Guarding the Gates - The Canadian Labour Movement and Immigration, 1872-1934 (Hardcover)

From the 1870s until the Great Depression, immigration was often the question of the hour in Canada. Politicians, the media, and an array of interest groups viewed immigration as essential to nation-building, developing the economy, and shaping Canada's social and cultural character. Organized labour was one of the groups most determined to influence public debates and government policies on the issue. In Guarding the Gates, David Goutor provides the first detailed study of Canadian labour leaders' approach to immigration. He explores unionists' hostility toward immigrants from Asia as well as from eastern and southern Europe. Labour leaders were also relentless critics of the agents, promoters, and philanthropic groups involved in recruiting immigrants. Moreover, immigration was often a key battleground in struggles between different political factions within the labour movement, and played a central role in unionists' visions for social reform and developing the Dominion. Guarding the Gates provides new insights into labour, immigration, social, and political history. of social movements, but to everyone concerned with long-standing debates about Canadian national identity, and gender, ethnic, and race relations.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	David Goutor
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Sewn
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-1364-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7748-1364-4
Barcode:	9780774813648

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