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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Grams, Grant |
| Title, Monographic | German Emigration to Canada and the Support of its Deutschtum during the Weimar Republic: The Role of the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, Verein fuer das Deutschtum im Ausland and German-Canadian Organisations |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Peter Lang |
| Date of Publication | 2001 |
| Extent of Work | xiii, 344 |
| Series Title | European University Studies. Series III, History and Allied Studies, vol. 889 / Europaeische Hochschulschriften. Reihe III, Geschichte und ihre Hilfswissenschaften |
| Series Vol. ID | Bd. 889 |
| Abstract | Donated by Dirk Hoerder in memory of Christiane Harzig.Examines the role of two private German cultural organizations, the Verein fuer das Deutschtum im Ausland and the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, on German government policies to Canada between 1919 and 1933, while also revealing the Canadian position regarding German immigrants. Chapters cover such topics as the influence of the Treaty of Versailles on German-Canadian deportations, reparations, and trade; Canadian immigration policy and the influence of the American quota system; German emigration statistics; the role of the Canadian railways, the Lutheran Immigration Board, and the Association of German Canadian Catholics; and a survey of efforts to maintain ethnic identity among Canada's Deutschtum, including areas of settlement, German Days celebrations, and German-language press, churches, and political interests. |
| Notes | Originally presented as the author’s thesis (doctoral)--Philipps-Universitaet, Marburg. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Call Number | MKI/WHS F 1035 G3 G73 2001 |
| MKI Terms | Germans -- Canada -- History/ Ethnic identity/ Ethnic groups -- German-speaking/ Emigration and immigration (Germany-Canada) |