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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and important work clarifies the attitudes underlying each phase and juncture of immigration history, providing vital perspective on the central issues of immigration policy that continue to confront us today.
Trade Review'[This book] is a "keeper" for me because it's a thorough account of Canada's immigration policies ... Any reader interested in immigration to Canada now has a one-stop source for its history.' -- Douglas Fisher, Toronto Sun 'Its account of the development of Canadian immigration law integrates the who's, what's and when's of policy formation in a manner more comprehensive than that of any other single volume on the subject.' -- Canadian Journal of Political Science '[A] masterful and meticulously documented new study.' -- Choice
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction: Ideas, Interests, Institutions, and Issues Shaping Canadian Immigration Policy 2. From Wilderness to Nationhood, 1497-1867: 'The Land God Gave to Cain' 3. Immigration and the Consolidation of the Dominion, 1867-1896: Fulfilling the Destiny 4. Industrialization, Immigration, and the Foundation of Twentieth-Century Immigration Policy, 1896-1914 5. The War and the Recovery, 1914-1929: The Dominance of Economic Interests 6. The Depression Years, 1930-1937: Exclusion and Expulsion 7. The Recovery and the Second World War, 1938-1945: Closure and Internment 8. The Postwar Boom, 1946-1962: Reopening the Door Selectively 9. Immigration Policy, 1963-1976: Democracy and Due Process 10. Regulating the Refugee Influx, 1977-1994: The Fraying of the Consensus 11. Retrenchment, 1995-2008: A Return to Executive Discretion 12. Conclusion: Ideas, Interests, and Institutions Notes Select Bibliography Index
