Canada's century
Subtitle: governance in a maturing society : essays in honour of John Meisel
By: edited by C.E.S. Franks ... [et al.].
Contributors: Franks, C. E. S.; Meisel, John.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Montreal; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Meisel, John -- Congresses; Canada -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Congresses
Description: In 1991 some of Canada's pre-eminent political scientists gathered at a conference in honour of John Meisel, one of Canada's foremost political scientists. In this collection of essays presented at the conference, contributors explore a range of key issues in Canadian politics at the close of the twentieth century.

Governance, Quebec's place in Canada, French-English relations, multiculturalism, the party system, electoral processes, the regulatory function, and aspects of culture and social science are among the topics addressed. Contributors include Gerard Bergeron, Edwin R. Black, Alan Cairns, R. K. Carty, Leon Dion, O. P. Dwivedi, Iain Gow, C. E. S. Franks, William P. Irvine, Jane Jenson, Jean Laponce, Vincent Lemieux, Peter Leslie, Liora Salter, Richard Schultz, Richard Simeon, H. G. Thorburn, and V.

Seymour Wilson. Together the essays provide a comprehensive survey of modern Canadian political thought.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes some text in French.