René Durocher
Contributor
René Durocher is a professor in the History Department of the University of Montreal with primary research interest in contemporary Quebec history. He has coauthored several works on the political and intellectual history of Quebec and has contributed to the Canadian Encyclopedia.
Primary Contributions (1)
Quiet Revolution, period of rapid social and political change experienced in Québec during the 1960s. This vivid yet paradoxical description of the period was first used by an anonymous writer in The Globe and Mail. Although Québec was a highly industrialized, urban, and relatively outward-looking…
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Publications (4)
Les Indiens, la fourrure et les Blancs (1992)
Boréal compact présente des rééditions de textes significatifs -romans, essais ou documents - dans un format pratique et à des prix accessibles aux étudiants et au grand public.Un bilan convaincant, mesuré, logique. - Laurent Laplante, Le Soleil... un assemblage intelligent et bien informé de pièces déjà mises en place par les historiens et d''autres spécialistes des sciences humaines. (...) Vincent Lemieux, Revue canadienne de science politiqueUne bouffée d''air frais ! Voilà les mots qui décrivent...
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Les Indiens, la fourrure et les Blancs (1992)
Rééditée dans la collection Boréal compact, et remise à jour, L'Histoire du Québec contemporain (2 vol.) est une œuvre indispensable pour connaître notre pays. Cet ouvrage a été salué par une presse unanimement élogieuse.
Quebec Since 1930 (January 1991)
List of Tables
List of Maps
List of Figures
Preface
PART 1: THE DEPRESSION AND THE WAR 1930-1945
Introduction
Quebec in 1929
The Depression
A Troubled Period
The Second World War
List of Maps
List of Figures
Preface
PART 1: THE DEPRESSION AND THE WAR 1930-1945
Introduction
Quebec in 1929
The Depression
A Troubled Period
The Second World War
Quebec: A History 1867-1929 A History 1867-1929 (January 1983)
Between Confederation and the Great Depression Quebec underwent a tremendous upheaval, transforming it from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one.
Widely acclaimed in its original French-language edition, this book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of the period. The authors take an ecclectic approach, examining changes in the economic, social, political and cultural realms. They vividly portray the central conflicts of the period: the struggle between business...
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Widely acclaimed in its original French-language edition, this book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of the period. The authors take an ecclectic approach, examining changes in the economic, social, political and cultural realms. They vividly portray the central conflicts of the period: the struggle between business...