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UNINA9910453886103321 |
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Autore |
Reid Jennifer <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Louis Riel and the creation of modern Canada [[electronic resource] ] : mythic discourse and the postcolonial state / / Jennifer Reid |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-63672-7 |
0-8263-4417-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Collana |
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Religions of the Americas series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870 |
Riel Rebellion, 1885 |
MeĢtis - Northwest, Canadian - History - 19th century |
National characteristics, Canadian |
Nationalism - Canada |
Postcolonialism - Canada |
Electronic books. |
Canada History |
Canada Politics and government |
Canada Folklore |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-309) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1: Setting the Stage: The North-West to 1885; 2: Canadian Myths and Canadian Identity; 3: Nation-States and National Discourses; 4: Violence and State Creation; 5: Revolution, Identity, and Canada; 6: Riel and the Canadian State; 7: Heterogeneity and the Postcolonial State; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Reid offers a look at the religious background of Louis Riel who was hung for his role in fomenting revolutions in the Canadian North-West Territory but has now become a national hero. |
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