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Author Kennedy, James, 1968-

Title Liberal nationalisms : empire, state, and civil society in Scotland and Quebec / James Kennedy
Published Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013

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Contents Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 -- Liberty and Nationality -- 2 -- Empire, State, and Civil Society at the Fin de siÃ?cle -- 3 -- Liberal Nationalists -- 4 -- Empire and Industry -- 5 -- Scotland and the Search for Federation -- 6 -- French Canada and the Search for Consociation -- 7 -- Liberalism and the Politics of Civil Society -- Conclusion: Contrasting Liberal Nationalisms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary The early twentieth century witnessed the emergence of Scottish and Quebec nationalisms that were closely intertwined with liberal philosophies. The Young Scots' Society and the Ligue nationaliste canadienne carried these liberal nationalist ideas. This book offers a comparative and historical examination of their ideas and politics, exploring the Young Scots as a movement, as well as the ideas of key Nationalistes. James Kennedy argues that the growth of the Young Scots' Society and the Ligue nationaliste canadienne was largely in response to changes within empire, state, and civil society. He suggests that the actions of the British Empire and the Canadian state not only prompted nationalist responses in Scotland and Quebec respectively, but also shaped their liberal character. His comparative analysis provides insights that would not arise from a single case study of either movement, while detailing the important roles that geopolitics, consociation and federation, and organized religion played in the creation of nationalist philosophies. The first-ever comparative history of nationalism in Scotland and Quebec, Liberal Nationalisms is an insightful study of nascent political nationalisms and a major contribution to the scholarship of nationalist movements in the early twentieth century
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Nationalism -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century
Nationalism -- Québec (Province) -- History -- 20th century
Liberalism -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century
Liberalism -- Québec (Province) -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
Autonomy and independence movements
Liberalism
Nationalism
SUBJECT Scotland -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
Québec (Province) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96007261
Subject Québec
Scotland
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773588059
0773588051