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The Quebec Clerk Controversy: A Study in Sociability, the Public Sphere, and the Eighteenth-Century Spirit of Enlightenment.

In December 1790, a proposal advocating the creation of a weekly club for merchant clerks was published in the Quebec Herald, sparking a controversy over the propriety of sociability, public debate, and the proper conduct of youth. This article explores the concerns expressed by contributors to the...

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Published in:Canadian Historical Review Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 609 - 639
Main Author: Eamon, Michael
Format: Article
Published: University of Toronto Press Dec2009
Subjects:
Merchants
Public sphere
Youth services
Enlightenment
Civic improvement
Societies
Québec (Province)
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