| From Peasants to Labourers: Ukrainian and Belarusan Immigration from the Russian Empire to Canada Volume 23 Contributor(s): Kukushkin, Vadim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773532676 ISBN-13: 9780773532670 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $123.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: This illuminating study of transnational population mobility offers a new interpretation of early twentieth-century Canadian immigration from tsarist Russia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 304.871 |
| Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History; Series One |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.32" W x 8.88" (1.27 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Canadian immigration from the Russian Empire is often portrayed as consisting entirely of non-Slavic minorities and religious refugees. The author shows that a large number of immigrants were peasants from Russia's Ukrainian and Belarusan provinces attracted by Canadian wage-earning opportunities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kukushkin, Vadim: - CA |