The Art of Nation-Building : : Pageantry and Spectacle at Quebec's Tercentenary /

The Art of Nation-Building : : Pageantry and Spectacle at Quebec's Tercentenary / / H.V. Nelles.

In 1908 Canada celebrated its 300th anniversary - the tercentenary of Champlain's founding of Quebec City. In two glorious weeks of parades, ceremonies, balls, and festivities, Canadians commemorated their history in a spectacle that would not be surpassed until the centennial of 1967. The clim...

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Nelles, H.V.,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©2000
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • THE ART OF NATION-BUILDING
  • INTRODUCTION: THE MEMORY BOX
  • 1. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
  • 2. PATRIOTISM
  • 3. A KNIGHT'S QUEST
  • 4. C'EST TROP JESUITE
  • 5. DEBAUCHERY
  • 6. PAPINEAU TROUBLE
  • 7. PAGEANTING
  • 8. DRESSING UP
  • 9. ON PARADE
  • 10. OF CABBAGES AND KINGS
  • 11. SOUVENIRS DE QUEBEC
  • 12. LANDSCAPE OF MEMORY
  • CONCLUSION: FORGETTING
  • NOTES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
  • INDEX

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