Books published by McGill-Queen's University Press

John Locke's "Letter Concerning Toleration", published in 1689, sparked a debate with Jonas Proast. The author considers the Locke-Proast controversy from the standpoint of political theory, examining Locke's and Proast's texts and tracing their relationship to later discussions of tolerance.

Focusing on the words and experiences of the poor themselves, this book rewrites our understanding of English social policy for the period from the 1750s to 1830s.

A critical examination of the recruitment and formation of American Catholic nuns during the final decades of convent expansion.