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UNINA9910806134603321 |
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Autore |
Stevenson Garth |
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Building nations from diversity : Canadian and American experience compared / / Garth Stevenson |
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Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-7735-8321-1 |
0-7735-8320-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (335 pages) |
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Collana |
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McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History. Series Two ; ; 35 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cultural pluralism - United States - History |
Multiculturalism - Canada - History |
Immigrants - Government policy - Canada - History |
Immigrants - Government policy - United States - History |
Canada Emigration and immigration History |
United States Emigration and immigration History |
Canada Ethnic relations History |
United States Ethnic relations History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1 Introduction -- 2 Setting the Patterns -- 3 The Irish -- 4 The Chinese -- 5 The Jews -- 6 Ethnic Minorities in Wartime -- Immigration Policy: The Rise and Fall of Nativism -- 8 The Politics of Language -- 9 Multiculturalism: The Biography of an Idea -- 10 Islamophobia -- 11 Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Explores the question of whether the Canadian "mosaic" has differed from the American "melting pot" and provides an informative comparison of both countries' historical and present-day similarities and differences. |
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