Are you willing to die for the cause? [graphic novel] / Chris Oliveros.

Are you willing to die for the cause? [graphic novel] / Chris Oliveros.

Alternate Title
Are you willing to die for the cause? : revolution in 1960s Quebec
 
Revolution in 1960s Quebec

By
Oliveros, Chris.

Publication Date
2023

Publication Information
[Montreal] : Drawn + Quarterly,

Physical Description
163 p. : col. ill.

Subject Term
Nationalism -- Quebec (Province)

Geographic Term
Québec (Province) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements -- Humor.
 
Québec (Province) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
 
Canada -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

Genre
Graphic non-fiction.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographic references (page 143).

Summary
In Are You Willing To Die For The Cause? Quebec-born cartoonist Chris Oliveros sets out to dispel common misconceptions about the birth and early years of a movement that, while now defunct, still holds a tight grip on the hearts and minds of Quebec citizenry and Canadian politics. There are no initials more volatile in Quebec history than F-L-Q. Standing for the Front de libÔeration du QuÔebec (or in English, the Quebec Liberation Front).The original goal of this socialist movement was to fight for workers rights of the French majority who found their rights trampled on by English bosses. The goal became ridding the province of its English oppression by means of violent revolution. Using dozens of obscure and long-forgotten sources, Oliveros skillfully weaves a comics oral history where the activists, employers, politicians, and secretaries piece together the sequence of events. At times humorous, other times dramatic, and always informative, Are You Willing To Die For The Cause? shines a light on just how little it takes to organize dissent and who people trust to overthrow the government.

Language
English

ISBN
9781770466616


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFic Graphic NovelAdult Non-Fiction Graphic Novel971.404 OL4Checked out