Books published by McGill-Queen's University Press

A detailed examination of the experiences of refugees and receiving communities during Canada's Operation Syrian Refugee from 2015 to 2016.

An exploration of the history of cannabis use and prohibition in the French imperial nation-state.

A consideration of the ways that technology has led to an irreversible transition in power distribution, political journalism, and public discourse. Discussing how the military-industrial complex of the 1950s gave way to today's celebrity-distribution complex, Bill Fox examines the amount of power accorded to people well-known for being well-known.

The liberal order is decaying. Will it survive, and if not, what will replace it? On the eightieth anniversary of the publication of E.H. Carr's The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939, Philip Cunliffe revisits this classic text, juxtaposing its claims with contemporary debates on the rise and fall of the liberal international order.

From online dissent to street protest: exploring the seeds of Syria's revolution through the development of new media and information technologies.

Shining an intense light on the history of Britain's intelligence organizations, Secret History is a provocative, rigorously researched study that questions what we think we know about British intelligence.

The emergence of queer theory in architecture - and its potential for a renewed ethics of design.

A powerful case for the essential role of plants and environments in recognizing Indigenous Peoples' land rights around the world.

A critical, poetic celebration of Alfred Hitchcock's life and work.

An engaging study of the history and consequences of technological fixes and the belief that they can overcome social and political problems.