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Elinor Barr - Swedes in Canada: Invisible Immigrants - 9781442613744 - V9781442613744
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Swedes in Canada: Invisible Immigrants

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Since 1776, more than 100,000 Swedish-speaking immigrants have arrived in Canada from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine, and the United States. Elinor Barr’s Swedes in Canada is the definitive history of that immigrant experience. Active in almost every aspect of Canadian life, Swedish individuals and companies are responsible for the CN Tower, ships on the Great Lakes, and log buildings in Riding Mountain National Park. They have built railways and grain elevators all across the country, as well as churches and old folks’ homes in their communities. At the national level, the introduction of cross-country skiing and the success of ParticipACTION ... Read more

Despite this long list of accomplishments, Swedish ethnic consciousness in Canada has often been very low. Using extensive archival and demographic research, Barr explores both the impressive Swedish legacy in Canada and the reasons for their invisibility as an immigrant community.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
862g
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442613744
SKU
V9781442613744
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Elinor Barr
Elinor Barr has written extensively about Northwestern Ontario and Scandinavian immigrants in Canada. She is a research associate of the Lakehead Social History Institute at Lakehead University.

Reviews for Swedes in Canada: Invisible Immigrants
‘Elinor Barr provides an encyclopedic overview of Swedish immigrants to Canada… This is a comprehensive history that will be a catalyst for further inquiry.’
Lori Ann Lahlum
Labour/Le Travail vol 77 spring 2016
‘Elinor Barr’s book is a long overdue study of the history of Swedish Immigration to Canada…. It is undoubtedly an important step in understanding ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Swedes in Canada: Invisible Immigrants


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