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American Perceptions of Québec

Item

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Title

American Perceptions of Québec

Creator

Hero, Alfred Olivier, Jr.

Description

Article describing popular American ideas of Québec and Canada in the 1970s and 1980s. The appearance of Québec in USA print and television media; attitudes of the American business community toward Canadian and Québécois economy; American understandings and misunderstandings of Québec linguistic and cultural identities. Low interest among Americans in Québec and Canadian politics, and the changing perceptions of Québec among American economists and foreign policy analysts amidst Québec separatist energies in the 1980s. Comparisons between Québec and the historical makeup of the USA Confederacy and the American South.

Date

1984

Language

en

Type

Journal article

Identifier

Coverage

1960-1983
Québec

ISSN

0737-3759

Publication Title

Québec Studies

Volume

2

Pages

16-35