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The Philosophy of Railways : the Transcontinental Railway Idea in British North America.
Examines the ideological motivations for building the Canadian railway, the contemporary understandings of nationalism, and the evolving notion of a transcontinental union.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
1997.
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| Edición: | 74th ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- 1 Technological Nationalism: The Backdrop
- 2 The Guarantee Act: Signpost for an Era
- 3 Nova Scotia: Railways and the New Economy
- 4 The Grand Trunk Railway: The New Imperialism
- 5 Saint John: Fulcrum Metropôl
- 6 The Pacific Scandal: Nationalism and Business
- 7 The National Policy: Defining a Nation
- 8 The Philosophy of Railways: Conclusions and Conjectures
- NOTES
- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Maps.