Immigrants in Prairie Cities: Ethnic Diversity in Twentieth-century Canada - Couverture rigide

Loewen, Royden; Friesen, Gerald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0802099084 ISBN 13 : 9780802099082

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2009

Synopsis

Over the course of the twentieth century, sequential waves of immigrants from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa settled in the cities of the Canadian Prairies. In Immigrants in Prairie Cities, Royden Loewen and Gerald Friesen analyze the processes of cultural interaction and adaptation that unfolded in these urban centres and describe how this model of diversity has changed over time. The authors argue that intimate Prairie cities fostered a form of social diversity characterized by vibrant ethnic networks, continuously evolving ethnic identities, and boundary zones that facilitated intercultural contact and hybridity.

Impressive in scope, Immigrants in Prairie Cities spans the entire twentieth century, and encompasses personal testimonies, government perspectives, and even fictional narratives. This engaging work will appeal to both historians of the Canadian Prairies and those with a general interest in migration, cross-cultural exchange, and urban history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Royden Loewen is the Chair in Mennonite Studies and a professor in the Department of History at the University of Winnipeg. He is an award-winning author of a number of books on Mennonites and immigrants in North America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802099084
• ISBN 13: 9780802099082
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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