Montreal After Dark - Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City

Montreal After Dark elucidates how nighttime regulation became a central issue in Montreal during the second half of the twentieth century. Labour, dissent, sex, noise, and art, as well as sites of leisure and consumption, were reorganized to suit the desires of politicians who envisioned Montreal within a global network of cities.

About the author

Matthieu Caron is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University.

Summary

Montreal After Dark elucidates how nighttime regulation became a central issue in Montreal during the second half of the twentieth century. Labour, dissent, sex, noise, and art, as well as sites of leisure and consumption, were reorganized to suit the desires of politicians who envisioned Montreal within a global network of cities.

Product details

• Authors: Matthieu Caron
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9780228024774
• ISBN: 978-0-2280-2477-4
• No. of pages: 342
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 154 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 514 g
• Illustrations: 30 images, 2 tables
• Series: Studies on the History of Quebec/Etudes d'Histoire du Quebec
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science