the most comprehensive compilation of Inuit traditional knowledge to date." TOPIA - Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies
Bird		The Spirit Lives in the Mind
		" extensive, rich, and multi-thematic ... valuable insight into the Omushkego world view and history that would benefit not only classrooms and research projects but also courtrooms, government offices, and disciplines such as Aboriginal studies, literature, colonialism and post-colonialism, environmental studies, material culture, law, geography, and land claims research." The Canadian Historical Review
Gettler		Colonialism's Currency
		"Ultimately, Gettler succeeds in undercutting the idea that money is apolitical. His account is generative, too, laying necessary groundwork for future work on the relationship between colonialism, state formation, and fiscal and monetary policy." Canadian Journal of Political Science
Hall		From Treaties to Reserves
		“This excellent study analyzes Canadian treaty making and its results in the province of Alberta during the last third of the nineteenth century.The author’s direct prose and thoughtful analysis help explain the tragedy the Albertan Indians experienced.” Western Historical Quarterly
Ignace/Ignace		Sewépemc People, Land, and Laws
		“Our young people will passionately accept their responsibilities as stewards of both our territories and teachings sacred to our ancestors when they know our languages and traditions. The Ignaces have brilliantly woven the Secwépemc oral histories with research, and written a work from which young people and all can learn.” Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs		Odagahodhes
		“This book is a testament to the power of respectful, collaborative thinking and the merging of Indigenous intellectual tradition with a Western academic approach. It is engaging, deeply thoughtful, sincere, and uplifting, exactly the kind of work that is needed now to assist in the rebuilding of relationships amongst, and between, Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous Canadians.” Rick Monture, Six Nations of the Grand River / McMaster University
Morton		Unsettling Canadian Art History
		Rethinking visual and material histories of settler colonialism, enslavement, and racialized disapora in the contested white settler state of Canada.
Nabigon		The Hollow Tree
		"An amazing narrative that will keep you glued to the pages ... it delivers a happy ending and offers hope to those suffering from addictions and looking for a way out." Alberta Native News
Nadeau		Unsettling Spirit
		"Complex, engaging, and thought-provoking, Unsettling Spirit is a sophisticated story of an unfinished journey into decolonization." Michel Andraos, Catholic Theological Union
Patsauq		Hunter With Harpoon
		"Both a pivotal work of Indigenous fiction and an effort to acknowledge and correct injustices, Hunter with Harpoon is a testament to the resilience of the Inuit people." Foreword Reviews
Phillips		Museum Pieces
		"This is an engaging and informative collection presented by a highly qualified and knowledgeable scholar and museum professional. The book is beautifully produced and enriched by many evocative photographs that add considerably to the topics under discussion." Anthropos
Ray		Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History
		“In keeping with Ray’s standing as one of the leading historians of Canada, it is a resolutely materialist history which examines the labouring lives of Native people in the modern era as comprehensively as their pre-colonial life.” University of Toronto Quarterly
Roach		Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice
		"Meticulous detail is presented on the pernicious reality of racism, colonialism, and Indigenous 'injustice.' Professor Roach dissects the trial process for Gerald Stanley and draws from a series of similar cases. He identifies the persistence of dropped threads, missed opportunities, and decisions to set aside deeper issues of historic injustice and systemic discrimination." Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe), director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre and professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Rutherford		Canada's Other Red Scare
		“In a manner that other settler historians might emulate, Rutherford deftly positions himself in the narrative without imposing an authoritative voice. Thought provoking and illuminating, the book shows how knowledge of past struggles for justice can illuminate today’s challenges as Indigenous people continue to combat the consequences of settler colonialism.” J.J. Talman Award, Ontario Historical Society Jury
Shaheen-Hussain		Fighting for a Hand to Hold
		A moving examination of the lives of three generations of Inuit women from Canada's Eastern High Arctic.
Walker, Jojola, and Natcher		Reclaiming Indigenous Planning
		How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming community planning practices and ideologies.

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Linguistics / Literature / Literary Studies
Hugh MacLennan		New editions of the major works of a seminal Canadian writer.
