Overview

Human rights, equality, and social justice are at the forefront of public concern and political debate in Canada. Global events-especially the war on terrorism -have fostered further interest in the abuse of human rights, especially when sanctioned or perpetuated by democratic governments. This groundbreaking contributed volume seeks to shed light on this topic by uniting original essays that examine the history of human rights in Canada. Contributors explore a variety of themes integral to the post-confederation period, including immigration and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, disability, state formation, and provincial-federal relations. Three key issues emerge throughout: incidents of discrimination in both government and society, the efforts of human rights and civil liberties activists to create a more open and tolerant society, and the implementation of state legislation designed to protect or enhance civil rights.

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Author:   Janet Miron
Publisher:   Brown Bear Press
Imprint:   Brown Bear Press
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9781551303567

ISBN 10:   1551303566
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   30 June 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

* Preface* Introduction* Part I: Activism and Human Rights Movements* Chapter 1: Domination and Dissent: Equality Rights before World War II, Ross Lambertson* Chapter 2: Suppression and Subversion: Libertarian and Egalitarian Rights up to 1960, Ross Lambertson* Chapter 3: Rights without the Sword Are but Mere Words : The Limits of Canada's Rights Revolution, Dominique Clement* Chapter 4: The Second World War and Canada's Early Human Rights Movement: The Asian Canadian Experience, Stephanie Bangarth* Part II: Defining, Defining, and Demanding Rights in Social, Political, and Economic Context* Chapter 5: Finding Jim Crow in Canada, 1789-1967, Barrington Walker* Chapter 6: A Brief History of the Denial of indigenous Rights in Canada, David T. McNab* Chapter 7: Mixing with People on Spadina : The Tense Relations between Non-Jewish Workers and Jewish Workers, Ruth A. Frager* Chapter 8: The Right to Consent?: Eugenics in Alberta, 1928-1972, Jana Grekul* PART III: Social, Political, and Legislative Change* Chapter 9: Transnational Movements for Children's Rights and the Canadian Political Culture: A History, Dominique Marshall* Chapter 10: From Repression to Renaissance: French-language Rights in Canada before the Charter, Matthew Hayday* Chapter 11: Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Legacy: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Michael D. Behiels* Chapter 12: Social Movements and Judicial Empowerment: Courts, Public Policy, and Lesbian and Gay Organizing in Canada, Miriam Smith* Appendix A: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1958)* Appendix B: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)* Copyright Acknowledgements* Index

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With all of its plusses, this book will constitute a valuable contribution to Canadian Human Rights literature. It has the potential to become an important work in the growing field of human rights, and makes for a very good publication with cross-disciplinary appeal in areas like political science, sociology, philosophy, and history. -- The Honourable Noel A. Kinsella, Speaker, Senate of Canada, Professor of Human Rights, past Director, Atlantic Human Rights Centre, St. Thomas University

With all of its plusses, this book will constitute a valuable contribution to Canadian Human Rights literature. It has the potential to become an important work in the growing field of human rights, and makes for a very good publication with cross-disciplinary appeal in areas like political science, sociology, philosophy, and history. - The Honourable Noel A. Kinsella, Speaker, Senate of Canada, Professor of Human Rights, past Director, Atlantic Human Rights Centre, St. Thomas University

Author Information

Janet Miron is Associate Professor at Trent University's History Department. Her areas of interest and specialty include human rights in Canada, Canadian cultural history, crime, and mental illness.

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