Managing the Canadian mosaic in wartime
Subtitle: shaping citizenship policy, 1939-1945
By: Ivana Caccia
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two -- [27]; McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history -- 27.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780773536586
Subjects: Canada; Relations interethniques; Canadian National characteristics; Aspect social; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945; Nationalisme; Citoyenneté; Aspect politique; World War, 1939-1945; Emigration and immigration; Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship (Canada); History; Government policy; Citizenship; Histoire; Groupes ethniques; Ethnic relations; Canada. Nationalities Branch; Nationalism; Ethnic groups
Description: "An engaging work that offers an important account of nation building in Canada and the treatment of ethnic minorities in times of heightened international tensions, Managing the Canadian Mosaic in Wartime provides crucial insights into multicultural policy and the possibility of parallels with the preoccupations with security and surveillance in the aftermath of 9/11."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-336) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: In defence of Canada and a "way of life"; title: On "race," "foreignness," and the hyphen; title: The makeup of a specialist; title: Setting up the Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship; title: The Nationalities Branch in action, part I : organization and activities; title: The Nationalities Branch in action, part 2 : two case studies; title: The communist factor; title: In search of "unity in diversity"; title: Conclusion; title: Timelines; title: Appendices. Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship 1942-45 ; Press releases prepared by the editorial section of the Nationalities Branch for the use of "foreign-language" press, 1942-43.