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Secession and Self

Quebec in Canadian Thought

by (author) Gregory Millard

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2008
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773533844
    Publish Date
    Oct 2008
    List Price
    $125.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773578203
    Publish Date
    Oct 2008
    List Price
    $95.00

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Secession and Self goes beyond debates over the economic and institutional effects of Quebec separation to look at the normative dimensions of resistance to secession. Drawing from Charles Taylor, James Tully, and many others, Gregory Millard explores the central role Quebec plays in ideas of what makes Canada worthwhile. He argues that a break with Quebec would impair Canada's ability to realize ideals such as liberalism, fraternity, and developmental accounts of citizenship and would undercut attempts to locate Canadian identity in narratives of history and place. In lieu of a single argument against the departure of Quebec, Millard considers the variety and richness of the affirmations involved in Quebec-in-Canada as a particular kind of multinational state.

About the author

Gregory Millard teaches Canadian politics and political thought at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, British Columbia.

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