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Strangers at our gates : Canadian immigration and immigration policy, 1540-1990
- Title
- Strangers at our gates : Canadian immigration and immigration policy, 1540-1990 / Valerie Knowles.
- Author
- Knowles, Valerie.
- Publication
- Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Description
- 220 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Immigrants, and immigration have always been central to Canadians' perception of themselves as a country and as a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policymakers and moulders of public opinion figure prominently in this colourful story, as does the role played by racism. This new and revised edition contains additional material which focuses on significant developments in the immigration and refugee field since 1992. Special attention is paid to Bill C-96 and its significance.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-213) and index.
- Contents
- The beginnings -- Canada's first large influx of refugees -- British immigration transforms the colonies -- Immigration in the Macdonald era -- The Sifton years -- Forging a new immigration policy -- Immigration doldrums -- Immigration's post-war boom (1947-1957) -- Major new initiatives -- A new era in immigration -- The turbulent eighties and beyond.
- ISBN
- 1550021583
- 9781550021585
- LCCN
- 92252802
- OCLC
- ocm27223648
- 27223648
- SCSB-1973659
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library