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...significant because Wagner concentrates on the comparatively small numbers of German nationals who emigrated to Canada despite the attempts of organizations and governments in Germany to discourage their departure. He also demonstrates how Ottawa tried to influence the extent and composition of the migration.
In arguing that migration from Germany to Canada reflected modernizing processes in both countries, such as changing "social orders, political systems, economic arrangements, and ideological assumptions and commitments" (p. 4), Wagner examines push-pull factors to explain fluctuations in...
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