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In Defiance
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
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Description for In Defiance
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JPHV; JPWD; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
On February 7, 2012, as students in Quebec prepared to vote to go on strike, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois gave a rousing speech: ?What you do today will be remembered. The decision you make will tell future generations who we were. And you already know what is being said today about our generation. That we are the generation of comfort and indifference, the generation of cash and iPods; that we are individualists, egotists; that we don't care about anything, except our navels and our gadgets. Aren't you tired of hearing this? Well, I am. Luckily, today we have a chance to prove ... Read more
On February 7, 2012, as students in Quebec prepared to vote to go on strike, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois gave a rousing speech: ?What you do today will be remembered. The decision you make will tell future generations who we were. And you already know what is being said today about our generation. That we are the generation of comfort and indifference, the generation of cash and iPods; that we are individualists, egotists; that we don't care about anything, except our navels and our gadgets. Aren't you tired of hearing this? Well, I am. Luckily, today we have a chance to prove ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Between the Lines
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781771131827
SKU
V9781771131827
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99-13
About Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was the lead spokesperson for CLASSE, one of the more vocal student bodies that participated in the 2012 student strikes that swept Quebec. He is currently working on a Masters in Sociology and is a regular panelist on Radio-Canada. In Defiance is translated from the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award-winning book Tenir t?te.
Reviews for In Defiance
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois's Tenir t?te brings us behind the scenes of the spring of 2012 so we can hear what the government did not want to hear and what the media were not always able to report. In a simple and direct style, it raises the question of the future of democracy. - Jury of the Governor General's Literary Awards ... Read more