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L'Action Nationale
''L'Action nationale'' () is a French-language monthly published in Quebec, Canada. The magazine publishes critical analyses of Quebec's linguistic, social, cultural and economic realities. Since 1917, approximately 17,000 authors have appeared in it, including such Quebec intellectuals such as André Laurendeau, Pierre Vadeboncoeur, Pierre Trudeau, Lionel Groulx, Marcel Rioux, Richard Ares, Fernand Dumont and Esdras Minville. At first a Catholic-Nationalist publication, ''L'Action nationale'' moved to a secular, separatist stance, and became one of the main inspirations for Québécois nationalism in the 1960s, the decade that saw the Quiet Revolution and the first successes of the Parti québécois. History ''L'Action nationale'' was founded in 1917 under the name ''L'action française'' (French Action) by members of the Ligue des droits du français (League for French Rights). It was published in Montreal from 1917 to 1927. The first director was Omer Héroux. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabloid (newspaper Format)
A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format. Etymology The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. to the compressed tablets they marketed as "Tabloid" pills in the late 1880s. The connotation of ''tabloid'' was soon applied to other small compressed items. A 1902 item in London's ''Westminster Gazette'' noted, "The proprietor intends to give in tabloid form all the news printed by other journals." Thus ''tabloid journalism'' in 1901, originally meant a paper that condensed stories into a simplified, easily absorbed format. The term preceded the 1918 reference to smaller sheet newspapers that contained the condensed stories. Types Tabloid newspapers, especially in the United Kingdom, vary widely in their target market, political alignment, editorial style, and circulation. Thus, various terms have been coined to descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omer Héroux
Omer may refer to: __NOTOC__ * Omer (unit), an ancient unit of measure used in the era of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem * The Counting of the Omer (''sefirat ha'omer''), a 49 day period in the Jewish calendar * Omer (Book of Mormon), a Jaredite king People * A variant spelling of the given name Omar (includes a list of Omers) * Mordechai Omer (1940–2011), Israeli art historian and museum administrator Places * Omer, Israel, a town near Beersheba * Omer, Michigan, United States, the smallest city in Michigan Other uses * ''Omer'' (submarine), the fastest human-powered submarine at the International Submarine Races See also * Saint Omer (other) *OMERS The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) is a Canadian public pension fund, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. OMERS is a defined benefit, jointly sponsored, multi-employer public pension plan created in 1962 by Ontario provinc ... (Ontario Municipal Employees Pension Scheme) * Omar (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Albert Angers
François-Albert Angers (May 21, 1909 – July 14, 2003) was a Québécois economist, journalist, and Quebec nationalist. Over the course of his career, Angers was editor in chief of various publications, including ''l'Action nationale'', which he edited from 1943 to 1946 and again from 1959 to 1967. Angers edited the book ''Essai sur la centralisation'' (1960), which featured Professors Pierre Harvey and Jacques Parizeau, each of whom contributed a chapter on Keynesianism. See also *List of presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal *Quebec nationalism Quebec nationalism or Québécois nationalism is a feeling and a political doctrine that prioritizes cultural belonging to, the defence of the interests of, and the recognition of the political legitimacy of the Québécois nation. It has been ... References 1909 births 2003 deaths Sciences Po alumni Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal {{Quebec-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
