| Immigration & Settlement, 1870-1939 Contributor(s): Marchildon, Gregory P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0889772304 ISBN-13: 9780889772304 Publisher: University of Regina Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 971.202 |
| Series: History of the Prairie West |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (2.40 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Immigration and Settlement, 1870-1939 includes twenty articles organized under the following topics: the Opening of the Prairie West, First Nations and the Policy of Containment, Patterns of Settlement, and Ethnic Relations and Identity in the New West. The second volume in the History of the Prairie West Series, Immigration and Settlement includes chapters on early immigration patterns including transportation routes and ethnic blocks, as well as the policy of containing First Nations on reserves. Other chapters grapple with the various identities, preferences, and prejudices of settlers and their complex relationships with each other as well as the larger polity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marchildon, Gregory P.: - Gregory P. Marchildon currently holds an Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Prior to this, he served as a Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Economic History, and professor in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina. |