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Autore |
Tetley William <1927-> |
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Titolo |
The October Crisis, 1970 [[electronic resource] ] : an insider's view / / William Tetley |
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Montréal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-7735-7884-6 |
1-282-86704-0 |
9786612867040 |
0-7735-7660-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political crimes and offenses - Québec (Province) |
Québec (Province) History October Crisis, 1970 |
Québec (Province) History Autonomy and independence movements |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The setting -- 2. The FLQ defined -- 3. FLQ membership -- 4. The FLQ manifesto -- 5. Terrorists for hostages -- 6. The petition of 14 October 1970 -- 7. Calling in the army -- 8. Apprehended insurrection -- 9. The war measures act and the alternatives -- 10. The war measures act : what went right -- 11. The war measures act : what went wrong -- 12. The reaction to the war measures act -- 13. Provisional government -- 14. Voices of calm, voices of panic -- 15. The murder of Pierre Laporte -- 16. The end of the violence -- 17. Convening the national assembly? -- 18. Was the crisis principally a Quebec matter? -- 19. Federalism at work -- 20. The Duchaine report -- 21. Conclusions -- App. 1. Diary, 30 September-28 December 1970 -- App. 2. The twenty-three "political prisoners" and their crimes or the charges against them -- App. 3. The petition of the sixteen "eminent personalities" (English version) -- App. 4. Sentences of FLQ members involved in the crisis. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Using now available documentation and his 1970 diary, William Tetley addresses important questions about the October Crisis. In a detailed analysis of the government's decision-making process, Tetley points |
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