The blue shirts : Adrien Arcand and fascist anti-semitism in Canada /
Théorêt, Hugues, 1969-
The blue shirts : Adrien Arcand and fascist anti-semitism in Canada / by Hugues Théorêt ; translated by Ferdinanda van Gennip and Howard Scott. - Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Canadian studies .
Translation of: Les Chemises bleues : Adrien Arcand, journaliste antisémite canadien-français.
Includes bibliographies and index.
"While Adolf Hitler was seizing power in Germany, Adrien Arcand was laying the foundations in Quebec for his Parti national social chrétien. The Blue Shirts, as its members were called, wore a military uniform and prominently displayed the swastika. Arcand saw Jewish conspiracy wherever he turned and his views resonated with his followers who, like him, sought a scapegoat for all the ills eroding society. Even after his imprisonment during the Second World War, the fanatical Adrien Arcand continued his correspondence with those in the frontlines of anti-semitism. Until his death in 1967, he pursued his campaign of propaganda against communists and Jews. Hugues Théorêt describes a dark period in Quebec's ideological history using an objective approach and careful, rigorous research in this book, which won the 2014 Canada Prize (Federation of Social Sciences and Humanities)."--
9780776624686
(AMICUS)000045129936
Arcand, Adrien, 1899-1967.
National Unity Party of Canada.
Fascism--History.--Québec (Province)
Fascism--History.--Canada
Antisemitism--History--Québec (Province)--20th century.
Right and left (Political science)--History--Canada--20th century.
Politicians--Québec (Province)--Biography.
Electronic Books.
F1053 / .B584 2017
The blue shirts : Adrien Arcand and fascist anti-semitism in Canada / by Hugues Théorêt ; translated by Ferdinanda van Gennip and Howard Scott. - Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Canadian studies .
Translation of: Les Chemises bleues : Adrien Arcand, journaliste antisémite canadien-français.
Includes bibliographies and index.
"While Adolf Hitler was seizing power in Germany, Adrien Arcand was laying the foundations in Quebec for his Parti national social chrétien. The Blue Shirts, as its members were called, wore a military uniform and prominently displayed the swastika. Arcand saw Jewish conspiracy wherever he turned and his views resonated with his followers who, like him, sought a scapegoat for all the ills eroding society. Even after his imprisonment during the Second World War, the fanatical Adrien Arcand continued his correspondence with those in the frontlines of anti-semitism. Until his death in 1967, he pursued his campaign of propaganda against communists and Jews. Hugues Théorêt describes a dark period in Quebec's ideological history using an objective approach and careful, rigorous research in this book, which won the 2014 Canada Prize (Federation of Social Sciences and Humanities)."--
9780776624686
(AMICUS)000045129936
Arcand, Adrien, 1899-1967.
National Unity Party of Canada.
Fascism--History.--Québec (Province)
Fascism--History.--Canada
Antisemitism--History--Québec (Province)--20th century.
Right and left (Political science)--History--Canada--20th century.
Politicians--Québec (Province)--Biography.
Electronic Books.
F1053 / .B584 2017