'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
Subtitle of host publication	Perspectives on His Speeches
Publisher	McGill University
Pages	224-246
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9780773590465
ISBN (Print)	9780773543355
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2014

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