Houda Asal
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 NEW! Identifying as Arab in CanadaA Century of Immigration History |
While “Arabs” now attract considerable attention – from media, the state, and sociological studies – their history in Canada remains little known. Identifying as Arab in … | Houda Asal | 240 | 2020 | View |
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From NEW! Introduction |
In the introduction, the author frames the book as a history of the Arab immigrant experience in Canada, covering the migratory trends, institutions the immigrants built in Canada, and their … | Houda Asal | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Leaving the Ottoman Empire for the Americas |
This first chapter covers the first period of the scope of the study, beginning with the end of the nineteenth century to the 1920s, when immigrants to Canada were leaving the Ottoman Empire, … | Houda Asal | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Pioneers and Adventurers |
The second chapter, Pioneers and Adventurers, looks first at the identities of the first wave of Arab immigrants to North America. Then it considers the geographic spread and presence of this … | Houda Asal | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! The Arab World as Seen From Canada |
The third chapter begins the second period of the authors study period, from 1930 to 1950, the period of establishment. Collective organizing began in 1930. This happened through English language … | Houda Asal | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! The Struggle Against Anti-Asiatic Migration Laws |
In chapter four, The Struggle Against Anti-Asiatic Migration Laws, the author first details the efforts by the Syrian community in Canada to remove Syrians from the Asiatic category of migrants. … | Houda Asal | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Complex Restructuring of the Community |
Chapter five, Complex Restructuring of the Community, covers the years of transition from 1950 to 1967, when Canada began to gradually open its borders to immigration with new laws and selection … | Houda Asal | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Fragmented Political Mobilizations |
Chapter six, Fragmented Political Mobilizations, explores the increasing fragmentation in the Arab secular communities and organizations in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, often around terminology … | Houda Asal | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Coordinating Struggles |
Chapter seven, Coordinating Struggles, begins with the fourth period of the author’s study, 1967 to 1975, looking at Arab organizing in Canada after the immigration laws changed in 1967. … | Houda Asal | 34 | 2020 | $3.40 Add |
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From NEW! Organizing Under Suspicion |
Chapter eight, Organizing Under Suspicion, traces the political organizing activities of the Canadian Arab Federation, including its major organizing goals of influencing Canada’s foreign … | Houda Asal | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! Conclusion |
The Conclusion summarizes the scope of the book, focusing on tying together the historical continuities through the hundred year arc of the book, as well as commenting on the visibility, public … | Houda Asal | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Appendices |
The Appendices include biographical notes of those covered in the book, a list of the primary research sources, and an extract from the McDonald Commission Report. | Houda Asal | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
