"An Insane and Irresponsible Government": Louis Riel and the Representation of Responsibility

Benjamin Authers

"An Insane and Irresponsible Government": Louis Riel and the Representation of Responsibility

Benjamin Authers

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This chapter examines the language of responsibility and insanity deployed in Louis Rielï¿½s ï¿½caseï¿½ and considers how representation of Rielï¿½s mental state came to illustrate disparate form of ï¿½responsibility knowledgeï¿½.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Riel's Defence: Perspectives on His Speeches
Editors	Hans Vilhelm Hansen
Place of Publication	Canada
Publisher	McGill-Queen's University Press
Pages	224-246
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9780773543355
Publication status	Published - 2014

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