Manitoba's French-language crisis : a cautionary tale / Raymond M. Hebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hébert, Raymond, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language policy--Manitoba--History.

Language policy.

French language--Political aspects--Manitoba--History.

French language.

Physical Description:

xv, 293 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hébert considers various theoretical models to explain aspects of the crisis and concludes that the authoritarian personality model is the most relevant. Right-wing authoritarianism exists everywhere and, he argues, under proper conditions, especially demagogic leadership, can provoke populist explosions of racist and prejudiced sentiment; hence the "cautionary" nature of this Canadian tale.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

French-Language Rights in Manitoba, 1870–1976

French-Language Rights in Manitoba, 1977–81: The Lyon Years

The Pawley Government and Section 23: Confronting a Conundrum

The Gathering Storm

The Long Hot Summer

“Let the People Speak!”

The Pawley Government Capitulates

“To Court We Go”

The Language of Bigotry: Reason and Unreason in the Language Debates

Explaining the Crisis: Symbolism, Status, and Right-Wing Authoritarianism

Appendices

Samples of the Manitoba Gazette (1874) and the Statutes of Manitoba (1888) Published in French

Draft Tripartite Agreement on the Constitutional Amendment, Dated 18 May 1983

Draft Proposed Amendments to the Manitoba Act, 17 May 1983 (Schedule to the Draft Constitutional Amendment of 18 May 1983)

Resolution to Amend the Manitoba Act Intoduced in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly by Attorney-General Roland Penner, 4 July 1983

Members of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly during the French-Language Crisis

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-285) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86184-0

9786612861840

0-7735-7191-4

OCLC:

929120589