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A Profile of Franco-American Political Attitudes in New England

Item

Title

A Profile of Franco-American Political Attitudes in New England

Creator

Sepenuk, Norman

Description

A scholarly paper exploring some of the potential reasons for the absence of Franco Americans from political life in New England, and, in the author's estimation, the apparent reluctance of Franco Americans to engage in the public life and political leadership of their respective cities and states. The "attitudes" of New England Franco Americans toward politics in general. Some discussion of "the French-Canadian Ethos" and its historical foundations in Quebec, the place of assimilation in Franco American life, and the cultural context of twentieth-century Franco American political activity. Unpublished paper written for John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Also featured in A Franco-American Overview : New England, Part 1 of 2.

Date

1969

Language

en

Type

Document

Coverage

18th century - 1969; New England

URL

Published in a collection found here: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/425362884

Collection