Canada's rural majority : household, environment, and economies, 1870-1940 / Ruth Sandwell.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802086167
- ISBN: 0802086160
- Physical Description: 258 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Rediscovering Canada's rural majority, 1870-1940 -- The Canadian Shield -- The St. Lawrence Valley and Southern Great Lakes region -- The Canadian Central Plain -- The Mountains -- The Coast --Conclusion. |
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Subject: | Community life > Canada > History > 19th century. Community life > Canada > History > 20th century. Sociology, Rural > Canada. Agriculture > Canada > History > 19th century. Agriculture > Canada > History > 20th century. Land use, Rural > Canada > History > 19th century. Land use, Rural > Canada > History > 20th century. Canada > Rural conditions. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Castlegar Campus Library | HN 103 S25 2016 (Text) | B001638089 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Univ of Toronto Pr
Canadaâs Rural Majority is an engaging and accessible history of the distinctive experience of Canada's rural population, including not only farmers, but also hunters, gardeners, fishers, miners, loggers, and cannery workers who lived and worked in rural Canada.
- Univ of Toronto Pr
Before the Second World War, Canada was a rural country. Unlike most industrializing countries, Canadaâs rural population grew throughout the century after 1871 â even if it declined as a proportion of the total population. Rural Canadians also differed in their lives from rural populations elsewhere. In a country dominated by a harsh northern climate, a short growing season, isolated households and communities, and poor land, they typically relied on three ever-shifting pillars of support: the sale of cash crops, subsistence from the local environment, and wage work off the farm.
Canadaâs Rural Majority is an engaging and accessible history of this distinctive experience, including not only Canadaâs farmers, but also the hunters, gardeners, fishers, miners, loggers, and cannery workers who lived and worked in rural Canada. Focusing on the household, the environment, and the community, Canadaâs Rural Majority is a compelling classroom resource and an invaluable overview of this understudied aspect of Canadian history.