		Each Man's Son
		"What is distinctive about Each Man's Son is its warmth and intimacy … Expertly planned and executed, it is the most human of his books." The Globe and Mail
		The Precipice
		The story of the volatility of a marriage and the inelasticity of two personalities, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
		Two Solitudes
		“Two Solitudes is MacLennan’s best-known novel, one of those rare books whose title alone shaped how this country speaks and thinks.” The Walrus
		The Return of the Sphinx
		Originally published in 1967, Return of the Sphinx is something of a sequel to the more optimistic Two Solitudes and reflects MacLennan's disenchantment with the world in general and the apparently intractable French-English debate in Canada.
		Voices in Time
		"Voices in Time is Hugh MacLennan's greatest novel." Elspeth Cameron, author of Hugh MacLennan: A Writer's Life
		The Watch that Ends the Night
		"The Watch That Ends the Night is a novel of affirmation ... The vanity of human wishes, death itself, are part of the mystery to be loved ... I would not trade MacLennan for a legion of beatniks or a whole flotilla-full of angry young men." Queen's Quarterly
		Other works of Canadian/Indigenous literature from MQUP:
Akenson		At Face Value
		"A wonderful postmodern, post-feminist, historically grounded fictional elaboration of cultural depth, political importance and literary delight ... [It is] a treasure - not buried, just discovered by too few Canadian readers." The Globe and Mail
		The Orangeman
		“Akenson’s story rings true and his narrative reflects the historical imagination and archival research of a leading scholar.” Quill and Quire
Cronk and Richardson		Wacousta or, The Prophecy
		Voted one of the 100 most important Canadian books by The Literary Review of Canada.
Leprohon and Stockdale		Antoinette de Mirecourt or Secret Marrying and Secret Sorrowing
		A moral exemplum about courtship and marriage, this "essentially Canadian" tale, which takes place in the 1760s, reflects its author's profound and sometimes disturbing knowledge of the bicultural and bilingual society in which she lived.
Moodie		Roughing it in the Bush or Life in Canada
		Voted one of the 100 most important Canadian books by The Literary Review of Canada.
Parks and De Mille		A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder
		With its curious mixture of adventure, natural history and satire this early Canadian novel has become a landmark work of fantasy and science fiction.
Patsauq		Hunter with Harpoon
		"Both a pivotal work of Indigenous fiction and an effort to acknowledge and correct injustices, Hunter with Harpoon is a testament to the resilience of the Inuit people." Foreword Reviews
Wallace		Collected Poems of Bronwen Wallace
		"To say that this collection is long overdue, as people typically do on these occasions, risks radical understatement, and we might productively ask ourselves why it has taken so long to bring back into print the works of a major Canadian feminist poet. Much is owed to the volume's editor, poet and close friend Carolyn Smart, for painstaking work and-one can only say-exquisite care." Canadian Literature
		Works in Latin American Literature in translation:
Lojo		Free Women in the Pampas
		"Free Women in the Pampas will be fundamental to the dissemination of two important Argentine writers, María Rosa Lojo and Victoria Ocampo. A riveting piece of fiction, it also sheds light on a key period in Argentine intellectual history." Odile Cisneros, University of Alberta and co-author of Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater
Marechal		Adam Buenosayres
		Adam Buenosayres is one of the final classics of international modernism to reach an English-speaking audience, which will be extremely well-served by Norman Cheadle and Sheila Ethier’s superlatively fluent, copiously annotated translation.” Richard Canning, Times Literary Supplement

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Musicology
Hoefnagels, Klassen and Johnson		Contemporary Musical Expressions in Canada
		"Contemporary Musical Expressions in Canada presents a fascinating cross-section of emerging research that engages new perspectives on aspects of traditional music, identity, and multiculturalism in Canada." Glenn D. Colton, Lakehead University
Keillor		Music in Canada
		"A landmark in the study of music in Canada ... a fascinating narrative and an indispensable reference." WholeNote
Marsh and Campbell		We Still Here
		"We Still Here goes deep into the different identities, communities, and practices that create Canadian hip hop. It offers comprehensive analyses of indigenous hop hop in urban and non-urban dimensions, the rich contexts constituted by the black community in Nova Scotia, queer hip hop, and early suburban hip hop in Toronto. A significant strength of the collection is the number of female voices represented. The sense is conveyed of a national hip hop culture in which women are absolutely essential." Will Straw, McGill University
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Philosophy
Dainton		Time and Space, Second Edition
		"An immensely rich and informative discussion. It should be on all space and time reading lists, both for philosophers and for physicists." Philosophy
Del Noce		Crisis of Modernity
		"The selection of essays collected in The Crisis of Modernity now offers to an English speaking audience a glimpse of the richness and fecundity of Del Noce’s thought and its relevance in this global society of the third millennium." Voegelin View
		The Problem of Atheism
		The first English translation of Italian philosopher Augusto Del Noce’s classic work of political philosophy.
