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10%OFFConstance Backhouse - Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950 - 9780802082862 - V9780802082862
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Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950

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Description for Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950 paperback. A richly textured narrative that seeks to capture the role played by the law in the definition of race and shoring up of racial repression in Canada. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.

Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal system in the first half of this century, and underscores the damaging legacy of inequality that continues today.

Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, taking us from the criminal prosecution of traditional Aboriginal ... Read more

The extensive and detailed documentation presented here leaves no doubt that the Canadian legal system played a dominant role in creating and preserving racial discrimination. A central message of this book is that racism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as a raceless society.

Winner of the Joseph Brant Award, presented by the Ontario Historical Society

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802082862
SKU
V9780802082862
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Ref
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About Constance Backhouse
Constance Backhouse is Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario and author of Petticoats and Prejudice: Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada.

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