The racial mosaic: a pre-history of Canadian multiculturalism

The Racial Mosaic demonstrates how cultural pluralism in Canada was founded upon, and easily coexisted with, settler colonialism and racism. Looking at how Canadians interpreted diversity before multiculturalism became official policy, it compels readers to consider how racism has structured Canada&...

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Main Author: Meister, Daniel R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press [2021]
Series:Rethinking Canada in the world 10
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Summary:The Racial Mosaic demonstrates how cultural pluralism in Canada was founded upon, and easily coexisted with, settler colonialism and racism. Looking at how Canadians interpreted diversity before multiculturalism became official policy, it compels readers to consider how racism has structured Canada's settler-colonial society
Cover -- THE RACIAL MOSAIC -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Watson Kirkconnell and Scientific Racism -- 2 Robert England and Canadian Citizenship -- 3 John Murray Gibbon and Folk Culture -- 4 Making It Official -- 5 Cultural Pluralism in Wartime -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xvii, 388 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780228008705
9780228008712

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