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Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec

Gérard Bouchard

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Awarded the 2008 Pierre Savard prize by the International Council for Canadian Studies!

'The Pierre Savard Awards are designed to recognize and promote each year outstanding scholarly monographs on a Canadian topic. The awards form part of a strategy that is aimed at promoting, especially throughout the Canadian academic community, works that have been written by members of the Canadian Studies international network. The awards are intended to designate exceptional books, which, being based on a Canadian topic, contribute to a better understanding of Canada.'

Globalization is calling for new conceptualizations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. This book takes Quebec as a case study and examines how it fosters a sense of belonging through a common citizenship with French as the key element. As a nation without a state, Quebec is driven by two distinct imperatives: the need to affirm a robust Francophone identity within Anglophone North America, and the civic obligation to accommodate an increasingly diverse range of migrant groups, as well as demands for recognition by Aboriginal and Anglophone minorities.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: January 05, 2007

ISBN: 1403949751

ISBN 13: 9781403949752

Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec

Gérard Bouchard

4/5 ( ratings)

Awarded the 2008 Pierre Savard prize by the International Council for Canadian Studies!

'The Pierre Savard Awards are designed to recognize and promote each year outstanding scholarly monographs on a Canadian topic. The awards form part of a strategy that is aimed at promoting, especially throughout the Canadian academic community, works that have been written by members of the Canadian Studies international network. The awards are intended to designate exceptional books, which, being based on a Canadian topic, contribute to a better understanding of Canada.'

Globalization is calling for new conceptualizations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. This book takes Quebec as a case study and examines how it fosters a sense of belonging through a common citizenship with French as the key element. As a nation without a state, Quebec is driven by two distinct imperatives: the need to affirm a robust Francophone identity within Anglophone North America, and the civic obligation to accommodate an increasingly diverse range of migrant groups, as well as demands for recognition by Aboriginal and Anglophone minorities.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: January 05, 2007

ISBN: 1403949751

ISBN 13: 9781403949752

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