Rev. of The Jews in Canada, by Robert J. Brym; William Shaffir and Morton Weinfeld

When Canada did decide to admit a very small number of refugees in 1946, in part due to pressure from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and other relief organizations in Europe, it would be by way of a special program based on cabinet orders-in-council, rather than ...

Rev. of Bolsheviks and British Jews: The Anglo-Jewish Community, Britain and the Russian Revolution, by Sharman Kadish

Analyzes nationalist politics and economic policies in several mini-entities, some sovereign and some not, such as Gibraltar, Nevis, Tahiti, Newfoundland, Scotland, and some Pacific Islands; 6 articles.

Rev. of A geography of islands: small island insularity, by Stephen A. Royle.

Analyzes the complex interplay of traditional native and modern liberal secular politics in Fiji. Role of the Methodist Church in shaping an ethnic Fijian national consciousness; Influence of the church on the politics and governing institutions of the state; Description of the religious underpinnin...

Rev. of Of passionate intensity: right-wing populism and the Reform Party of Canada, by Trevor Harrison

Traces the May 2000 coup d'etat in Fiji to a clash of ethnic nationalism. Native property rights during and after British colonial rule; Political and economic success of Indians; Implications of events in Fiji for Canada's aboriginal population.; Traces the May 2000 coup d'etat in Fiji to a clash o...

Rev. of Shades of Right: Nativist and fascist Politics in Canada, 1920-1940, by Martin Robin

Discusses the ethnicity and the development of a `middleman' economy on Mauritius. Economic status of the Indian Ocean state of Mauritius; Functions of `middleman' capitalists; Absence of restrictions on foreign ownership of manufacturing in Mauritius.; Discusses the ethnicity and the deve...

Discusses politics in Canada focusing on the apparent success of the Reform Party of Canada. Why people seem to like the Reform Party; Information on some previous elections in Canada; Reform Party's political agenda; Debate over Meech Lake and Charlottetown constitutional accords.; Discusses politi...

Rev. of Taking root: the origins of the Canadian Jewish community, by Gerald Tulchinsky

Mauritius in 2000 held its seventh free election since independence, resulting in the third democratic transfer of power in its history. This article describes electoral politics since independence and demonstrates that, by virtue of their numbers, it also remains an inescapable fact that Indo-Mauri...

Focuses on the contribution of the poly-ethnic character of the Mauritian society on the democratic politics and economic success in Africa. Ethnic composition of the Mauritian society; Details on the formation of political parties and electoral system; Stability of the democratic political environm...

World War II saw an upsurge of anti-Semitic activity in Great Britain. This provided further opportunity for the Jewish Communist movement, centered mainly in London's East End, to assume a political and ideological presence within the Anglo-Jewish community. The Jewish Communists fought agains...

Rev. of The citizen's voice: twentieth century politics and literature, by Michael Keren