Making a global city : how one Toronto school embraced diversity / Robert C. Vipond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vipond, Robert Charles, author.

Series:

Munk series on global affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinton Street Public School (Toronto, Ont.)--History--20th century.

Clinton Street Public School (Toronto, Ont.).

Public schools--Ontario--Toronto--History--20th century.

Public schools.

Immigrant students--Ontario--Toronto--History--20th century.

Immigrant students.

Multiculturalism--Ontario--Toronto--History--20th century.

Multiculturalism.

History.

Toronto (Ont.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Toronto (Ont.).

Ontario--Toronto.

Physical Description:

xiv, 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Half of Toronto's population is born outside of Canada and over 140 languages are spoken on the city's streets and in its homes. How to build community amidst such diversity is one of the global challenges that Canada--and many other western nations --has to face head on. Making a Global City critically examines the themes of diversity and community in a single primary school, the Clinton Street Public School in Toronto, between 1920 and 1990. From the swift and seismic shift from a Jewish to southern European demographic in the 1950s to the gradual globalized community starting in the 1970s, Vipond eloquently and clearly highlights the challenges posed by multicultural citizenship in a city that was dominated by Anglo-Protestants. Contrary to recent well-documented anti-immigrant rhetoric in the media, Making a Global City celebrates one of the world's most multicultural cities while stressing the fact that public schools are a vital tool in integrating and accepting immigrants and children in liberal democracies."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Jewish Clinton, 1920-1952 : "well to the fore among Toronto schools"

At Clinton you're a somebody : religion and the idea of citizenship

European Clinton, 1950-1965 : "Ruth beside the alien corn"

European Clinton, 1965-1975 : from Mungie cakes to multiculturalism

Global Clinton, 1975-1990 : "we have children from lots of countries

Global Clinton and heritage languages

Conclusion : remembering the answers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442631953

1442631953

OCLC:

957747146