{"product_id":"history-of-quebec-von-captivating-history","title":"History of Quebec","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuebec's political struggle for autonomy, independence, and the protection of its language, culture, and heritage is shrouded in ambiguity. Let us shed some light on the subject for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of what this book examines includes the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early indigenous civilizations and their rapid transformations after establishing European contact;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of the cod and fur trade and the eventual integration of the Americas into European trade networks;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly French settlements and what roles the church played in education, health care, territorial expansion, and trade with European markets;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British conquest of New France and how it impacted the lives of the French-speaking habitants;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShifts in Quebecois society as the Industrial Revolution crept through North America;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rapid expansion of capitalist industrial society in Quebec and the distinctive features that separated Anglophone society from Francophone society;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elements that contributed to the Grande Noirceur and the consequential Quiet Revolution;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781637168127\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Captivating Guide to the Largest Province in Canada and Its Impact on French History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9781637168127","offer_id":46653875388741,"sku":"9781637168127","price":24.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/ecaf87a7-d823-4d2b-8267-3e1340c1dde9.jpg?v=1767677524","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/history-of-quebec-von-captivating-history","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}