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. Exploring the connections, contrasts, and continuities across the broad range of civilian internments in Canada, this collection seeks to begin a conversation about the laws and procedures that allow the state to criminalize and deny the basic civil liberties of some of its most vulnerable citizens. It brings together multiple perspectives on the varied internment experiences of Canadians and others from the days of World War One to the present. This volume offers a unique blend of personal memoirs of "survivors" and their descendants, alongside the work of community activists, public historians, and scholars, all of whom raise questions about how and why in Canada basic civil liberties have been (and, in some cases, continue to be) denied to certain groups in times of perceived national crises.

Author: Rhonda L. Hinther
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Published: 02/28/2020
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.40w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780887558450
ISBN10: 0887558453
BISAC Categories:
- History | Canada | Post-Confederation (1867-)
- History | Social History
- Political Science | Civil Rights