Jobs and Justice: Fighting Discrimination in Wartime Canada, 1939-1945 Contributor(s): Patrias, Carmela (Author) |
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ISBN: 144264236X ISBN-13: 9781442642362 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $75.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - Business & Economics | Labor - History | Social History |
Dewey: 331.133 |
LCCN: 2011410930 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Despite acute labour shortages during the Second World War, Canadian employers--with the complicity of state officials--discriminated against workers of African, Asian, and Eastern and Southern European origin, excluding them from both white collar and skilled jobs. Jobs and Justice argues that, while the war intensified hostility and suspicion toward minority workers, the urgent need for their contributions and the egalitarian rhetoric used to mobilize the war effort also created an opportunity for minority activists and their English Canadian allies to challenge discrimination. |
Contributor Bio(s): Patrias, Carmela: - Carmela K. Patrias is an associate professor in the Department of History at Brock University. |