CIVILIAN INTERNMENT IN CANADA - Histories and Legacies

Civilian Internment in Canada initiates a conversation about not only internment, but also about the laws and procedures--past and present--which allow the state to disregard the basic civil liberties of some of its most vulnerable citizens.

Summary

Examines abuse of the civil rights and liberties of tens of thousands of Canadians and Canadian residents via internment from 1914 to the present day. This ongoing story spans both war and peacetime and has affected people from a wide variety of political backgrounds and ethno-cultural communities.

Product details

• Assisted by: Rhonda L Hinther (Editor), Rhonda L. Hinther (Editor), Jim Mochoruk (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780887558450
• ISBN: 978-0-88755-845-0
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 630 g
• Illustrations: 42 illustrations
• Series: Human Rights and Social Justic; Human Rights and Social Justice Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Kanada, Amerikanische Geschichte, HISTORY / Social History, History - General History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)