{"product_id":"quebec-in-a-global-light-reaching-for-the-common-ground-9781487504717","title":"Quebec in a Global Light: Reaching for the Common Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo the outside world, Quebec is Canada's most distinctive province. To many Canadians, it has sometimes seemed the most troublesome. But, over the last quarter century, quietly but steadily, it has wrestled successfully with two of the West's most daunting challenges: protecting national values in the face of mass immigration and striking a proper balance between economic efficiency and a sound social safety net. Quebec has also taken a lead in fighting climate change. Yet, many people - including many Quebeckers - are unaware of this progress and much remains to be done. These achievements, and the tenacity that made them possible, are rooted in centuries of adversity and struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this masterful survey of the major social and economic issues facing Quebec, Robert Calderisi offers an intimate look into the sensitivities and strengths of a society that has grown accustomed to being misunderstood. In doing so, he argues that the values uniting Quebeckers - their common sense, courtesy, concern for the downtrodden, aversion to conflict, and mild form of nationalism, linked to a firm refusal to be homogenized by globalization - make them the most \"Canadian\" of all Canadians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Calderisi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487504717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalderisi, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRobert Calderisi\u003c\/b\u003e was a Quebec Rhodes Scholar and is a former director of The World Bank. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) and \u003cem\u003eEarthly Mission: The Catholic Church and World Development\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). He splits the year between Montreal, New York, and Paris. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476812914803,"sku":"9781487504717","price":61.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9b2e6f49-0c55-48ff-8963-f4ef2f8b08d5.jpg?v=1789140526","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/quebec-in-a-global-light-reaching-for-the-common-ground-9781487504717","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}