Dufresne		The Democracy of Suffering
		“Dufresne uses wit and erudition in a discussion that informs as much as it challenges. He argues that philosophies of ‘now’ are morally and intellectually bankrupt, and a philosophy of ‘possibility’ (hence Plato) is needed. Along the way, we are treated to a critique of the apparatus of neoliberalism and a careful unpacking of how we, as a species, arrived at this desperate point.” The Japan Times
Girle		Modal Logics and Philosophy, Second Edition
		"Modal Logics and Philosophy has the technical precision and rigour that is sometimes sacrificed to concern with philosophical logic. A book that will stand out amongst modal logic texts." Bernard Linsky, University of Alberta
Grant		Lament for a Nation, 40th Anniversary Edition
		"The most popular book -- it got about 10 nominations - was Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism, the galvanizing 1965 work in which George Grant described a country being erased by continentalism." The Globe and Mail
Kingwell		Singular Creatures
		“Singular Creatures is a guide to technological development, the cultural fantasies that surround it, and the philosophical questions that emerge. Kingwell does an excellent job of teasing out technical questions and elaborating what their consequences will be. In the case of AI, this is particularly difficult.” Stephen Marche, author of The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future
Mulgan		Ethics for a Broken World
		"A bold, creative, provocative, ingenious, and important book that will be of tremendous interest to students and teachers of ethical, political, and environmental philosophy." John Seery, Pomona College, California
Murray and Kujundzic		Critical Reflection
		"Superior in its explanations to exercise questions, this is among the most helpful critical thinking texts I have come across - perfect for my students. Very impressive." David Hunter, Department of Philosophy, Buffalo State College, SUNY
Peled and Weinstock		Language Ethics
		"Language Ethics brings together some of the most reputable scholars in the field and opens up new areas of debate in the discussion of language policy. Taken together, the essays in this collection constitute an impressive corpus of reflection on the emerging issue of language ethics." Michael Kelly, University of Southampton and co-author of The Palgrave Handbook of Languages and Conflict
Sharp/Taylor		Feminist Philosophies of Life
		“Feminist Philosophies of Life reveals that central ontological questions about life have significant ethico-political import that calls for robust feminist analysis. Given the many threats to both human and non-human life that plague our globe today, it is a most timely and important contribution that fulfills its call admirably.” Rebecca Tuvel, Rhodes College
Stout		Action
		A lucid and lively introduction to philosophy of action that focuses on the nature of the will, practical rationality, and moral psychology.
Zwicky		The Experience of Meaning
		"Rich and thought-provoking, The Experience of Meaning will change the way you see the world. I literally could not put this book down and I think all readers will be as entranced as I was, although it may resonate differently in each of them." Marjorie Senechal, Smith College
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Political Science / international affairs
Anderson		Freeing Trade in North America
		"Anderson makes a strong case for more discussion on the competing visions for North America-on the one hand, the desire for deeper integration, for Turtle Island, and on the other hand, a desire for cooperation on some issues mixed with a wariness over institutionalizing cooperation through pooling sovereignty and a general skepticism of globalization." American Review of Canadian Studies
Charron and Fergusson		NORAD
		Unpacking the most important component of the Canada-US defence relationship, both in the present and into the future.
Chebankova		Political Ideologies in Contemporary Russia
		“[Chebankova]’s forensic, historically grounded, and comparatively informed treatment of Russia’s main ideological trends is a valuable addition to our understanding of contemporary Russian politics. It successfully argues that Russian intellectual life is more vibrant and pluralist than is often presented, as well as far more complex." H-Russia
Duval-Lantoine		The Ones We Let Down
		An exploration of culture change and the integration of servicewomen in the Canadian military.
Finbow		CETA Implementation and Implications
		“Robert Finbow successfully brings together authors from different backgrounds in an ambitious assessment of CETA’s impact on various parts of society and policy thus far. Any scholar or practitioner who is working in the area of CETA will find this a very valuable resource.” Valerie D’Erman, University of Victoria
Graham		Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management
		A primer on managing public funds and a sophisticated presentation of how governments actually work.
