Gordon, Alan. Making Public Pasts: the Contested Terrain of Montreal's Public Memories, 1891-1930.(Book Review) From: Quebec Studies | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Coleman, Patrick | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Council for Quebec Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

GORDON, ALAN. Making Public Pasts: The Contested Terrain of Montreal's Public Memories, 1891-1930. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. Pp. xxxiv + 238.

In this fascinating book, Alan Gordon explores the ways the French- and English-speaking communities of Montreal developed a politics of memory through the erection of historical monuments and plaques, the creation of festivals such as Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, the naming (and renaming) of streets and parks, and the cre...