Quebec
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From  Chapter 12The End of Innocence From: Quebec in Question |
A final chapter on Quebec’s situation in 1978 after the success of Rene Leveque’s PQ and the election of a government committed to a referendum on sovereignty. | Marcel Rioux | 11 | 1978 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Evanescence of a Great Family and a Founding Community: Sephardim vs. Ashkenazim |
This chapter tells the story of Benjamin Hart, looking at the Hart family’s experiences during the 19th century. | Denis Vaugeois | 31 | 2012 | $3.10 Add |
The First Jews in North AmericaThe Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family, 1760-1860 |
“Vaugeois’s fascinating account, amply illustrated by archival documents, is a valuable contribution to the history of Quebec, Canada and minority-majority relations.” The … | Denis Vaugeois; Käthe Roth | 380 | 2012 | View |
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From  The Four Tragedies of Lac-Mégantic |
Describes the series of subsequent tragedies that befell the Lac-Mégantic community: widespread PTSD and other health problems; legal predators who exploited vulnerable victims’ … | Bruce Campbell | 11 | 2018 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Future is HereFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter explores challenges faced by Hydro-Quebec and the future of their system and technologies. It explores the possibility of H-Q getting involved in new energy alternatives, in … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! The Great Jewish Migration, 1900–1919 |
This chapter examines early Eastern European and Jewish immigration to Quebec (and specifically Montreal), the reasons why Jewish immigrants to Canada were concentrated in Montreal, … | Pierre Anctil | 49 | 2021 | $4.90 Add |
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From The Hart Clan: Introductions |
An introduction to the family at the heart of this book and their choice to settle and remain in Trois-Rivières. | Denis Vaugeois | 28 | 2012 | $2.80 Add |
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From  The Hatred of DemocracyFrom: In Defiance |
How well does democracy work when the issues become polarized? The student debate raises the issues of decision making: out in the open or only at the ballot box? What happens when the media … | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Heart of an EmpireFrom: The History of Montréal |
For close to a century, Montreal was the beating heart of a commercial and political empire that covered a large portion of North America. This chapter explores this aspect of Montreal’s … | Paul-André Linteau | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Hidden Hand– John Wilkes Booth in Montreal |
In the fateful fall of 1864, a number of plots were afoot in Montreal. The city was bubbling with plots, counterplots, and conspiracies. This chapter explores these plots and John Wilkes … | Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace | 24 | 2017 | $2.40 Add |
The History of MontréalThe Story of a Great North American City |
Montreal is one of those unique cities at the crossroads of history. Paul-André Linteau’s The History of Montréal provides essential background for both Montrealers and all those … | Paul-André Linteau | 206 | 2013 | View |
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NEW! History of the Jews in Quebec |
The presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive waves of migration from different regions of the … | Pierre Anctil | 490 | 2021 | View |
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From  The Infantilization of QuebecThe Myth of Unity From: National Dreams |
The author presents the opposing view points on the Battle of Quebec. For generations, while Quebec historians characterized the Battle of Quebec as a catastrophe, English-Canadian historians … | Daniel Frances | 49 | 1997 | $1.96 Add |
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From NEW! The Interwar Years, 1919–1939 |
This chapter focuses on the Interwar Years, examining the political climate of the Jewish communities in Montreal, Jews and the USSR, Montreal Jews and Zionism, relations and tensions with … | Pierre Anctil | 57 | 2021 | $5.70 Add |
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From  NEW! The Libreville Conference and Federalism in Canadian Foreign RelationsFrom: 1968 in Canada |
In February 1968, Quebec’s Minister of Education, Jean-Guy Cardinal, attended the meeting of francophone ministers of education in Libreville, Gabon. After almost a decade of disagreements … | Robin S. Gendron and David Edward Tabachnick | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From “The Little Jew of Trois-Rivières”: Secrets to Success |
This chapter explores early Jewish settlement in North America, and the history leading up to it. The stories of Jeffery Amherst, Aaron Hart and Levy Andrew Levy (partner of William Trent) are … | Denis Vaugeois | 28 | 2012 | $2.80 Add |
