Guarding the Gates: The Canadian Labour Movement and Immigration, 1872-1934 - Couverture souple

Goutor, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774813652 ISBN 13 : 9780774813655

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2008

Synopsis

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. This book provides new insights into labour, immigration, social, and political history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gregory S. Kealey is Founding Editor of Labour/Le Travail and author of Workers and Canadian History. Ruth A. Frager is co-author of Discounted Labour: Women Workers in Canada, 1870-1939

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774813652
• ISBN 13: 9780774813655
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible