Promoters, Planters, and Pioneers: The Course and Context of Belgian Settlement in Western Canada Tapa blanda - 2011

University of Calgary Press. Used - Very Good. A bright, square, and overall a nice copy

Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to the upper back inside edge; a few very light scratches to back cover; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; In this comprehensive study of Belgian settlement in Western Canada, Jaenen demonstrates the uniqueness of Belgian immigrants and their contribution to the Canadian mosaic. Belgian settlers differed from the larger immigrant groups in that they were not recruited by immigration societies and did not settle in ethnic blocs. Rather, they came to Canada to explore new opportunities, not to flee poverty and oppression, and were supported and monitored by their home government. As a result, Belgian settlers in Canada were resourceful and adaptable to both anglophone and francophone communities and adept at promotion and raising capital. An eminent historian and the son of Flemish and Walloon Belgian immigrants himself, Prof Jaenen has gleaned from Belgian and Canadian… Leer más

Calgary: University of Calgary Press 978-1-55238-258-5 [978-1-55238-258-5] 2011. (Trade paperback) 348pp. Near fine. Photographs, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. "In this comprehensive study of Belgian settlement in western Canada, Cornelius Jaenen demonstrates the uniqueness of Belgian immigrants and their contribution to the Canadian mosaic. Belgian settlers differed from the larger immigrant groups in that they were not recruited by immigration societies and did not settle in ethnic blocs. Rather, they came to Canada to explore new opportunities, not to flee poverty and oppression". Book about Belgian Canadians. Publisher series: The West Series 4 . Series Editor Aritha Van Herk. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Ethnic Studies, History--Canada, Immigrants--Canada, Immigration--Canada, Pioneer Life, Settlement--Canada).

Paperback / softback. New. 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.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.