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The October Crisis, 1970 : an insider's view /

"Using now available documentation and his 1970 diary, William Tetley addresses important questions about the October Crisis. In a detailed analysis of the government's decision-making process, Tetley points out what most historical interpretations ignore: all but sixty of those apprehende...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tetley, William, 1927-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2007
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The setting
  • 2. The FLQ defined
  • 3. FLQ membership
  • 4. The FLQ manifesto
  • 5. Terrorists for hostages
  • 6. The petition of 14 October 1970
  • 7. Calling in the army
  • 8. Apprehended insurrection
  • 9. The war measures act and the alternatives
  • 10. The war measures act : what went right
  • 11. The war measures act : what went wrong
  • 12. The reaction to the war measures act
  • 13. Provisional government
  • 14. Voices of calm, voices of panic
  • 15. The murder of Pierre Laporte
  • 16. The end of the violence
  • 17. Convening the national assembly?
  • 18. Was the crisis principally a Quebec matter?
  • 19. Federalism at work
  • 20. The Duchaine report
  • 21. Conclusions
  • App. 1. Diary, 30 September-28 December 1970
  • App. 2. The twenty-three "political prisoners" and their crimes or the charges against them
  • App. 3. The petition of the sixteen "eminent personalities" (English version)
  • App. 4. Sentences of FLQ members involved in the crisis.