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Managing the Canadian Mosaic in Wartime

Shaping Citizenship Policy, 1939-1945

by (author) Ivana Caccia

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2010
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773536586
    Publish Date
    Feb 2010
    List Price
    $110.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773590946
    Publish Date
    Feb 2010
    List Price
    $90.00

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At the time, Canadian policies regarding ethnic communities were preoccupied with the involvement and loyalty these communities had with their homeland's politics and the fear of infiltration from either the left or right of the political spectrum. Focusing on the creation and operation of under-examined government institutions and committees devised to exercise subtle control of minority groups, Ivana Caccia explores the shaping of Canadian identity, the introduction of government-inspired citizenship education, and the management of ethnic relations. 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.

About the author

Ivana Caccia immigrated to Canada in 1982 and is now an independent researcher with a PhD in Canadian history from University of Ottawa.

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