Agricultural History - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0889772371 ISBN 13 : 9780889772373

Editeur : University of Regina Press, 2011

Synopsis

The eighteen articles selected for this third volume all focus on the agricultural history of the Canadian Plains. Early First Nations practices are examined, as are subsequent evolutions in farming, ranching, and marketing.

The articles cover a wide range of topics: First Nations' agricultural practices; agriculture during the fur trade era; the history of ranching and the industry's evolution as fenced-in farm settlements supplanted the open range; the wheat boom at the turn of the twentieth century, which led the Prairie Provinces to become known as the "breadbasket of the world"; mechanization and other adaptations to dryland farming; how Prairie cattle and crops were transported and marketed abroad; and the emergence of farmers' organizations who fought for fair prices for their products.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gregory P. Marchildon currently holds an Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Prior to this, he served as a Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Economic History, and professor in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Regina Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0889772371
• ISBN 13: 9780889772373
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 410
• Éditeur: Marchildon Gregory P.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible