Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Tables viii
5. Foreword ix
6. Preface xi
7. Introduction 1
8. Shifting Ethnicity
9. Dutch Ethnicity: Genesis and Transformation 14
10. Dutch Society and the Pillar System 23
11. Postwar Migration: From Holland to Canada 42
12. Transported Pillars (with Fieldnote Interludes)
13. Adapting to Ontario 56
14. The Spatial Distribution of Dutch-Canadians 71
15. Dutch-Canadian Pluralism 93
16. The Fate of the Catholic Pillar 107
17. The Reformed Pillars 122
18. Regional and Inter-National Networks 141
19. Language Retention 163
20. Negotiating Class Standing 177
21. Gender and Dutch-Canadian Ethnicity 199
22. Dutch Business 218
23. The Dutch Credit Union Movement 232
24. Dutch-Canadian Social and Cultural Associations 248
25. The Elderly 267
26. From Immigrants to Dutch-Canadians
27. Dutch-Canadian Dispositions: Identity and Culture 278
28. The Invisible Minority in the Vertical Mosaic 293
29. A Reinterpretation of Immigration and Ethnicity 306
30. Conclusion 314
31. Glossary of Dutch Words and Acronyms (English) 321
32. Notes 325
33. Bibliography 421
34. Index 433