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Riel's defence : perspectives on his speeches / edited by Hans V. Hansen.

Hansen, Hans V., 1948- (author,, editor of compilation.). Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Speeches. (Added Author).

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General Note:	Includes reprints of two speeches given by Louis Riel.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 Métis 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 différend / Maurice Charland -- The case of two trials, Louis Riel and Socrates : intersections, overlaps, divergences / Louis Groarke.