A History for the Future: Rewriting Memory and Identity in Quebec - Couverture souple

Létourneau, Jocelyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0773527257 ISBN 13 : 9780773527256

Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004

Synopsis

In A History for the Future Jocelyn Létourneau, a leader of the new wave of Quebec intellectuals, examines the hotly debated topics of history and memory in Quebec and Canada. Rather than focus on the past itself, he considers the challenge of turning the past into a narrative that contributes to building a better society, thereby establishing a liberating legacy for that society's heirs. As relatively new societies whose memories and histories are built on European foundations, the interrelated narratives of Quebec and Canadian history provide a rich body of material for such a far-reaching reflection. By investigating the role Quebec's historical narrative plays for contemporary Quebecers, Létourneau shows how interpretations of the past affect a society's future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jocelyn Letourneau holds the Canada Research Chair in the History and Political Economy of Contemporary Quebec at Université Laval.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0773527257
• ISBN 13: 9780773527256
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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