Grant		Lament for a Nation, 40th Anniversary edition
		"The most popular book -- it got about 10 nominations - was Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism, the galvanizing 1965 work in which George Grant described a country being erased by continentalism." The Globe and Mail
Nossal, Roussel and Paquin		The Politics of Canadian Foreign Policy, Fourth Edition
		The fourth edition of this widely-used book includes updates of the many changes that have occurred in Canadian foreign policy under Stephen Harper and the Conservatives, including the evanescence of the internationalism, the rise of a new foreign policy agenda increasingly shaped by domestic political imperatives, and the changing organization of Canada’s foreign policy bureaucracy.
Pammett and Dornan		The Canadian Federal Election of 2021
		“A must‐read. Jon Pammett and Chris Dornan have assembled a stellar team of political analysts to dissect the last federal election. Approachable and engaging, their volume is the best post‐mortem in the country.” Kate Malloy, The Hill Times
Savoie		Democracy in Canada
		"Nobody else but Savoie could have written such an exhaustive and authoritative critique of Canada's institutions - the culmination of all his other work." The National Post
		Government
		"Nobody else but Savoie could have written such an exhaustive and authoritative critique of Canada's institutions - the culmination of all his other work." The National Post
		Power
		"[Power: Where Is It] is an Important book... [it] draws attention to fundamental problems which every modern democracy will have to confront." Times Literary Supplement
Sager		Inequality in Canada
		"As we think about where we have been and where we want to be, one useful starting place is Eric Sager's Inequality in Canada, which offers a detailed account of how politicians, preachers, economists, and editorialists have articulated and debated the issue since colonial days. Sager's concluding chapter, "To Explore and to Know Again," is so passionate, wise, sad, and engaging that readers should try to stay with him to the end." Literary Review of Canada
Showler		Refugee Sandwich
		Thirteen stories that tell more about Canada's refugee system than any academic treatise.
Smith-Prei and Stehle		Awkward Politics
		“[The] premise that awkwardness can be a theoretical tool for reading feminist activism is a welcome new perspective… Perhaps the most significant contribution this book makes to an ongoing conversation about digital activism and feminist engagement is its unwavering optimism about contemporary feminist movements.” Rianka Singh, The Monitor
Walker, et al		Reclaiming Indigenous Planning
		“There is a tremendous breadth and depth of debate in Reclaiming Indigenous Planning’s presentation of Indigenous community experiences in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The chapters traverse the rural and urban landscapes and explore the intersection between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, and the polities that shape their development." "This collection presents both the academic and the practitioner debates about how to meaningfully incorporate Indigenous knowledge into planning and development processes. It serves as an excellent foundational resource for those wanting to explore the theoretical perspectives of Indigenous planning.” AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
Watts		Comparing Federal Systems, Third Edition
		In this updated third edition Ronald Watts provides a clear analysis of the design and operation of a wide range of federations.

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Religion
Luigi Giussani PerCorso Trilogy		The first English translation of Luigi Giussani's seminal trilogy in its entirety.
		The Religious Sense
		At the Origin of the Christian Claim
		Why the Church?
		Other works in Religious Studies:
Giussani, edited Carrón		To Give One’s Life for the Work of Another
		Some of Father Luigi Giussani’s most poignant teachings, available in print for the first time.
Nadeau		Unsettling Spirit
		"Complex, engaging, and thought-provoking, Unsettling Spirit is a sophisticated story of an unfinished journey into decolonization." Michel Andraos, Catholic Theological Union
Thiessen		The Meaning of Sunday
		"A needed and important contribution to our understanding of Christian religiosity in Canada. The book draws from a broad knowledge of sociological theory and research on Canadian religion. The responses of active and marginal affiliates and religious nones are handled evenly and fairly. It provides rich, qualitative data on the religious views of Canadians, something that is sorely needed. The book is highly recommended for scholars and practitioners of religion in Canada and beyond.” Sociology of Religion
Zine		Under Siege
		“By centering the voices of Muslim youth in Canada from the 9/11 generation, [Zine] captures the complex nexus of oppressions experienced by Black and racialized Muslims as they navigate government policies of securitization, university campus culture, news media, and popular culture.” New Books Network
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