Creating a Modern Countryside: Liberalism and Land Resettlement in British Columbia Contributor(s): Murton, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774813385 ISBN-13: 9780774813389 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
Dewey: 333.760 |
Series: Nature History Society |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 280 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |