René Lévesque
- ISBN-10
- 0670069191
- ISBN-13
- 9780670069194
- Series
- René Lévesque
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General
- Pages
- 219
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (Canada)
- Author
- Daniel Poliquin
Description
He was the most unlikely leader: straightforward, uninterested in personal wealth, unprepossessing. Yet his charisma affected even those who disliked his political aim to achieve independence for Quebec. Ren� L�vesque was born into a Quebec dominated by the Catholic Church, rural values, and Anglophone control of business. He was part of the 1960s Quiet Revolution that saw the province become a secular society bent on economic success and, for some, political independence. A journalist, war reporter, and television host, L�vesque channelled his communication skills into a political career that encompassed the most tumultuous periods in Canadian history. As founder of the Parti Qu�b�cois, he held a close referendum in 1980 that proved wrenching for Canadian unity and permanently altered the country's political landscape. Acclaimed novelist and translator Daniel Poliquin offers a unique portrait of L�vesque the man and politician, at once affectionate, critical, and incisive.
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