Canada and Quebec

by Bothwell, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780774806534
• ISBN10: 0774806532
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr

Summary

Robert Bothwell describes the lead-up to the October 1995 referendum and traces political developments from its immediate aftermath to the present. Also included are a new preface, expanded chronology, and new chapter covering the past two years of the troubled relationship, between Quebec and "the rest of Canada."

Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised Edition	vii
Preface to the First Edition	ix
Chronology	xi
Introduction: The Sense of History	3	(3)
From Conquest to Rebellion	6	(17)
Two Nations Warring? 1791-1867	23	(17)
Living with Compromise: Quebec in Canada, 1867-1919	40	(19)
King, Quebec, and Duplessis, 1919-48	59	(20)
The Awakening of Quebec: The Quiet Revolution, 1945-65	79	(18)
The Long Division, 1960-8	97	(18)
The Constitution and the Crisis, 1965-71	115	(23)
The Politics of Language, 1969-77	138	(17)
A Province in Search of a Country, 1976-82	155	(22)
Meech Lake and the `Beau Risque,' 1987-90	177	(32)
Preparing for the Second Round, 1990-4	209	(20)
Where Do We Go from Here?	229	(27)
Postscript	256	(11)
Bibliographic Note	267	(2)
Participants	269	(4)
Index	273