<p>"The essays in <i>The Quebec Conference of 1864</i> analyze a variety of lesser-known contemporary understandings of the Quebec Resolutions that will be of benefit to students of the period. They also contribute to the editors' aim of providing a modified originalist perspective, whereby historical context "is crucial to comprehending the internal architecture of the contemporary Canadian constitutional edifice" (9). It is to be hoped that such an approach spurs further discussions on the broader historical context of Canadian Confederation that may even supply some of what was missing from this volume." Canadian Historical Review</p>

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.
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A new interpretation of a key period in Canadian political history.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780773554818
Publisert
2018-12-30
Utgiver
McGill-Queen's University Press; McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
539 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368

Om bidragsyterne

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.

Guy Laforest is executive director of the École Nationale d'Administration Publique (ÉNAP), Québec.