Description: 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.
Brief description: Matthieu Caron is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University.
Review Quotes: "Montreal After Dark offers a portrait of a shifting Montreal, reminding readers of the power our municipal leaders have in shaping the city around us - by day and by night. It comes as a timely history lesson, a call for civic action as Montrealers look ahead to a consequential election this November." Montreal Review of Books