Overview

What is Quebec's relationship with the rest of Canada? What makes Quebec culture distinct? What is Quebec's place on the international stage? Quebec Questions guides students through the process of examining these and other fundamental questions that underlie key debates and issues in Quebec. Bringing together compelling insights from leading scholars of various specialties, this intriguing collection encourages a multidisciplinary approach to thinking about Quebec from various historical, social, cultural, political, and economic perspectives. Featuring six new chapters as well as extensive updates throughout, the second edition of Quebec Questions offers readers an up-to-date, thoughtful, and passionate exploration of la belle province.

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Author:   Stephan Gervais ,  Christopher Kirkey ,  Jarrett Rudy
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.902kg
ISBN:  

9780199014620

ISBN 10:   0199014620
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   07 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Contributors Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, Jarrett Rudy: General Introduction Part A: Memories Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, and Jarrett Rudy: Introduction 1: Brett Rushforth: The Establishment of a French Empire in North America 2: Donald Fyson: The Canadiens and the Conquest of Quebec: Interpretations, Realities, Ambiguities 3: Brian Young: Thinking about Power in Post-Rebellion Quebec, 1837-1867 4: Micheline Milot: That Priest-Ridden Province? Politics and Religion in Quebec 5: Jocelyn Maclure and Francois Boucher: Quebec's Culture War: Two Conceptions of Quebec Identity Part B: Identities Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, and Jarrett Rudy: Introduction 6: Yvan Lamonde: Quebec's Americanicity 7: Germain Lacasse: Quebec Cinema: Telling Pictures (New) 8: Andrew Holman: Sport and Identities in Quebec (New) 9: Dominic Hardy: Shared Territories: Key Issues in the History of Visual Arts in Quebec, 1600-1960 (New) Part C: Language Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, and Jarrett Rudy: Introduction 10: Chantal Bouchard: The Sociolinguistic History of French in Quebec 11: Linda Cardinal: Language Politics and Language Policies in Quebec and in Canada 12: Daniel Weinstock: The Politics of Language: Philosophical Reflections on the Case of Quebec 13: Christopher Jones: Popular Music in Quebec Part D: Citizenship Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, and Jarrett Rudy: Introduction 14: Denyse Baillargeon: Quebec Women of the Twentieth Century: Milestones in an Unfinished Journey 15: Raffaele Iacovino: Between Unity and Diversity: Examining the Quebec Model of Integration 16: Maryse Potvin: Interethnic Relations and Racism in Quebec 17: Marie McAndrew, Genevieve Audet, and Mahsa Bakhshaei: Immigration and Diversity in Quebec's Schools: An Assessment 18: Jean-Francois Gaudreault-DesBiens: Canadian Federalism and Quebec's Pathological Prism (New) 19: Eric Belanger and Chris Chhim: National Identity and Support for Sovereignty in Quebec (New) Part E: Quebec Models Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, and Jarrett Rudy: Introduction 20: Diane Lamoureux: The Paradoxes of Quebec Feminism 21: Peter Graefe: The Politics of Social and Economic Development in Quebec 22: David Massell: A Question of Power: A Brief History of Hydroelectricity in Quebec 23: Antonia Maioni: Health Care in Quebec 24: Daniel Jutras: Legal Tradition, National Identity, and Quebec Exceptionalism (New) Part F: Quebec International Stephan Gervais, Christopher Kirkey, and Jarrett Rudy: Introduction 25: Martin Papillon: Indigenous Peoples and Quebec: Competing or Coexisting Nationalisms? 26: Jody Neathery-Castro and Mark Rousseau: Quebec and La Francophonie: The Province as Global Player 27: Louis Balthazar: The Ottawa-Quebec-Washington Dance: The Political Presence of Quebec in the United States 28: Sylvain Schryburt: Quebec Theatre: New Dynamics between the Local and the International Glossary (New) Index

Reviews

[Quebec Questions] is more effective as a teaching resource than any other textbook that I know of on Quebec studies. . . . The material is factually sound and certainly well-supported by research. --Molly Ungar, University of the Fraser Valley This reader reflects an important contribution to Quebec studies. --Kathleen Lord, Mount Allison University

Author Information

Stephan Gervais is the coordinator of Quebec Studies at McGill University. Christopher Kirkey is director of the Center for the Study of Canada at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, where he holds the concurrent position of full professor of political science. Jarrett Rudy is an associate professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.

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