Valerie Knowles
Auteur de Strangers At Our Gates: Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-1997
A propos de l'auteur
Montreal-born Valerie Knowles has an M.A. (History) from McGill University. In addition to writing for newspapers, magazines, and federal government departments, she has taught history and worked as an archivist
Œuvres de Valerie Knowles
Strangers At Our Gates: Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-1997 (1992) 37 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 11
- Membres
- 86
- Popularité
- #213,013
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 29
On the other hand, the author often appears to be copying what she's read in source material without fully understanding it herself. There are references to issues which are left unexplained and often out-dated terminology is used. At times, the writing is very difficult to follow because it doesn't make sense out of context. I often felt I was reading a high school term paper, where the student didn't appreciate the siginificance of what s/he was reporting. Unreliable narrators have a place in fiction, but not in biography.… (plus d'informations)