Louis Riel and the creation of modern Canada [[electronic resource] ] : mythic discourse and the postcolonial state / / Jennifer Reid

• Autore: Reid Jennifer <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.05/1
• Soggetto topico: Red River Resistance, Man., 1869-1870; Northwest Resistance, Canada, 1885; Métis - Northwest, Canadian - History - 19th century; National characteristics, Canadian; Nationalism - Canada; Postcolonialism - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Canada History; Canada Politics and government; Canada Folklore
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-309) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Louis Riel and the creation of modern Canada
• ISBN: 1-283-63672-7; 0-8263-4417-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782606903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religions of the Americas series.