Secession and Self: Quebec in Canadian Thought

By Gregory Millard

The possibility of Quebec's departure has long haunted Canadian politics, and English-speaking Canadians have resisted such a break. But why, and how, does Quebec's membership in the existing constitutional order matter to Canadians outside Quebec? Secession and Self goes beyond debates over the economic and institutional effects of Quebec separation to look at the normative dimensions of resistance to secession. Drawing from Charles Taylor, James Tully, and many others, Gregory Millard explores the central role Quebec plays in ideas of what makes Canada worthwhile. He argues that a break with Quebec would impair Canada's ability to realize ideals such as liberalism, fraternity, and developmental accounts of citizenship and would undercut attempts to locate Canadian identity in narratives of history and place.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773533842
• ISBN13: 9780773533844
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 8.9"