Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Preface vii
4. Preface to the Second Edition xi
5. Prologue: November 15, 1976 xliii
6. Winning
7. The Greenhouse Years 2
8. René Lévesque: Prelude to Politics 12
9. Whirlwind on the Margin 26
10. Leader 39
11. Three Elections 53
12. The Politics of Pride
13. Forming a Government 72
14. Camille Laurin and the Politics of Language 91
15. Flying High 113
16. Mr. Ryan Goes To Gilford Street 136
17. Jacques Parizeau and the Sales Tax War 152
18. The Hesitation Waltz 169
19. The Referendum
20. The Question 190
21. The Divided Elite 208
22. The Campaign 215
23. The Politics of Humiliation
24. A Provincial Premier 242
25. Slump and Recovery 257
26. The Constitution 279
27. Morbid Symptoms 302
28. Crisis Politics 321
29. Epilogue 347
30. Acknowledgements 359
31. Chronology 362
32. Members of the Lévesque Cabinets 1976-84 379
33. Notes 384
34. Bibliography 412
35. Index 419