Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Book Notes: Recent Histories from University of Toronto Press


It's a big press. Under Canada/History, UTP currently offers 1107 titles. Let's take note of a few of the recent and forthcoming (none of which I have seen beyond the catalogue page):

Stephen Azzi and Patrice Dutil, ed., Statecraft: Canadian Prime Ministers and their Cabinets.  Dutil's previous edited collections on political history have been very well received. 

Ted Binema, The Vancouver Island Treaties and the Evolving Principles of Indigenous Title.  With Haida title newly confirmed, sounds relevant.

Lisa Pasolli and Julia Smith, Rethinking Feminist History and Theory: Essays on Gender, Class, and Labour A festschrift for Joan Sangster, with Canadian and international perspectives.

Ninette Kelley, Jeffrey G. Reitz and Michael J. Trebilcock, Reshaping the Mosaic: Canadian Immigration Policy in the Twenty-First Century.  "Documents the lack of transparency and informed public engagement in policy formation, and the implications this lack may have on maintaining public confidence."

Barry D. Lipson, The Canadian People: How We Became Who We Are.  Would the White House have views?

Gregory Marchildon, Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada.  Should be substantial.

Brian Tennyson, No Regrets: The Rise and Fall of Sir William Hearst. Political biography endures.

 Greig Mordue and Dimitry Anastakis, The North American Auto Industry since NAFTA.  Timely!