Building sanctuary : the movement to support Vietnam war resisters in Canada, 1965-73 /

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Canada enjoys a reputation as a peaceable kingdom and a refuge from militarism.Yet Canadians during the Vietnam War era met American war resisters not with open arms but with political obstacles and public resistance, and the border remained closed to what were then called "draft dodgers"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Squires, Jessica, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2013.
Temas:
1900-1999
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Draft resisters > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Draft resisters > Canada.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Draft resisters > Government policy > Canada.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > Canada.
Peace movements > Canada > History > 20th century.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Insoumis > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Insoumis > Canada.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Insoumis > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Contestation > Canada.
Mouvements pacifistes > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Draft resisters
Draft resisters > Government policy
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Peace movements
Protest movements
Canada > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History > 20th century.
Canada > Politics and government > 1963-1984.
Canada
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronology
  • Introduction: War Resisters in Context
  • 1 "We Help Them Because Their Need Is Great": The Canadian Anti-Draft Movement
  • 2 Transnational Connections: US Groups and Other Canadian Groups
  • 3 Deserters: Treatment, Tactics, Identity
  • 4 Opening the Border: 1969
  • 5 The Limits of Left Nationalism: The Campaign to Open the Border
  • 6 Hegemonic Reflections: Inside and Outside the Movement
  • 7 "Last Chance to Get Landed": Immigration Department Strategies, Anti-Draft Movement Responses, 1971-73
  • Conclusion: A Contested Refuge from Militarism
  • Appendices.

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