QUEBEC: SOCIAL CHANGE AND POLITICAL CRISIS, 3RD ED. McRoberts. Kenneth. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. 368pp, paper, $19.95. ISBN 0-7710-5515-3. CIP Post-secondary Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers Volume 16 Number 6 1988 November Anyone who wants to know more about modern Quebec politics should read this book. It is a thorough yet highly readable account of the social and political changes that have taken place in Quebec. Although one chapter, “The Roots of Tradition," traces historical changes from New France to the twentieth century, most of the book deals with developments since 1960. This new edition also includes political developments that have taken place since 1980, such as the failure of the 1980 referendum on sovereignty-association, the re-election of Robert Bourassa and the Liberals in 1985, and the Meech Lake constitutional accord. In the 1960s many English speaking Canadians were deeply worried by the political forces sweeping across Quebec. The intensity of the nationalist feelings in the province and the violence seem a long way off now, but at the time, many people wondered whether Quebec would remain in Canada. Now with Rene Lévesque only a memory and the Parti Québecois a shadow of its former self, there is a tendency to think of Quebec as something of a harmless oddity. This feeling has been strengthened by the Meech Lake accord and by Premier Bourassa's friendliness toward Prime Minister Mulroney. Anyone concerned with these issues who wants to read an interesting account of Quebec politics will enjoy this book. Thomas F. Chambers, Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology, North Bay, Ont.