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Social Science Emigration & Immigration

The History of Immigration and Racism in Canada

Essential Readings

edited by Barrington Walker

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
Mar 2008
Category
Emigration & Immigration, General, Discrimination & Race Relations
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551303406
    Publish Date
    Mar 2008
    List Price
    $64.95

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Description

This outstanding collection examines the complex and disturbing history of immigration and racism in Canada. Major themes include Native/non-Native contact, migration and settlement in the nineteenth century, immigrant workers and radicalism, human rights, internment during WWII, and racism of the present day.

The readings are divided into five cohesive sections:

  • Natives and Newcomers in Early Canada
  • Space and Racialized Communities
  • Dangerous Others—Non-Citizens and the State
  • Gate-keeping—Enemies Without and Within
  • The Post-War Era—New Rights and New Racisms

This book is destined to make its mark in History departments across the country and will also be of interest to students and researchers in Canadian Studies, Sociology, Demography, Political Science, and Geography.

About the author

Barrington Walker is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Queen's University. His research interests are Black Canadian history and the histories of race and immigration in Canada.

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Editorial Reviews

"I am delighted to have [this material] brought together in a single volume. This volume offers an exciting and compelling collection on a topic of great importance."— “Jordan Stanger-Ross, University of Victoria