A nation of immigrants : women, workers, and communities in Canadian history, 1840s-1960s /

A nation of immigrants : women, workers, and communities in Canadian history, 1840s-1960s /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1998.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 513 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Immigrants -- Canada -- History. Minorities -- Canada -- History. Working class -- Canada -- History. Women -- Canada -- History. Ethnic relations. Immigrants. Manners and customs. Minorities. Race relations. Women. Working class. Canada -- Ethnic relations. Canada -- Race relations. Canada -- Social life and customs. Canada. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11221174

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Other authors / contributors:	Iacovetta, Franca, 1957- Draper, Paula. Ventresca, Robert.
ISBN:	9781442687271 1442687274 9781487516833 1487516835 0802004660 0802074820 9780802074829 9780802004666 9781487516680 1487516681
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This collection brings together a wide array of writings on Canadian immigrant history, including many highly regarded, influential essays. Though most of the chapters have been previously published, the editors have also commissioned original contributions on understudied topics in the field. The readings highlight the social history of immigrants, their pre-migration traditions as well as migration strategies and Canadian experiences, their work and family worlds, and their political, cultural, and community lives. They explore the public display of ethno-religious rituals, race riots, and union protests; the quasi-private worlds of all-male boarding-houses and of female domestics toiling in isolated workplaces; and the intrusive power that government and even well-intentioned social reformers have wielded over immigrants deemed dangerous or otherwise in need of supervision.Organized partly chronologically and largely by theme, the topical sections will offer students a glimpse into Canada's complex immigrant past. In order to facilitate classroom discussion, each section contains an introduction that contextualizes the readings and raises some questions for debate. A Nation of Immigrants will be useful both in specialized courses in Canadian immigration history and in courses on broader themes in Canadian history.
Other form:	Print version: Nation of immigrants. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1998

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Summary:	This collection of essays examines immigrants and racial-ethnic relations in Canada from the mid-nineteenth century to the post-1945 era.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 513 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781442687271 1442687274 9781487516833 1487516835 0802004660 0802074820 9780802074829 9780802004666 9781487516680 1487516681