Repression and Resistance : Canadian Human Rights Activists, 1930-1960 /

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"Examining the history of human rights in Canada from 1930 to 1960, the period just before the emergence of contemporary human rights groups, Repression and Resistance focuses on the activists who fought against what they perceived to be the major injustices of the time - the Quebec anti-Commun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lambertson, Ross, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Activisme.
Mensenrechten.
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
Human rights workers.
Human rights.
HISTORY > Canada > Post-Confederation (1867- )
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Canada > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Defenseurs des droits de l'homme > Canada > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Human rights > Canada > History > 20th century.
Human rights workers > Canada > History > 20th century.
Kanada
Canada.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Examining the history of human rights in Canada from 1930 to 1960, the period just before the emergence of contemporary human rights groups, Repression and Resistance focuses on the activists who fought against what they perceived to be the major injustices of the time - the Quebec anti-Communist padlock law, the violation of civil liberties during the war, the post-war attempt to deport Japanese Canadians, civil liberties violations during the Cold War - and who became involved with campaigns to obtain effective anti-discrimination legislation and the struggle to put in place a bill of rights."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (370 pages).
ISBN:9781442679238

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