Canada's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook [Hardcover]

From Canada's profound racism in the 19th and early 20th centuries to its radical shift in immigration policy in the 1960s, this one-of-a-kind reference explores the past 1,000 years of ethnicity in Canada.

In 1867 Canada was established as a political nation with two general ethnic cultures, yet more than 191 ethnic groups currently reside there.Canada's Diverse Peoplesgives students of Canadian history, sociology, anthropology, and history a unique opportunity to understand the tensions, conflicts, and cooperation between Canada's indigenous and immigrant populations.

In this comprehensive reference, Historian J.M. Bumsted takes readers on a chronological tour of Canada's ethnic history from aboriginal society and the French and English founding cultures to the Alien Menace of World War I and the influx of refugees after World War II. From the botched storming of the shipKomagata Maruand its forced return to India to Quebec's separatism, Bumsted explores one of the most important themes in Canadian historical development.

This title is from the ABC-CLIO seriesEthnic Diversity Within Nations. . . The author has provided primary documents, timelines, illustrations and maps, and bibliographies with each chapter . . . This is highly recommended for academic ethnic studies and history collections. American Reference Books Annual

A superbly researched, exhaustive account of the dynamics that have driven the development of Canada's multicultural identity. . . . Appropriate for the advanced study of Canadian history, this is an intriguing account of the country's successes and failures in dealing with the challenges of cultural diversity. School Library Journal