Perin, Roberto

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PERIN, Roberto

PERIN, Roberto. Canadian, b. 1948. Genres: International relations/Current affairs. Career: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, visiting lecturer in history, 1973; University of Edinburgh, Scotland, lecturer in history, 1975- 77, member of Committee for the Centre of Canadian Studies, 1975-77, and Board of Historical Studies, 1976-77; York University, Downsview, ON, assistant professor, 1977-81, associate professor of history, 1981-, chair of department at Atkinson College, 1988-89. Guest lecturer in Italy, Canadian Department of External Affairs, 1977 and 1980; visiting professor, University of Toronto, 1981; director, Canadian Academic Centre in Italy, 1983-85. Vice-chair of French Language Advisory Committee, Toronto Board of Education, 1986-87. Weekly commentator on Canadian history, CJBC-Radio, 1979-81; guest on Canadian, British, and Italian television and radio programs. Member of Canadian Mediterranean Institute. Publications: Rome in Canada: The Vatican and Canadian Affairs in the Late Victorian Age, 1990. CO-EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR: (with F. Sturino) Arrangiarsi: The Italian Immigrant Experience in Canada, 1989; Negotiating with a Sovereign Quebec, 1992; A Concise History of Christianity in Canada, 1996; Enemies Within: Italian and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad, 2000. Address: 440 Gladstone Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M6H 3H9.