Multiculturalism within a bilingual framework : language, race, and belonging in Canada

Summary: Examines the Government of Canada's attempt to forge a national policy of unity based on multiculturalism within a bilingual framework, a formulation that emerged out of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1963-70). Discusses the evolution and articulation of language rights in Canada, and the history of multiculturalism in the country.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442610163 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781442640788 (bound)
ISBN: 1442640782 (bound)
ISBN: 1442610166 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
309 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-274) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Language, Nation, and Race: Framing the Inquiry -- 2. Historical Context -- 3. Preliminary Hearings and Report -- 4. Public Hearings and Research -- 5. Book I: The Official Languages -- 6. Book IV: The Cultural Contribution of the Other Ethnic Groups -- 7. Conclusion: The Impossibility of Multiculturalism?.