The 36 Heartstrings of Quebecers

English adaptation of Les 36 cordes sensibles des Québécois by Jacques Bouchard

ABOUT THIS BOOK

PROLOGUE

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION TO THE 6 VITAL ROOTS

1. EARTH ROOT 4. CATHOLIC ROOT

2. MINORITY ROOT 5. LATIN ROOT

3. NORTH AMERICAN ROOT 6. FRENCH ROOT

INTRODUCTION TO THE 36 HEARTSTRINGS

1. COMMON SENSE 2. LOVE OF NATURE 3. SIMPLICITY 4. FAITHFULNESS TO HERITAGE 5. SHREWDNESS 6. MANUAL SKILL

7. INFERIORITY COMPLEX 8. NEST EGG 9. ENVY 10. NARROW-MINDEDNESS 11. MATRIARCHY 12. GOSSIP

13. SUPER-CONSUMERISM 14. SEARCH FOR COMFORT 15. KITSCHY TASTE 16. CONTINENTAL SOLIDARITY 17. SENSE OF ADVERTISING 18. NATIONALISMS

19. ANTI-COMMERCIALISM 20. MYSTICISM 21. HERD MENTALITY 22. FATALISM 23. CONSERVATISM 24. XENOPHOBIA

25. JOIE DE VIVRE 26. LOVE OF CHILDREN 27. THE NEED TO LOOK GOOD 28. ARTISTIC TALENT 29. EMOTIONALISM 30. INSTINCT

31. REGIONALISM 32. CARTESIANISM 33. INDIVIDUALISM 34. SENSUALITY 35. EXAGGERATION 36. IMPRACTICALITY

CONCLUSION

© 2024 – English adaptation and website by Lawrence Creaghan. Published online with the permission of Guérin Éditeur Ltée and the Fondation Jacques-Bouchard.