{"product_id":"history-of-quebec-a-captivating-guide-to-the-largest-province-in-canada-and-its-impact-on-french-history-hardcover","title":"History of Quebec: A Captivating Guide to the Largest Province in Canada and Its Impact on French History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaptivating History\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuebec's political struggle for autonomy, independence, and the protection of its language, culture, and heritage is shrouded in ambiguity.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLet us shed some light on the subject for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy have the province's linguistic and cultural tensions dragged on for nearly four hundred years? In what ways does it differ from the rest of Canada? Did indigenous peoples play a key role in shaping the province's identity and culture? For what reasons did Quebec's two sovereigntist referendums fail? And what was the Quiet Revolution?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historic rivalry between Britain and France was an intense, long-standing geopolitical struggle. Relations between the empires cooled at the dawn of the modern age. Today, the nations are close allies, but the embers of Franco-Anglo strife still burn at the core of Quebec society. While Francophone nationalists stress the importance of enacting linguistic and cultural protection laws, Quebecois Anglophones and other non-Francophones claim to be increasingly marginalized by the laws and ideologies of a society ravaged by mass cultural anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, what is the truth? This book seeks to untangle the storied history and complexities of Canada's rebel province. It attempts to make sense of how a province of one of the world's most progressive countries continues to ignite conflict between its French- and English-speaking communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of what this book examines includes the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe early indigenous civilizations and their rapid transformations after establishing European contact;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise of the cod and fur trade and the eventual integration of the Americas into European trade networks;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly French settlements and what roles the church played in education, health care, territorial expansion, and trade with European markets;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe British conquest of New France and how it impacted the lives of the French-speaking habitants;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShifts in Quebecois society as the Industrial Revolution crept through North America;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rapid expansion of capitalist industrial society in Quebec and the distinctive features that separated Anglophone society from Francophone society;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe elements that contributed to the Grande Noirceur and the consequential Quiet Revolution;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47447525392562,"sku":"9781637168127","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/231780d72e801c144df440e124554cc7.webp?v=1778742232","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/history-of-quebec-a-captivating-guide-to-the-largest-province-in-canada-and-its-impact-on-french-history-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}