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Description
Philip Resnick explores what makes B.C. stand apart as a region of Canada. He looks at the views of politicians, opinion-makers, and ordinary British Columbians on the challenges posed by Quebec nationalism, on their sense of estrangement from central Canada, and on what they see as the future of Canadian unity. He concludes with an examination of the likely B.C. response in the event of a “yes” vote in any future Quebec referendum on sovereignty. Clearly written and provocative, The Politics of Resentment provides a new way of thinking about British Columbia’s place within the Canadian federation.
Contributor Notes
Philip Resnick is a Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and the author of Letters to a Québécois Friend and Thinking English Canada.
Awards
- Short-listed, BC Book Prize, Roderick Haig-Brown Regional
Editorial Reviews
Resnick finds that there is a correlation between ill will toward Quebec and opposition to treaty-making, and resentment is an important feature of the mindset that imagines Quebeckers and aboriginal peoples enjoying “special” privileges.
— the Georgia Straight
The Politics of Resentment analyzes B.C.’s contributions to unity debates, poetry, fiction, academic writings and hotline rantings to get at the question: What makes B.C. stand apart as a region of Canada?
— Vancouver Sun
For some quick answers (to what British Columbians really want, people) should pick up Philip Resnick’s new book, The Politics of Resentment: British Columbia Regionalism and Canadian Unity.
— The Globe and Mail
