Manitoba's French-Language Crisis: A Cautionary TaleHébert considers various theoretical models to explain aspects of the crisis and concludes that the authoritarian personality model is the most relevant. Right-wing authoritarianism exists everywhere and, he argues, under proper conditions, especially demagogic leadership, can provoke populist explosions of racist and prejudiced sentiment; hence the "cautionary" nature of this Canadian tale. |
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FrenchLanguage Rights in Manitoba 18701976 | 15 |
The Pawley Government and Section | 50 |
The Gathering Storm | 72 |
The Long Hot Summer | 117 |
The Pawley Government Capitulates | 153 |
To Court We Go | 173 |
Symbolism Status and RightWing | 209 |
Samples of the Manitoba Gazette 1874 and the Statutes | 225 |
Resolution to Amend the Manitoba Act Introduced | 235 |
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