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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819693003321

Autore

Roby Yves <1939->

Titolo

The Franco-Americans of New-England : dreams and realities / / Yves Roby ; translated by Mary Ricard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Sillery, Québec], : Septentrion, c2004

ISBN

1-282-86434-3

9786612864346

0-7735-7429-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (562 p.)

Disciplina

974/.004114

Soggetti

French Americans - New England - History

Québec (Province) Emigration and immigration History

New England Emigration and immigration History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Translation of: Les Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references: p. [519]-526.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Leaving for the “States” (1840-1900) -- In the Eye of the Beholder (1865-1900) -- The Elite and a Changing Reality (1865-1900) -- The Emergence of a Radical Discourse (1865-1900) -- Progress, Crisis, and the Seeds of Dissension (1901-1914) -- Radicals and Moderates: The Rupture (1914-1929) -- “A National Renasence”: Between the Dream and the Reality (1929-1939) -- “Isolationism... or the Open-Door Policy” (1939-1956) -- The Elder Generation Stands Down (1956-1976) -- Epilogue -- Bibliographic Guidelines -- Onomastic Index -- Toponimic Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

What became of these millions of immigrant descendants? In "The Franco-Americans of New England" Yves Roby describes the first-person accounts of French Canadians' immigration to New England, as well as those of their descendants, and the Franco-Americans. Roby seeks to explain the genesis and evolution of this group and raises insightful questions regarding not only the Franco-Americans but also the integration of ethnocultural groups into Canadian society and the



future of North American Francophonies.