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Intheearly1930sarichdepositofx1fuorsparamineralusedintheproductionofaluminumsteelnon-stickcoatingsandx1ereretardantclothingwasdis-coveredonthesoutherntipofNewfoundland.Twomineswereestablishedandbymid-centuryweremajoremployersinStLawrence.Inthe1950sphysicianCyrilWalshnoticedamarkedincreaseincasesofcancerintheminers.Bythelate1960snearlytwentypercentofStLawrencehouseholdshadlostafamilymembertolungcancer.JohnMartintellsthehistoryofNewfoundlandx19sx1fuorsparminesfromtheirfoundingtothelastshipmentofx1fuorsparin1990anddeclarationofbankruptcyayearlater.Hefocusesonthehealthhazardsexperiencedbytheminersandhowtheminingcompaniesworkersgovernmentsandhealthservicescametotermswiththeunfoldinghumantragedy.Healsocoverssuchmattersastheimprovementofmethodsfordustquantix1ecationandradiationsurveillanceintheminesbattlesforcompensationandtheinx1fuenceoftheStLawrencecaseonthedevelopmentoflabourlawintheprovince.Martinx19scompellinghistorytakesonnewsignix1ecanceastheminesaresettoreopenwiththesupportoftheprovincialgovernmentandrenewedconx1edenceinthecommunityduetomodernventilationtechnologyandvigilantmonitoring.JohnR.MartinaretiredphysicianandprofessorofmedicineatMemorialUniversitywaschiefoccupationalmedicalofx1ecerfortheProvinceofNewfoundland1984x131992.Arefragilemajoritiescapableofopeningthemselvestodeep-rootedandnewethnicandculturalpluralismWhatroledoeseducationplayinthisprocessBasedontenyearsofcomparativeresearchFragileMajoritiesandEducationisanuancedstudyofethnicdominancelinguisticintegrationofimmigrantsanddiversityineducation.Ethnicrelationsareoftendepictedinanoversimplix1eedframeworkwhereacleardominantmajorityexercisespowerovervariousminorities.Inmanysocietiesworldwidehoweverthismodeldoesnotholdtrue.Insomecountriestwoormoregroupspossessrelativelyequalpowertocontrolthestateandimposetheirdex1enitionsofthenationasisthecasewithFlemishspeakersandFrenchspeakersinBelgiumandwithCatholicsandProtestantsinNorthernIreland.InotherinstancessuchasinQuebecorCataloniaclearlyidentix1eablemajoritiesarenonethelessminoritiesatalargernation-statelevelwhichcreatesasituationofambiguousethnicdominance.MarieMcAndrewanalyzesandclarix1eesthesecomplexsituationsthroughthelensofeducationasameansforbothmaintainingandtransformingethnicboundariesandidentities.DeeplyinsightfulandmeticulouslyresearchedFragileMajoritiesandEducationisagroundbreakingcontributiontothex1eeldofethnicstudies.MarieMcAndrewisprofessorattheFacultyofEducationatlx19UniversitdeMontralwhereshealsoholdstheCanadaResearchChaironEducationandEthnicRelations.HerbookImmigrationetdiversitlx19colewontheDonnerPrizeandtheoriginalFrenchversionofFragileMajoritiesandEducationx13Lesmajoritsfragilesetlx19ducationx13wasshortlistedforthe2010GovernorGeneralx19sAwardfornonx1ection.28MQUPFALL2012SPECIFICATIONSDecember2012978-0-7735-4091-029.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4090-395.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9272ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLESPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sAssociatedMedicalServicesStudiesintheHistoryofMedicineHealthandSocietySeptember2012978-0-7735-4040-829.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-4039-295.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9208ppSIMULTANEOUSELECTRONICEDITIONAVAILABLEETHNICSTUDIESEDUCATIONFragileMajoritiesandEducationBelgiumCataloniaNorthernIrelandandQuebecmariemcandrewTranslatedbyMichaelOx19HearnHowgroupsgrowingintomajoritystatusrespondtooldconx1fictsandincreasingethnicdiversityintheirsocieties.CANADIANHISTORYHEALTHSTUDIESTheFluorsparMinesofNewfoundlandTheirHistoryandtheEpidemicofRadiationLungCancerjohnr.martinAsocialandoccupationalhealthhistoryoftheStLawrencex1fuorsparmines.