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Title

The making of the nations and cultures of the New World : an essay in comparative history / Gérard Bouchard ; translated by Michelle Weinroth and Paul Leduc Browne.

Author

Bouchard, Gérard, 1943-

Publication

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors

• Weinroth, Michelle, 1959-
• Browne, Paul Leduc.

Description

xvi, 429 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.

Summary

"Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand emerged as nations. Through conquest and violent appropriation, European immigrants settled these lands and developed a sense of belonging, powerfully expressed in identity, memory, and the belief in utopias. Many of these new nations succeeded in breaking their colonial links to achieve political and cultural emancipation." "The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World explores the question of how a culture - a collective consciousness - is born. Gerard Bouchard compares the histories of New World collectivities, which were driven by a dream of freedom and sovereignty, and finds both major differences and striking commonalities in their formation and evolution. He also considers the myths and discursive strategies devised by elites in their efforts to unite and mobilize diversified populations." "The first English translation of Genese des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde - winner of a Governor General's Literary Award in 2000 - The Making of the Nations and Cultures of the New World provides important insights for contemporary nations in crisis."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Carleton library series ; 211

Uniform Title

• Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde. English
• Carleton library series ; 211.

Alternative Title

Genèse des nations et cultures du Nouveau Monde.

Subject

• Self-determination, National > New Zealand > History
• Nationalism > Québec (Province) > History
• Nationalism > America > History
• Nationalism > New Zealand > History
• Self-determination, National > Québec (Province) > History
• Self-determination, National > America > History
• Nationalisme
• Nationalisme > Québec (Province) > Histoire
• Nationalisme > Australie > Histoire
• Ethnicité
• Nation
• Nationalism
• Nationalism > Australia > History
• Ethnicity
• Nation-state
• Québec (Province) > Civilization
• America > Civilization
• New Zealand > Civilization
• Europe > Colonies

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Translation of: Genèse des nations et cultures du nouveau monde.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-416) and index.

Language (note)

• Translated from the French.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The comparative history of new collectivities and founding cultures -- Why compare oneself? -- A new old country? : the formation and transformations of culture and nation in Quebec -- the growth of national consciousness in Mexico and Latin America -- Political emancipation and national identity in Australia -- Other pathways : Canada, New Zealand, and the United States -- Collective paths, discursive strategies : a model.

ISBN

• 9780773532137 (bound)
• 0773532137 (bound)
• 9780773532946 (pbk.)
• 0773532943 (pbk.)

OCLC

154782603

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library