Author: LUPUL, MANOLY R.
Title: The Politics of Multiculturalism a Ukrainian
Description: Edmonton, AB: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1894865006. Gift notation on half-title page.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 508 pages; "The book Politics of Multiculturalism is the memoir of an academic whose expertise in the education of Canadian minorities led him to take on a major political role in the Canadian multicultural movement. Born in the Ukrainian bloc settlement of east-central Alberta and educated at the universities of Alberta, Minnesota, and Harvard, Manoly R. Lupul combined the outlook of a liberal secular humanist with a conviction that modern society could be enriched by the cultural potential of ethnicity. His concern for the expansion of minority linguistic and cultural rights in Canada was sharpened by a direct encounter with the policy of Russification in Ukraine during a sabbatical leave in the late 1960s. Dr. Lupul's involvement in Canadian multiculturalism began with the drafting and passage of Alberta's first school legislation for bilingual programs (1971); similar laws were subsequently enacted in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 1894865006 ethnology Ukraine Biographies & Memoirs
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Title: The Politics of Multiculturalism a Ukrainian
Description: Edmonton, AB: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1894865006. Gift notation on half-title page.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 508 pages; "The book Politics of Multiculturalism is the memoir of an academic whose expertise in the education of Canadian minorities led him to take on a major political role in the Canadian multicultural movement. Born in the Ukrainian bloc settlement of east-central Alberta and educated at the universities of Alberta, Minnesota, and Harvard, Manoly R. Lupul combined the outlook of a liberal secular humanist with a conviction that modern society could be enriched by the cultural potential of ethnicity. His concern for the expansion of minority linguistic and cultural rights in Canada was sharpened by a direct encounter with the policy of Russification in Ukraine during a sabbatical leave in the late 1960s. Dr. Lupul's involvement in Canadian multiculturalism began with the drafting and passage of Alberta's first school legislation for bilingual programs (1971); similar laws were subsequently enacted in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 1894865006 ethnology Ukraine Biographies & Memoirs
Price: US$ 65.00 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 20549
- Book number: 20549
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