"An engaging work that offers an important account of nation building in Canada and the treatment of ethnic minorities in times of heightened international tensions, Managing the Canadian Mosaic in Wartime provides crucial insights into multicultural policy and the possibility of parallels with the preoccupations with security and surveillance in the aftermath of 9/11"--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-336) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- In defence of Canada and a "way of life" -- On "race," "foreignness," and the hyphen -- The makeup of a specialist -- Setting up the Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship -- The Nationalities Branch in action, part I : organization and activities -- The Nationalities Branch in action, part 2 : two case studies -- The communist factor -- In search of "unity in diversity" -- Conclusion -- Timelines -- Appendices. Committee on Cooperation in Canadian Citizenship 1942-45 ; Press releases prepared by the editorial section of the Nationalities Branch for the use of "foreign-language" press, 1942-43.
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