Guarding the Gates
The Canadian Labour Movement and Immigration, 1872-1934
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Word Count
68,500 words, Guess
Page Count
274 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL10973160M
- ISBN-139780774813648
- ISBN-100774813644
- OCLC Control Number85832753
- Library of Congress Control Number2007532620
Classifications
- LCC
Description
"From the 1870s until the Great Depression, immigration was often the question of the hour in Canada. Politicians, the media, and an array of interest groups viewed it as essential to nation building, developing the economy, and shaping Canada's social and cultural character. One of the groups most determined to influence public debate and government policy on the issue was organized labour, and unionists were often relentless critics of immigrant recruitment. Guarding the Gates is the first detailed study of Canadian labour leaders' approach to immigration, a key battleground in struggles between different political factions within the labour movement."--Jacket.
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