Promoters, planters, and pioneers the course and context of Belgian settlement in Western Canada
Canada's first Immigration Act (1869) included Belgium among the 'preferred countries' from which immigrants should be sought, but unlike many other European countries, Belgium did not encourage its nationals to emigrate to relieve economic, demographic, and social crises.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Calgary [Alta.] :
University of Calgary Press
2011.
©2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | West series (Calgary, Alta.),
4. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430245706719 |
| Summary: | Canada's first Immigration Act (1869) included Belgium among the 'preferred countries' from which immigrants should be sought, but unlike many other European countries, Belgium did not encourage its nationals to emigrate to relieve economic, demographic, and social crises. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (364 pages) : illustrations, maps Also available in print version |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781552384954 9786613530943 9781280127083 |
