Creating a Modern Countryside: Liberalism and Land Resettlement in British Columbia - Couverture souple

Murton, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774813385 ISBN 13 : 9780774813389

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2008

Synopsis

In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort to manufacture a modern countryside. The government wished to reward Great War veterans with new lives: settlers would benefit from living in a rural community, considered a more healthy and moral alternative to urban life. But the fundamental reason for the land resettlement project was the rise of progressive or "new liberal" thinking, as reformers advocated an expanded role for the state in guaranteeing the prosperity and economic security of its citizens. James Murton examines how this process unfolded, and demonstrates how the human-environment relationship of the early twentieth century shaped the province as it is today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James Murton is an associate professor of history at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774813385
• ISBN 13: 9780774813389
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
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• Personne responsable: non disponible