UID:
almafu_9958061226502883
Format:
1 online resource (364 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786613530943
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9781552384954
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1552384950
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9781280127083
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1280127082
Series Statement:
The West series, 4
Content:
Canada's first Immigration Act (1869) included Belgium among the 'preferred countries' from which immigrants should be sought, but unlike many other European countries, Belgium did not encourage its nationals to emigrate to relieve economic, demographic, and social crises.
Note:
Cover -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Bibliographic Information -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I: The View from Belgium -- II: The Promise and Challenge of the West -- III: The Manitoba Base -- IV: Westward onto the Prairies -- V: To the Foothills of Alberta -- VI: The Mining Frontier and Pacific Rim -- VII: Language, Religion, and Education -- VIII: Economic, Political and Military Activity -- IX: Ethnicity and Culture -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
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Also available in print version.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781552382585
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1552382583
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781552385708
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1552385701
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781552384954
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