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Guarding the gates : the Canadian labour movement and immigration, 1872-1934 /
"From the 1870s until the Great Depression, immigration was often the question of the hour in Canada. Politicians, the media, and an array of interest groups viewed it as essential to nation building, developing the economy, and shaping Canada's social and cultural character. One of the gr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vancouver [B.C.] :
UBC Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Pioneers of British Columbia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "From the 1870s until the Great Depression, immigration was often the question of the hour in Canada. Politicians, the media, and an array of interest groups viewed it as essential to nation building, developing the economy, and shaping Canada's social and cultural character. One of the groups most determined to influence public debate and government policy on the issue was organized labour, and unionists were often relentless critics of immigrant recruitment. Guarding the Gates is the first detailed study of Canadian labour leaders' approach to immigration, a key battleground in struggles between different political factions within the labour movement."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774857987 0774857986 9780774855624 0774855622 1282593382 9781282593381 9786612593383 6612593385 |