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The African Canadian Legal Odyssey

Historical Essays

by (author) Barrington Walker

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2012
Category
Legal History, Black Studies (Global), General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442646896
    Publish Date
    Nov 2012
    List Price
    $106.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442666818
    Publish Date
    Nov 2012
    List Price
    $90.00

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The African Canadian Legal Odyssey explores the history of African Canadians and the law from the era of slavery until the early twenty-first century. ;This collection demonstrates that the social history of Blacks in Canada has always been inextricably bound to questi52.99ons of law, and that the role of the law in shaping Black life was often ambiguous and shifted over time.

Comprised of eleven engaging chapters, organized both thematically and chronologically, it includes a substantive introduction that provides a synthesis and overview of this complex history. This outstanding collection will appeal to both advanced specialists and undergraduate students and makes an important contribution to an emerging field of scholarly inquiry.

About the author

Barrington Walker is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Queen's University. His research interests are Black Canadian history and the histories of race and immigration in Canada.

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