Before Official Multiculturalism: Women's Pluralism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s

For almost two decades before Canada officially adopted multiculturalism in 1971, a large network of women and...
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Author: Franca Iacovetta
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Language: English
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Before Official Multiculturalism: Women's Pluralism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s by Iacovetta, Franca

Before Official Multiculturalism: Women's Pluralism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s

CHF 80.76

Before Official Multiculturalism: Women's Pluralism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s

CHF 80.76
Author: Franca Iacovetta
Format: Paperback
Language: English

For almost two decades before Canada officially adopted multiculturalism in 1971, a large network of women and their allies in Toronto were promoting pluralism as a city- and nation-building project. Before Official Multiculturalism assesses women as liberal pluralist advocates and activists, critically examining the key roles they played as community organizers, frontline social workers, and promoters of ethnic festivals.

The book explores women's community-based activism in support of a liberal pluralist vision of multiculturalism thorough an analysis of the International Institute of Metropolitan Toronto, a postwar agency that sought to integrate newcomers into the mainstream and promote cultural diversity. Drawing on the rich records of the institute, as well as the massive International Institutes collection in Minnesota, the book situates Toronto within its Canadian and North American contexts and addresses the flawed mandate to integrate immigrants and refugees into an increasingly diverse city.

Franca Iacovetta investigates the contradictions between the activists' desire to celebrate and build ethnic diversity on one hand, and their project of Canadian nation-building on the other. Drawing lessons from the history of the Toronto International Institute, Before Official Multiculturalism engages with national and international debates to provide a critical analysis of women's pluralism in Canada.



Author: Franca Iacovetta
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 11/14/2022
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9781487545642

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