Rene Levesque and the Parti Quebecois in Power

by Fraser, Graham; Owen, Ivon

• ISBN13: 9780773523234
• ISBN10: 0773523235
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

René Lévesque and the Parti Québeçois in Power has been described as the classic work on one of the most important periods in recent Quebec history. Graham Fraser paints a vivid portrait of one of the most dynamic political figures of the twentieth century, describes the origins of the Parti Québeçois, and gives a graphic account of key events that still resonate in Canadian political life: Quebec's language law, the 1980 referendum, and the patriation of the constitution. In a new preface, Fraser completes the story of the last months of the PQ government and the period leading up to Lévesque's death in 1987, detailing how Lévesque's leadership continues to mark his successors.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Prologue
Winning
The Greenhouse Years	p. 2
Rene Levesque: Prelude to Politics	p. 12
Whirlwind on the Margin	p. 26
Leader	p. 39
Three Elections	p. 53
The Politics of Pride
Forming a Government	p. 72
Camille Laurin and the Politics of Language	p. 91
Flying High	p. 113
Mr. Ryan Goes to Gilford Street	p. 136
Jacques Parizeau and the Sales Tax War	p. 152
The Hesitation Waltz	p. 169
The Referendum
The Question	p. 190
The Divided Elite	p. 208
The Campaign	p. 215
The Politics of Humiliation
A Provincial Premier	p. 242
Slump and Recovery	p. 257
The Constitution	p. 279
Morbid Symptoms	p. 302
Crisis Politics	p. 321
Epilogue	p. 347
Acknowledgements	p. 359
Chronology	p. 362
Members of the Levesque Cabinets, 1976-84	p. 379
Notes	p. 384
Bibliography	p. 412
Index	p. 419
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