Separatism in Canada - A Nation at Stake? the Example of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador

Scholary Paper aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Amerikanistik - Kultur und Landeskunde, einseitig bedruckt, Note: 1.3, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Institute for English and American Studies), Veranstaltung: Seminar, 19 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Englisch, Anmerkungen: This paper examines the historical reasons for the current developments concerning the issue of separatism within Canada. The "classic" cleavages between the federal government and Québec as well as the occurences in Newfoundland and Labrador are presented and analysed in detail. , Abstract: This paper examines the historical reasons for the current developments concerning the issue of separatism within Canada. The "classic" cleavages between the federal government and Québec as well as the occurences in Newfoundland and Labrador are presented and analysed in detail.