A history for the future : rewriting memory and identity in Quebec / / Jocelyn Letourneau ; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott

• Autore: Letourneau Jocelyn <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 196 pages)
• Disciplina: 971.4/0072
• Soggetto topico: Group identity - Quebec (Province); Memory - Social aspects - Quebec (Province)
• Soggetto geografico: Quebec (Province) Historiography; Quebec (Province) History Philosophy; Canada History Philosophy
• Altri autori: AronoffPhyllis <1945-> ScottHoward <1952->
• Note generali: Translation of Passer a l'avenir: histoire, memoire, identite dans le Quebec d'aujourd'hui.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- “Remembering (from) Where You’re Going”: Memory as Legacy and Inheritance -- Going from Heirs to Founders: The Great Collective Narrative of Quebecers as Revisited by Gérard Bouchard -- What History for the Future of Canada? -- The Fate of the Past: Risks and Challenges of Turning the Past into Narrative -- Toward a Revolution of Collective Memory: History and Historical Consciousness among Quebecers of French-Canadian Heritage -- What Should We Pass On? Moving into the Future -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In A History for the Future Jocelyn Létourneau, a leader of the new wave of Quebec intellectuals, examines the hotly debated topics of history and memory in Quebec and Canada. Rather than focus on the past itself, he considers the challenge of turning the past into a narrative that contributes to building a better society, thereby establishing a liberating legacy for that society's heirs. As relatively new societies whose memories and histories are built on European foundations, the interrelated narratives of Quebec and Canadian history provide a rich body of material for such a far-reaching reflection. By investigating the role Quebec's historical narrative plays for contemporary Quebecers, Létourneau shows how interpretations of the past affect a society's future.
• Titolo autorizzato: A history for the future
• ISBN: 0-7735-7201-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815528403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies on the history of Quebec ; ; 16.