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Examines the anti-colonial nationalism state in Ireland and Québec in 1798 and from 1837 to 1838 as formative events. Characteristics and experiences shared by both countries; Definition of a national community; Factors that make students of nationalism differ from each other; Background of concentric circles by which modernists often view nationalism.

Prior to the Quiet Revolution Quebec's ethnic minorities, for historical reasons, largely lived in social isolation from the Francophone majority and used English as their primary language. To a large extent this made them observers rather than participants in the Quiet Revolution, although there were some prominent exceptions. Because of this they did not fully understand the significance of the Quiet Revolution and were not psychologically prepared for the language legislation of the 1970s, which radically altered their situation. Although many left Quebec, most stayed and have adapted reasonably well to the more egalitarian and more integrated Quebec of today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]