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IthasbeenthirtyyearssincethepublicationofIrvingAbellaandHaroldTroperx19sseminalworkNoneisTooManywhichdocumentedtheofx1ecialbarriersthatkeptJewishimmigrantsandrefugeesoutofCanadaintheshadowoftheSecondWorldWar.ThebookwoncriticalacclaimbutahauntingquestionremainedWhydidCanadaactasitdidinthe1930sand1940sAnsweringthisquestionrequiresadeeperunderstandingoftheattitudesideasandinformationthatcirculatedinCanadiansocietyduringthisperiod.HowmuchdidCanadiansknowatthetimeaboutthehorrorsunfoldingagainsttheJewsofEuropeWheredidtheirinformationcomefromAndhowdidtheyrespondonbothpublicandinstitutionallevelstotheeventsthatmarkedHitlerx19smarchtopowerthe1935NurembergRaceLawsthe1936OlympicsKristall-nachtandthecrisisofthemsStLouisThecontributorstothiscollectionturntothewiderpublicsphereforanswers.Theirx1endingsrevealthatthepersecutionsandatrocitiestakingplaceinNaziGermanyinspiredarangeofresponsesfromordinaryCanadiansfromindifferencetooutragetoquietacquiescence.Itischallengingtorecreatethemindsetofmorethanseventyyearsago.Yetthiscollectiontakesupthatchallengediggingdeeperintoarchivesrecordsandtestimoniesthatcanofferfreshinterpretationsofthisdarkperiod.Theanswertothequestionx1cwhyx1dbeginshere.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.caL.RuthKleinisexecutivedirectorNationalTaskForceonHolocaustEducationRemembranceandResearchandnationaldirectorLeagueforHumanRightsofBx19naiBrithCanada.SupportforinternationalhumanrightshasbecomeanentrenchedpartofCanadax19snationalmythology.DespitethegravityofhumanrightsissuesandhowCanadaappearstochampionvariouscausestheroleofhumanrightsinCanadianforeignpolicyhasreceivedsurprisinglylittlescrutiny.InWhyCanadaCaresAndrewLuibringsclaritytothisunder-exploredpartofCanadax19sidentity.LuiprovidesachronologicalandtheoreticallygroundedanalysisofhumanrightsinCanadianforeignpolicysince1945.Hearguesthatwhilethecountryhasrarelyprovenwillingtosacrix1ecematerialadvantageforinternationalhumanrightscausesCanadahaspursuedhumanrightsaspartofabroaderattempttocementindividualrightsasthecornerstoneofCanadianfederalismandaimedtomitigatefrictionbetweenthecountryx19sdiversesocialgroups.InotherwordsinternationalhumanrightswereimplementedasawaytoexpressandestablishanexpansivevisionofwhatCanadiansocietyshouldlooklikeinordertosurviveandx1fourishasacoherentandunix1eedpoliticalentity.Thex1erstcomprehensivesingle-authoredbookonthetopicWhyCanadaCaresuncoversthefoundationsofCanadax19sinternationalhumanrightspoliciesandoffersinsightintotheirpossibilitiesandlimits.AndrewLuiisassistantprofessorofpoliticalscienceatMcMasterUniversity.38MQUPSPRING2013SPECIFICATIONSJanuary2013978-0-7735-4018-729.95AUS19.99paper6x9336ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSMay2013978-0-7735-3997-632.95AUS21.99paper6x9304ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableJEWISHSTUDIESCANADIANHISTORYnewinpaperNaziGermanyCanadianResponsesConfrontingAntisemitismintheShadowofWareditedbyl.ruthkleinExploringthenatureofCanadax19sresponsetotheplightofEuropeanJewsseekingrefugeandtoanti-JewishdiscriminationinCanada.POLITICALSCIENCEINTERNATIONALRELATIONSnewinpaperWhyCanadaCaresHumanRightsandForeignPolicyinTheoryandPracticeandrewluiDebunkingcommonmythsaboutCanadax19sinternationalhumanrightspolicies.