New publications from McGill-Queen’s University Press
Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade
By Sharon Avni and Laura Yares
McGill-Queen’s University Press
Far more than a conventional military history, Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers is both a critical study of the political uses of history and a vivid, passionate narrative that brings to life the men and women of the brigade. Accessible and engaging, this book offers readers a rare lens through which to understand the intersections of war, memory, and politics in twentieth-century Europe.
Hardback: 9780228027874
19-May-2026| 276 pages | 27.99
https://mngbookshop.co.uk/9780228027874/soldiers-angels-and-avengers/
The Polish Exile: Chabad Hasidism in the Interwar Years
By Wojciech Tworek
McGill-Queen’s University Press
Drawing on an exceptional range of Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, and Russian archival sources, Wojciech Tworek explores how these pressures forced Chabad to adapt and redefine itself within the context of modernity. He traces Chabad’s mystical teachings, literary production, institutional expansion, and evolving ritual life during the interwar years, demonstrating how amid a turbulent era of displacement and reinvention its leadership strategically reinterpreted – and at times recast – the movement’s past. In doing so, it laid the groundwork for Chabad’s postwar messianic orientation, its global outreach, and the emergence of an increasingly influential form of Orthodox fundamentalism.
Paperback: 9780228028789
06-Oct-2026| 396 pages | 31.00