{"product_id":"9780802074829","title":"A Nation of Immigrants: Readings in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together a wide array of writings on Canadian immigrant history, including many highly regarded, influential essays. Though most of the chapters have been previously published, the editors have also commissioned original contributions on understudied topics in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe readings highlight the social history of immigrants, their pre-migration traditions as well as migration strategies and Canadian experiences, their work and family worlds, and their political, cultural, and community lives. They explore the public display of ethno-religious rituals, race riots, and union protests; the quasi-private worlds of all-male boarding-houses and of female domestics toiling in isolated workplaces; and the intrusive power that government and even well-intentioned social reformers have wielded over immigrants deemed dangerous or otherwise in need of supervision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized partly chronologically and largely by theme, the topical sections will offer students a glimpse into Canada's complex immigrant past. In order to facilitate classroom discussion, each section contains an introduction that contextualizes the readings and raises some questions for debate. \u003ci\u003eA Nation of Immigrants\u003c\/i\u003e will be useful both in specialized courses in Canadian immigration history and in courses on broader themes in Canadian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030313550064,"sku":"9780802074829","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802074829_p0.jpg?v=1763725088","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802074829","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}