Main entry:

Germain, Annick, 1948-

Title & Author:

Montréal : the quest for a metropolis / Annick Germain and Damaris Rose.

Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; New York : Wiley, 2000.

Description:

xiv, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Series:

World cities series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-286) and index.
Introduction -- Metropolis in transition -- Montréal's built form: French heritage, Victorian legacy and modernist ambitions -- Shifting boundaries of the metropolis: the struggle to govern a moving target -- Montréal's economy: decline, conversion -- polarization? -- Repopulating the inner city -- Language, ethnic groups and the shaping of social space.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP32.00 0.
Includes mention and ill. of the CCA.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"The list of paradoxes characterizing Montreal is a long one. The portrait that Annick Germain and Damaris Rose paint of this intriguing city, caught in the maelstrom of political debate that permeates most of its urban issues, is both wide-ranging and fine-grained. At the heart of this debate lies the "National Question", addressing Quebec's place vis-a-vis the Canadian federation. Building on a vast array of recent research, the authors, themselves forming a team that reflects the bilingual, bicultural character of Montreal, explore the twists and turns of Montreal's perennial quest for an identity and a mission worthy of a metropolis."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471949078 (acid-free paper)
9780471949077 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Edam, B.
City planning Québec (Province) Montréal History.
Urbanisme Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire.
City planning
Economic history
Social conditions
Montréal (Québec) Social conditions.
Montréal (Québec) Economic conditions.
Stadtgeografie
City planning Canada.
Montréal (Québec) History.
Montréal (Québec) Histoire.
Montréal (Québec) Conditions sociales.
Montréal (Québec) Conditions économiques.
Québec Montréal
Canada, Quebec, Île-de-Montréal, Montréal History.
Montréal
Montréal (Québec) City planning.
Centre canadien d'architecture

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Rose, Damaris.
World cities series.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room montreal 211459
Call No.: FC2947.4 G4 2000
Status: Available