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1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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Pioneers of British Columbia |
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Pioneers of British Columbia.
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| Contents |
1. Guarding the gates -- 2. Setting the stage : labour, industry, and immigration in Canada, 1872-1934 -- 3. The bounds of unity : opposition to Chinese immigration, 1880-87 -- 4. The "old time question" : the campaign for exclusion, 1888-1934 -- 5. Superfluous people : labour's construction of immigrants from Europe and the British Isles -- 6. Importing victims : the assault on the commerce of immigration -- 7. Immigration, Joseph Arch, and the producer ideology, 1872-79 -- 8. Imported labour, the tariff, and land reform, 1880-1902 -- 9. Retreat, corporatism, and responsible management, 1903-34 |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Labor unions -- Canada -- History
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Immigrants -- Employment -- Canada -- History
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Race discrimination -- Canada -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Emigration and immigration
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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Labor unions
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Race discrimination
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Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History
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Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780774857987 |
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0774857986 |
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9780774855624 |
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0774855622 |
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1282593382 |
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9781282593381 |
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9786612593383 |
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6612593385 |
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