Contemporary Quebec and the United States, 1960-1985

Contemporary Quebec and the United States, 1960-1985
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Publisher : [Cambridge, Mass.] : Center for International Affairs, Harvard University ; Lanham, Md. : University Press of America
Total Pages : 558
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B4955932
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Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Contemporary Quebec and the United States, 1960-1985 by : Alfred Olivier Hero

In Contemporary Quebec and the United States, 1960-1985 two leading scholars of Quebec's recent past and future prospects have created the first comprehensive exploration in nearly half a century of Quebec's most important political, economic, and social relations outside of Canada-those with the United States. Drawing on nearly a decade of systematic empirical research from the Quiet Revolution through the departures of Prime Minister Trudeau in 1984 and of the Parti Quebe_ois from power in Quebec in 1985, the authors contend that enduring nationalist sentiment among Quebec's francophones will lead to the resurgence of the movement for independence unless English-speaking Canada accepts wider Quebec autonomy within the Canadian federation. They believe that this nationalism, strongly critical of anglophone Canada but by-and-large favorable to the United States, will become more willing to accept the risks of independence as Quebec's economic and other links with its superpower neighbor continue to grow. This provocative and insightful study will be a standard work for years to come. Co-published with the Harvard Center for International Affairs.

Contemporary Quebec

Contemporary Quebec
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 809
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ISBN-10 : 9780773538900
ISBN-13 : 0773538909
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Contemporary Quebec by : Michael D. Behiels

In the last seventy years, Quebec has changed from a society dominated by the social edicts of the Catholic Church and the economic interests of anglophone business leaders to a more secular culture that frequently elects separatist political parties and has developed the most comprehensive welfare state in North America. In Contemporary Quebec, leading scholars raise provocative questions about the ways in which Quebec has been transformed since the Second World War and offer competing interpretations of the reasons for the province's quiet and radical revolutions.

The Reconquest Of Montreal

The Reconquest Of Montreal
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Publisher : Temple University Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781439903803
ISBN-13 : 1439903808
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Reconquest Of Montreal by : Marc Levine

An examination of the nature of the linguistic transformation of Montreal and the role of public policy in promoting it.

Canadian History: Confederation to the present

Canadian History: Confederation to the present
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 452
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ISBN-10 : 0802076769
ISBN-13 : 9780802076762
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Canadian History: Confederation to the present by : Martin Brook Taylor

"In these two volumes, which replace the Reader's Guide to Canadian History, experts provide a select and critical guide to historical writing about pre- and post-Confederation Canada, with an emphasis on the most recent scholarship" -- Cover.

North America

North America
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0802096751
ISBN-13 : 9780802096753
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis North America by : Michael M. Brescia

"This exquisitely written history of a complex but unstudied continent should be required reading for all residents of the emerging region of North America." - Robert A. Pastor, Professor and Director of the Center for North American Studies, American University

The Americas

The Americas
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781134880423
ISBN-13 : 1134880421
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Americas by : Pascal O. Girot

The Americas offers a wide-ranging and original interpretaion of matters relating to territory, boundaries and societies in the American continent.

Pirouette

Pirouette
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 516
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ISBN-10 : 0802068731
ISBN-13 : 9780802068736
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Pirouette by : J. L. Granatstein

Walter Gordon and the Rise of Canadian Nationalism

Walter Gordon and the Rise of Canadian Nationalism
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0773518401
ISBN-13 : 9780773518407
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Walter Gordon and the Rise of Canadian Nationalism by : Stephen Azzi

From the 1950s to the 1970s Walter Gordon was the voice of English Canadian nationalism, first as chair of the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, then as a minister in Lester B. Pearson's cabinet, and finally as founder and honorary chair of the Committee for an Independent Canada. In the late 1960s many Canadians heeded Gordon's call for limits on the level of American investment in Canadian industry and joined with him to form a broad movement to limit American influence in Canada.

Violence and the Female Imagination

Violence and the Female Imagination
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 9780773577107
ISBN-13 : 0773577106
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Violence and the Female Imagination by : Paula Ruth Gilbert

In the past twenty years Quebec women writers, including Aline Chamberland, Claire Dé, Suzanne Jacob, and Hélène Rioux, have created female characters who are fascinated with bold sexual actions and language, cruelty, and violence, at times culminating in infanticide and serial killing. Paula Ruth Gilbert argues that these Quebec feminist writers are "re-framing" gender. Violence and the Female Imagination explores whether these imagined women are striking out at an external other or harming themselves through acts of self-destruction and depression. Gilbert examines the degree to which women are imitating men in the outward direction of their anger and hostility and suggests that such "tough" women may be mocking men in their "macho" exploits of sexuality and violence. She illustrates the ways in which Quebec female authors are "feminizing" violence or re-envisioning gender in North American culture. Gilbert bridges methodological gaps and integrates history, sociology, literary theory, feminist theory, and other disciplinary approaches to provide a framework for the discussion of important ethical and aesthetic questions.

Paradiplomacy in Action

Paradiplomacy in Action
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781135297503
ISBN-13 : 1135297509
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Paradiplomacy in Action by : Francisco Aldecoa

Offering a general view of the development of subnational foreign action around the world, this work covers topics such as the repercussions upon subnational autonomy of the progressive consistution of international regimes such as the EU, NAFTA and APEC.