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. Ed(S): Helmes-Hayes, Rick; Curtis, James - The Vertical Mosaic Revisited - 9780802009173 - V9780802009173
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The Vertical Mosaic Revisited

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Description for The Vertical Mosaic Revisited hardcover. This collection of papers by five of Canada's top sociologists subjects John Porter's landmark study to renewed scrutiny and traces the dramatic changes since Porter's time - both in Canadian society and in the agenda of Canadian sociology. Editor(s): Helmes-Hayes, Rick; Curtis, James. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10tabs. BIC Classification: GBC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.

When The Vertical Mosaic first appeared in 1965, it became an instant classic. Its key message was that Canada was not the classless democracy it fancied itself to be. In fact, Canada was a highly inegalitarian society comprising a ‘vertical mosaic’ of distinct classes and ethnic groups. This collection of papers by five of Canada’s top sociologists subjects John Porter’s landmark study to renewed scrutiny and traces the dramatic changes since Porter’s time – both in Canadian society and in the agenda of Canadian sociology.

Based on papers written for a conference held in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802009173
SKU
V9780802009173
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Ref
99-1

About . Ed(S): Helmes-Hayes, Rick; Curtis, James
Rick Helmes-Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Waterloo. James Curtis is Professor of Sociology at the Unviersity of Waterloo.

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