Canada's diverse peoples: a reference sourcebook

by Bumsted, J. M.

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Full title :Canada's diverse peoples : a reference sourcebook / J.M. Bumsted.

Summary

In this comprehensive reference, Historian J.M. Bumsted takes readers on a chronological tour of Canada's ethnic history from aboriginal society and the French and English "founding cultures" to the "Alien Menace" of World War I and the influx of refugees after World War II. From the botched storming of the ship Komagata Maru and its forced return to India to Quebec's separatism, Bumsted explores one of the most important themes in Canadian historical development.

From Canada's profound racism in the 19th and early 20th centuries to its radical shift in immigration policy in the 1960s, this one-of-a-kind reference explores the past 1,000 years of ethnicity in Canada. In 1867 Canada was established as a political nation with two general ethnic cultures, yet more than 191 ethnic groups currently reside there. Canada's Diverse Peoples gives students of Canadian history, sociology, anthropology, and history a unique opportunity to understand the tensions, conflicts, and cooperation between Canada's indigenous and immigrant populations.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2003

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):ABC-Clio
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2003

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (227 entries) : : 43 images, digital files

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1576076733, 9781576076736, 9781849723060, 1849723060
oclc:ocn858902403
LC Classification:F1035.A1
Dewey Decimal:305.8/00971

Early history. The first immigrants: the Aboriginal people before 1500 -- The "founding peoples" -- French Canadians, Acadians, Métis, and first nations, 1760-1815 -- Yankees, loyalists, and highland Scots, 1759-1815 -- Imimigration to British North America, 1815-1867 -- Recent history. Immigration and immigration policy, 1867-1914 -- Two wars and a depression, 1914-1945 -- An immigration from Europe, 1946-1962 -- Contemporary issues and situations. Redefining immigration and ethnic/cultural policy, 1960-1975 -- Since 1975 -- The new ethnic groups in Canada since 1967 -- The future.

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