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Strangers at Our Gates:
Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-2006, Revised
Edition |
Immigrants and
immigration have always been central to Canadians’ perception of
themselves as a country and as a society. For years, Canadians stood proudly
behind our open-door immigration policy. In this crisply written history,
Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in
Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the character
of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policymakers and moulders of
public opinion figure prominently in the colourful story, as does the role
played by racism.
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This revised third edition of Strangers at Our
Gates contains additional material on immigration to Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia, sections on the evacuee children of the Second World War and Canadian
War Brides, and material relating to significant developments in the
immigration and refugee field since 1996. Special attention is paid to the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2001.
About the author:
Valerie Knowles is an Ottawa journalist and writer with degrees
from Smith College (B.A. Honours History), McGill University (M.A. History),
and Carleton University (B.J.). In addition to authoring books, Ms. Knowles has
written for magazines, newspapers, and federal government departments, taught
history, and worked as an archivist.
“Strangers at Our Gates has
become a standard reference tool and the textbook of choice on the always
controversial question of which, and how many, people should be allowed into
Canada. Knowles provides a fast moving, highly readable survey of four
centuries of migration to this country that never gets bogged down in the hair
splitting acrimony of anachronistic moralizing so beloved by most of those who
write on the subject.” – Mike Molloy, President of the Canadian
Immigration Historical Society |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Author |
Valerie Knowles |
| Publisher |
Dundurn Press |
| Year of release |
2007 |
| Format |
Softcover |
| Pages |
310 pages |
| ISBN or Catalogue No. |
1-55002-698-6 |
| Price |
26.99$ |
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| Available in French |
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