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Give and Take

The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy

Enthralling, witty, and masterful, Give and Take brings to light Canada’s surprisingly unruly tax history, showing the tax clashes and compromises that made Canadian democracy.

Awards

2019, Winner - 2019 Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History, Canadian Historical Association

2019, Shortlisted - Canada Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

2020, Winner - François-Xavier Garneau Medal, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Claire L’Heureux-Dubé

A Life

Going beyond jurisprudential legacy to provide rich sociocultural context, Claire L’Heureux-Dubé is an exploration of the controversial and historically transformative career of the first Quebec woman on Canada’s Supreme Court.

Awards

2018, Winner - CLSA Book Prize, Canadian Law and Society Association

2019, Shortlisted - Canada Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

2018, Shortlisted - City of Ottawa Book Award

  • Copyright year: 2017
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The Politics of War

Canada’s Afghanistan Mission, 2001–14

The Politics of War analyzes the impact of political elites, Parliament, and public opinion on Canada’s mission in Afghanistan to demonstrate how much of Canada’s involvement was shaped by the vagaries of domestic politics.

Awards

2019, Shortlisted - CPSA Prize in International Relations, Canadian Political Science Association

  • Copyright year: 2017
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The Canadian Party System

An Analytic History

In this long-awaited book, Richard Johnston combines an arsenal of recently developed analytic tools with a deep understanding of history to makes sense of the Canadian party system.

Awards

2019, Winner - Seymour Martin Lipset Best Book Award, American Political Science Association

2018, Shortlisted - Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Griffintown

Identity and Memory in an Irish Diaspora Neighbourhood

This vibrant biography of Griffintown, an inner-city Irish Catholic neighbourhood in Montreal, brings to life the history of Irish identity and collective memory in this legendary enclave.

Awards

2018, Winner - CLIO Prize for Quebec, Canadian Historical Association

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Dominion of Race

Rethinking Canada’s International History

Challenging well-entrenched ideas and mythologies, this book shows how race has informed Canada’s international history and is woven into the fabric of understandings of Canada in the world.

Awards

2017, Shortlisted - Wilson Book Prize, The Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University

  • Copyright year: 2017
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