The Dream of Nation: Second Edition Volume 198
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:077352410X
ISBN13:9780773524101
Release Date:July 2002
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.02 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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Interesting but incomplete
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Dr. Mann Trofimenkoff's history of Quebec is a fascinating read for anyone interested in Quebec or French Canada. Her analysis of the underlying intellectual and social conditions that frame major historical moments makes the book a pleasurable read for all of its 300+ pages. Of particular interest is Mann's thorough and conscientious mapping of women's roles in the history of Quebec, a quality lacking in other popular and scholarly historical works on the province. Though no one book can do everything, the single greatest shortcoming of the book is the absence of a meaningful discussion of the profound antisemitism and clericly led fascist movements in Quebec of the early 20th century. The chapters on that period deal with several important themes but Mann, who is clearly well-versed in the region's history, seems to have chosen to ignore these phenomena, giving precedence to other spheres of social and intellectual history at the time.
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