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Village among nations : "Canadian" Mennonites in a transnational world, 1916-2006 /

Village among Nations recuperates a missing chapter of Canadian history: the story of traditionalist Mennonites who emigrated from Canada for cultural reasons, but then in later generations "returned" in large numbers for economic and social security.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Loewen, Royden, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, 2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Leaving the "British Empire" in Canada: promises in the South, 1916-1921
  • Drawing lines on God's earth: settlers in Mexico and Paraguay, 1922-1929
  • Dreaming of "Old" Canada: nostalgia in the diaspora, 1930-1945
  • Rethinking time and space: East Paraguay and beyond, 1945-1954
  • Meeting the outside gaze: new life in British Honduras and Bolivia, 1954-1972
  • Crystallizing memory: the "return" of the Kanadier, 1951-1979
  • Imagining a Pan-American village: reading Die Mennonitische Post, 1977-1996
  • Homing in on the transnational world: women migrants in Ontario, 1985-2006.