Immigration and Integration in North America: Canadian and Austrian Perspectives

Immigration und Integration in Nordamerika: Kanadische und österreichische Perspektiven

Contributions by Waldemar Zacharasiewicz Contributions by Fritz Peter Kirsch Contributions by David Staines Contributions by Martin Löschnigg Contributions by Carmen Birkle Contributions by Ursula Mathis-Moser Contributions by Andrea Strutz Contributions by Dirk Hoerder Edited by Waldemar Zacharasiewicz Edited by Fritz Peter Kirsch Series edited by Heinz Faßmann Series edited by Richard Potz Series edited by Hildegard Weiss

Book cover: Immigration and Integration in North America: Canadian and Austrian Perspectives

Extent: 167 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Cultural Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(June 2014)

ISBN: 9783847102724

6.3 x 9.45 inches

Price: $62.00

In stock

English summary: The volume comprises nine essays by prominent Canadianists from Austria, Germany and Canada who investigate in comparative fashion the problems of emigration / immigration to and integration in North America and some European countries, especially Austria and France. They inquire how this challenge has been met in Canada since the official adoption of multiculturalism and reflect on the possibility of Canada serving as a model for Europe. While contemporary novels by immigrants to Canada provide evidence of successful integration, ethnic autobiographies remind us of the existence of problems and prejudices in former times. The tensions experienced in the course of a transcultural transfer are shown to be a potential source of inspiration, with authors of Caribbean background providing fruitful examples. The waves of immigration from Austria are also described as is the specific approach to the challenge of immigration in the province of Quebec, through the adoption of the concept of interculturalism. Both the problems linked to immigration in France and the issue of the millions of undocumented immigrants from Latin America in the USA are considered. German description: Der deutsch- und englischsprachige Band enthalt neun Essays von bekannten KanadistInnen aus Osterreich, Deutschland und Kanada, die sich mit Immigration nach und Integration in Nordamerika beschaftigen: Wie wird dieses aktuelle Problem in Kanada bewaltigt? Konnte das offiziell multikulturelle Kanada fur Lander wie Osterreich und Frankreich ein Muster sein? Neben der gelungenen Integration, die sich in Romanen von selbst nach Kanada eingewanderten ErzahlerInnen spiegelt, belegen ethnische Autobiographien die fruher auch in Kanada haufigen Probleme. Das Spannungsverhaltnis beim transkulturellen Ubergang erscheint als mogliche Inspirationsquelle, wobei Schriftsteller aus der Karibik ergiebige Untersuchungsobjekte sind. Die Einwanderung aus Osterreich kommt ebenso zur Sprache wie die spezifische Auseinandersetzung mit der Immigration in Quebec, wo das Konzept des Interkulturalismus dominiert, sowie das Schicksal von Millionen illegaler Einwanderer in den USA.

  • Contributions by Waldemar Zacharasiewicz
  • Contributions by Fritz Peter Kirsch
  • Contributions by David Staines
  • Contributions by Martin Löschnigg
  • Contributions by Carmen Birkle
  • Contributions by Ursula Mathis-Moser
  • Contributions by Andrea Strutz
  • Contributions by Dirk Hoerder
  • Edited by Waldemar Zacharasiewicz
  • Edited by Fritz Peter Kirsch
  • Series edited by Heinz Faßmann
  • Series edited by Richard Potz
  • Series edited by Hildegard Weiss