The Quebec Conference of 1864 Understanding the Emergence of the Canadian Federation

Brouillet, Eugénie (Editor)/ Gagnon, Alain-G. (Editor)/ Laforest, Guy (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0773554815 / ISBN 13: 9780773554818

Published by McGill Queens Univ, 2018

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361 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quebec Conference of 1864 Understanding the Emergence of the Canadian Federation
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773554815
• ISBN 13: 9780773554818
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.56 kilograms

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Synopsis

Like all major events in Canadian history, the Quebec Conference of 1864, an important step on Canada's road to Confederation, deserves to be discussed and better understood. Efforts to revitalize historical memory must take a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach.

The Quebec Conference of 1864 expresses a renewed historical interest over the last two decades in both the Quebec-Canada constitutional trajectory and the study of federalism. Contributors from a variety of disciplines argue that a more grounded understanding of the 72 Quebec Resolutions of 1864 is key to interpreting the internal architecture of the contemporary constitutional apparatus in Canada, and a new interpretation is crucial to appraise the progress made over the 150 years since the institution of federalism.

The second volume in a series that began with The Constitutions That Shaped Us: A Historical Anthology of Pre-1867 Canadian Constitutions, this book reveals a society in constant transition, as well as the presence of national projects that live in tension with the Canadian federation.

About the Authors

Eugénie Brouillet is professor of constitutional law and vice-president of research and innovation at Université Laval, Québec.

Alain-G. Gagnon is professor of political science at Université du Québec à Montréal and co-editor of The Quebec Conference of 1864: Understanding the Emergence of the Canadian Federation and The Constitutions That Shaped Us: A Historical Anthology of Pre

Guy Laforest is executive director of the École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP).