A History for the Future: Rewriting Memory and Identity in Quebec: Volume 16 (Studies on the History of Quebec = Etudes D'Histoire Du Queb) - Softcover

Létourneau, Jocelyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773527257 ISBN 13: 9780773527256

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004

Synopsis

In A History for the Future Jocelyn Létourneau, a leader of the new wave of Quebec intellectuals, examines the hotly debated topics of history and memory in Quebec and Canada. Rather than focus on the past itself, he considers the challenge of turning the past into a narrative that contributes to building a better society, thereby establishing a liberating legacy for that society's heirs. As relatively new societies whose memories and histories are built on European foundations, the interrelated narratives of Quebec and Canadian history provide a rich body of material for such a far-reaching reflection. By investigating the role Quebec's historical narrative plays for contemporary Quebecers, Létourneau shows how interpretations of the past affect a society's future.

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About the Author

Jocelyn Letourneau holds the Canada Research Chair in the History and Political Economy of Contemporary Quebec at Université Laval.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773527257
• ISBN 13: 9780773527256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176