Riel's defence : perspectives on his speeches /

In 1885, Louis Riel was charged with high treason, found guilty, and consequently executed for his role in Saskatchewan's North-West Rebellion. During his trial, the Metis leader gave two speeches, passionately defending the interests of the Metis in western Canada as well as his own life.

书目详细资料
主要作者: Hansen, Hans V., 1948- (Author, Editor)
其他作者: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885
格式: Licensed eBooks
语言:英语
出版: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.
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书本目录:
  • The Queen vs Louis Riel : the historical context / Desmond Morton
  • "Through the grace of God I am the founder of Manitoba" : Louis Riel's constitutional thought / Nicole C. O'Byrne
  • Louis Riel's trial speeches / Thomas Flanagan
  • The use and force of rhetorical strategies in Louis Riel's first speech / Christopher Tindale
  • Narrative and logical orders in Louis Riel's address to the jury / Hans V. Hansen
  • "A new German-Indian world" in the north-west : a Me?tis deconstruction of the rhetoric of immigration in Louis Riel's trial speeches / Kerry Sloan
  • Reconstructing the substantive argument in Louis Riel's address to the jury / Paul Groarke
  • "An insane and irresponsible government" : Louis Riel and the representation of responsibility / Benjamin Authers
  • "Who starts the nations?" : Louis Riel and the question of geopolitical legitimacy / Jennifer Reid
  • Louis Riel's ethos and the diffe?rend / Maurice Charland
  • The case of two trials, Louis Riel and Socrates : intersections, overlaps, divergences / Louis Groarke.