Managing the Canadian mosaic in wartime : shaping citizenship policy, 1939-1945 / Ivana Caccia.

"An engaging work that offers an important account of nation building in Canada and the treatment of ethnic minorities in times of heightened international tensions, Managing the Canadian Mosaic in Wartime provides crucial insights into multicultural policy and the possibility of parallels with...

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Online toegang:Electronic book from EBSCO
Hoofdauteur: Caccia, Ivana, 1938-
Formaat: E-boek
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in:Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010.
Reeks:McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. 27.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Introduction
  • In defence of Canada and a "way of life"
  • On "race," "foreignness," and the hyphen
  • The makeup of a specialist
  • Setting up the Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship
  • The Nationalities Branch in action, part I : organization and activities
  • The Nationalities Branch in action, part 2 : two case studies
  • The communist factor
  • In search of "unity in diversity"
  • Conclusion
  • Timelines
  • Appendices. Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship 1942-45 ; Press releases prepared by the editorial section of the Nationalities Branch for the use of "foreign-language" press, 1942-43.