Canadiana Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
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 Mťis 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 differend / Maurice Charland The case of two trials, Louis Riel and Socrates : intersections, overlaps, divergences / Louis Groarke
