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In1885LouisRielwaschargedwithhightreasonfoundguiltyandconse-quentlyexecutedforhisroleinSaskatchewansNorth-WestRebellion.DuringhistrialtheMtisleadergavetwospeechespassionatelydefendingtheinterestsoftheMtisinwesternCanadaaswellashisownlife.RielsDefencestudiesthesespeechesdemonstratingtherangeofRielspoliticalandpersonalconcerns.TherstandbetterknownofthetwospeechesaddressesthejurywhileRielssecondspeechrarelyreprintedaddressesthecourtfollowinghisguiltyverdict.Bothorationshavebeeneditedannotatedandreprintedandarefollowedbyessaysfromdiverseperspectivesincludingphilosophylawhistorypoliticalsciencereligionandcommunicationstudies.ThroughthecourseoftheirinquirycontributorscometounderstandmoreaboutRielspersonalcharacterandpoliticalthoughtaswellashisargumentssupportingMtislandclaimsgrievancesagainstthefederalgovernmentandhisimmi-grationplanfortheNorth-West.EvaluatingtherhetoricalqualitylegalmeritandculturalstakesofhisspeechesRielsDefencerevealsthesignicanceofthelastpublicstatementsmadebyamanwhoindeliblyshapedCanadashistorybycombininghispersonalvisionwithanationalvision.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.HansV.HansenisassociateprofessorofphilosophyattheUniversityofWindsor.WereAcadiansbetteroffthantheirruralcounterpartsinoldregimeFranceDidtheyenjoyaGoldenAgeTowhatdegreedidadistinctAcadianidentityemergebeforethewarsanddeportationsofthemid-eighteenthcenturyInSomethingofaPeasantParadiseGregoryKennedycomparesAcadieinNorthAmericawitharegionofwesternFrancetheLoudunaisfromwhichanumberofthecolonistsoriginated.Kennedyconsidersthenaturalenvironmenttheroleofthestatetheeconomytheseigneuryandlocalgovernanceineachplacetoshowthatsimilaritiesbetweenthetwosocietieshavebeengreatlyunderestimatedorignored.TheAcadiancolonistsandthepeopleoftheLoudunaiswerefron-tierpeopleswithdispersedsettlementpatternsbasedonkingroupswhosoughttomakethebestuseofthelandandtoprotfromtradeopportuni-ties.Bothsocietieswerehierarchicaldemonstratedahighdegreeofpoliticalagencyandemployedthesameinstitutionsoflocalgovernancetoorganizetheiraffairsandnegotiatestatedemands.Neithergroupwasinherentlymoreprosperousegalitarianorindependent-mindedthantheother.RathertheemergenceofadistinctAcadianidentitycanbetracedtothegradualadapta-tionoftraditionalmethodsinstitutionsandideastotheirnewenvironmen-talandpoliticalsituations.AcompellingcomparativeanalysisbasedonarchivalevidenceonbothsidesoftheAtlanticSomethingofaPeasantParadisechallengesthetradi-tionalhistoriographyanddemonstratesthatAcadiansocietysharedmanyofitscharacteristicswithotherFrenchruralsocietiesoftheperiod.GregoryM.W.KennedyisassistantprofessorofhistoryattheUniversitdeMoncton.36MQUPSPRING2014CANADIANHISTORYNATIVESTUDIESCANADIANHISTORYFRENCHHISTORYSPECIFICATIONSJune2014978-0-7735-4336-232.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-4335-5100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9336ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSMarch2014978-0-7735-4343-032.95ACDN32.95AUS21.99paper978-0-7735-4342-3100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9272pp19bwphotos15tablesSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableRielsDefencePerspectivesonHisSpeecheseditedbyhansv.hansenAmulti-disciplinarystudyoftwoofthemostpoignantspeechesinCanadianhistory.SomethingofaPeasantParadiseComparingRuralSocietiesinAcadieandtheLoudunais16041755gregorym.w.kennedyAstudyofAcadianandFrenchruralsocietiesthatchallengesconventionalinterpretationsofidentityandagencyintheAtlanticworld.