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InthisrichlydetailedstudyKamalaNayardocumentsthesocialandculturaltransformationofthePunjabicommunityinBritishColumbia.FromtheirinitialsettlementintheruralSkeenaregiontothecommunitiesthatlaterdevelopedinlargerurbancentresThePunjabisinBritishColumbiaillustratesthecomplexanddiverseexperiencesofanimmigrantcommunitythatmeritsgreaterattention.ExploringthemesofgenderemploymentruralandurbanmigrantlifeandtherelationshipsbetweenthePunjabisandsurroundingFirstNationsandotherimmigrantgroupsNayarcreatesaportraitofacommunityintransition.SheddinglightonthewaysinwhicheconomiccircumstancesaffectimmigrantcommunitiesNayarpresentsx18ndingsfrominterviewsconductedwithoveronehundredparticipants.ShedetailstherelocationofPunjabipopulationsfromtheSkeenaregiontoBritishColumbiax19slowermainlandduringthedeclineoftheforestryandx18sheryindustrieshowtheirsecondmigrationchangedtheirprofessionalandpersonallivesandhowtheirhistorycontinuestoshapetheidentitiesandexperiencesofPunjabisinCanadatoday.AnuancedlookatthecomplexitiesofsocialandculturaladaptationThePunjabisinBritishColumbiaaddsanessentialperspectivetowhatitmeanstobeCanadian.KamalaElizabethNayarisafacultymemberinAsianstudiesatKwantlenPolytechnicUniversity.TheCanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgencycidaallocatesvastsumsofmoneyeachyearprovidingvitalassistancetocountlessindividualsacrossthedevelopingworld.Yetmanyobserversandinsidershavesharplycriticizedcidaforitslackofconcreteresults.Presentingarangeofworkbyscholarsandpractitionersthiscollectionoffersthemostcomprehensiveexaminationofcidax19seffortsinoveradecade.ContributorsexplorerecenttrendsinCanadianforeignaidincludingtopicssuchasitsplaceinCanadianpoliticsgenderandsecurityconcernsadvocacyandpublicengagementthecomplexityofcidapoliciesandcidax19srelation-shipwithnon-governmentalorganizations.TheperspectivesassembledinStrugglingforEffectivenessbringclaritytotheissueofforeignaidwhilejudiciouslygaugingCanadax19srecordandofferingconcretesuggestionsforstrengtheningcidax19seffortstohelppeoplelivinginpoverty.ExtensivelyresearchedandcomprehensiveinscopeStrugglingforEffective-nesswillbeindispensabletoanyoneinterestedinCanadianassistanceabroadandCanadax19splaceinarapidlychangingworld.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.StephenBrownisassociateprofessorofpoliticalstudiesattheUniversityofOttawa.21MQUPFALL2012SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sStudiesinEthnicHistoryOctober2012978-0-7735-4071-232.95ACDN32.95AUS21.99paper978-0-7735-4070-595.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9368pp20bwphotos2maps5tablesSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLESPECIFICATIONSSeptember2012978-0-7735-4057-629.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4056-995.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9360pp6diagrams16tablesSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLESOCIOLOGYIMMIGRANTSTUDIESThePunjabisinBritishColumbiaLocationLabourFirstNationsandMulticulturalismkamalaelizabethnayarContrastingimmigrantexperiencesinremoteregionsandmetropolitancentresofCanada.POLITICALSCIENCEINTERNATIONALSTUDIESStrugglingforEffectivenesscidaandCanadianForeignAideditedbystephenbrownAcriticalandconstructiveexaminationofCanadax19sassistancetodevelopingcountries.