Secession and Self: Quebec in Canadian Thought

by Gregory Millard

Overview

Secession and Self goes beyond debates over the economic and institutional effects of Quebec separation to look at the normative dimensions of resistance to secession. Drawing from Charles Taylor, James Tully, and many others, Gregory Millard explores the central role Quebec plays in ideas of what makes Canada worthwhile. He argues that a break with Quebec would impair Canada's ability to realize ideals such as liberalism, fraternity, and developmental accounts of citizenship and would undercut attempts to locate Canadian identity in narratives of history and place. In lieu of a single argument against the departure of Quebec, Millard considers the variety and richness of the affirmations involved in Quebec-in-Canada as a particular kind of multinational state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773578203
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	10/24/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Gregory Millard teaches Canadian politics and political thought at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, British Columbia.