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Some Suggested Summer Reading from MQUP

McGill-Queen's University Press — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:17:51 -0700

Summer is here- even if the weather, at least in Montreal, sometimes disagrees. And if sunscreen, straw hats, and beach towels are on your shopping list, so should some good summer reading. If you’re still building your list, MQUP has...

America, Oil, and Peter Dale Scott

McGill-Queen's University Press — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:50:14 -0700

Peter Dale Scott, author of Mosaic Orpheus Diplomat, poet, professor, author and political commentator Peter Dale Scott has recently written an article for Global Research: the Center for Research on Globalization, examining America’s foreign policy in the Middle East, both...

Branding Canada Day

McGill-Queen's University Press — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:23:25 -0700

Branding Canada Evan Potter “As diplomat and scholar Evan Potter reminds us in his illuminating new book, Branding Canada, we must present a more compelling, coherent image of Canada to the world. We need to harness the tools of public...

The Watch that Ends the Night, 50 years later.

McGill-Queen's University Press — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:06:21 -0700

The Watch that Ends the Night Hugh MacLennan "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...

François Mai and the life and death of Beethoven

McGill-Queen's University Press — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:45:25 -0700

Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death of Beethoven By François Martin Mai "A remarkably concentrated biography deals smartly with his social relations, the women in his life, his conflicts with relatives and servants and the famously enervating custody battle over...

Upcoming Toronto book launch for Lise Winer and the English/Creole Dictionary

McGill-Queen's University Press — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:55:28 -0700

More from Lise Winer and the Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad and Tobago Lise Winer, editor of the “Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad and Tobago”, is back in Canada after a successful media tour in Trinidad and Tobago...

Leadership in Disaster

McGill-Queen's University Press — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:06:15 -0700

Leadership in Disaster Learning for a Future with Global Climate Change By Raymond Murphy This century, the world is facing what is probably its biggest challenge to date: climate change, or the unequivocal rise in temperatures across the globe. The...

The World and Darfur

McGill-Queen's University Press — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:32:05 -0700

The World and Darfur International Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Western Sudan Edited by Amanda F. Grzyb With contributions by Major Brent Beardsley, Dr. Gerald Caplan, Dr. Frank Chalk, Dr. Amanda Grzyb, Danielle Kelton, Dr. H. Peter Langille, Dr....