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Date of this Version

Spring 2011

Citation

Great Plains Research Vol. 21 No.1, 2011

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© 2011 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Abstract

Loewen and Friesen trace the origins of public concern about the adverse influence of immigrants in terms of increased competition for jobs, threats to social cohesion, questioning the loyalties of newcomers at the beginning of the 20th century--issues remarkably similar to the mythology describing immigrants in western societies today. Readers may be tempted to ask, "If the situation in the 1900s is so similar to today's, why read this book?" Not only will readers get a sense of the longevity of these and other myths surrounding migration, they will learn about the creation of ethnic culture in the prairies and leave with a better understanding of immigration in Canada that is germane to comprehending current migrant issues. It is a book that all scholars of Canadian migration history should read.

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