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Labour at the Lakehead Labour at the Lakehead Michel S. Beaulieu In the early twentieth century, the Canadian Lakehead was known as a breeding ground for revolution, a place where harsh conditions in dockyards, lumber mills, and railway yards drove immigrants into… OL16170917W
Multiculturalism and social cohesion Multiculturalism and social cohesion Jeffrey G. Reitz,Raymond Breton,Kenneth L. Dion,Mai Phan Book examines the empirical validity of some of its basic propositions, focusing on Canada as the country for which the most enthusiastic claims for multiculturalism have been made. The analysis draw… OL16962684W
Obsessed With Language A Sociolinguistic History Of Quebec Obsessed With Language A Sociolinguistic History Of Quebec Chantal Bouchard "Did the Quebec "habitant" of the nineteenth century speak "Parisian French" or "French-Canadian patois?" And does this matter? And is the joual of the 1960s a language or a sub-standard version of F… OL17393135W
Christianity and ethnicity in Canada Christianity and ethnicity in Canada Paul A. Bramadat Eleven scholars explore the complex relationships between religious and ethnic identity within the nine major Christian traditions in Canada. The contributors discuss the ways in which changes in the… OL18696522W
Canada's diverse peoples Canada's diverse peoples J. M. Bumsted 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 hist… OL2115143W
Identity and belonging Identity and belonging Sean P Hier,B S Bolaria Canadian Society is rapidly evolving. By 2017, persons belonging to a visible minority group will comprise 20 percent of the population. In Canada's major cities, the proportion of persons classified… OL24717819W
Ghosts and shadows Ghosts and shadows Atsuko Karin Matsuoka "Focusing on African diaspora groups that have been virtually ignored in discussions of Canadian multiculturalism - Eritreans, Ethiopians, and Oromos - Ghosts and Shadows explores the re-creation of … OL6225987W