{"product_id":"quebec-social-change-and-political-crisis-third-edition","title":"Quebec: Social Change and Political Crisis  Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuebec in this century has undergone changes that have had a profound impact in Quebec and on Canada as a whole. Initially, the political response to Quebecs urbanization and industrialization was delayed, thanks to the persistence in power of Maurice Duplessiss Union nationale. The Quebec state expanded rapidly to assume functions held by the Church and to carve out a new role for Francophones in the Quebec economy. Traditional FrenchCanadian nationalism was replaced by a secular, Quebecbased nationalism. Out of these processes emerged a challenge to the Canadian political order: the Quebec independence movement.In the newly written concluding chapter to this definite study of Quebec politics and society, Kenneth McRoberts examines recent events and attitudes. The failed Meech Lake Accord, the rejection of the Charlottetown Accord by Quebec and by the rest of Canada, the emergence of the Bloc qubcois in the House of Commons, the strong yet vacillating support for sovereignty in Quebec, the constitutional exhaustion of the Canadian body politic, the polarization of Canadas two solitudes, and North American economic integration all point to an uncertain future for Quebec  and for Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"McRoberts, Kenneth \/ paperback","offer_id":47845264195829,"sku":"SONG0195414861","price":42.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/61NxCPNzpXL.jpg?v=1773826570","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/quebec-social-change-and-political-crisis-third-edition","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}