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Beyond the Nation?: Immigrants' Local Lives in Transnational Cultures
Alexander Freund
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hardcover. Beyond the Nation? outlines how German-Canadians invented ethnicity under Canadian expectations, and provides moving case studies of how notable immigrant groups integrated into Canadian society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 Figures, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Beyond the Nation? explores the lives of German-Canadian immigrants between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries — from the Moravian missionaries who came to Labrador in the 1770s to the German refugees who arrived in Canada after the Second World War. Internationally renowned historians of migration — including Dirk Hoerder and the late Christiane Harzig — detail these German-Canadians' experiences of immigration by investigating their imagined communities and collective memories.
Beyond the Nation? explores the lives of German-Canadian immigrants between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries — from the Moravian missionaries who came to Labrador in the 1770s to the German refugees who arrived in Canada after the Second World War. Internationally renowned historians of migration — including Dirk Hoerder and the late Christiane Harzig — detail these German-Canadians' experiences of immigration by investigating their imagined communities and collective memories.
Beyond the Nation? outlines how German-Canadians invented ethnicity under Canadian expectations, and provides moving case studies of how notable immigrant groups integrated into Canadian society. Other topics explored include literary constructions ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442642782
SKU
V9781442642782
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About Alexander Freund
Alexander Freund is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Chair in German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg.
Reviews for Beyond the Nation?: Immigrants' Local Lives in Transnational Cultures
‘This volume opens up important questions not just for the Canadian immigrant context and should be read by immigration scholars of different ethnic groups, periods, and world regions.’
Stefan Manz
Society for German-American Studies, vol 47:2013
‘Well written, grounded in solid research, and innovative in approach and perspective. Students in migration history, women’s and gender history, and ... Read more
Stefan Manz
Society for German-American Studies, vol 47:2013
‘Well written, grounded in solid research, and innovative in approach and perspective. Students in migration history, women’s and gender history, and ... Read more