The Dream of Nation: Second Edition Volume 198

Essential reading for an understanding of contemporary Quebec, The Dream of Nation traces the changing nature of various "dreams of nation," from the imperial dream of New France to the separatist dream of the 1980 referendum. Susan Mann demonstrates that these dreams, fashioned by elites in response to the recurring question of how to be French in North America, proposed an ever-elusive unanimity. She discusses how social, economic, and political pressures, as well as changing populations, invariably thwarted one dream and provided the makings of another. A work of pioneering scholarship and remarkable synthesis, The Dream of Nation weaves together two of the dominant ideologies of the twentieth century: nationalism and feminism. A new preface contextualizes the 1982 edition and outlines the different contours of Quebec's latest thoughts on sovereignty.

Info autore

Susan Mann is a historian, member of the Order of Canada, president emeritus of York University, author of A Dream of Nation: A Social and Intellectual History of Quebec, and editor of The War Diary of Clare Gass, 1915-1918.

Riassunto

A synthesis of Quebec history from New France to the first referendum on sovereignty in 1980.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S. Mann, Susan Mann
• Editore: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2002
• EAN: 9780773524101
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-2410-1
• Pagine: 360
• Dimensioni: 161 mm x 228 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 494 g
• Serie: Carleton Library Series; Carleton Library; None; Carleton Library Series; Carleton Library
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie