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Power from the north : territory, identity, and the culture of hydroelectricity in Quebec /

In 'Power from the North', Caroline Desbiens explores how this culture of hydroelectricity helped shape the material landscape during the first phase of the James Bay Hydroelectric Project. She analyzes the cultural forces that contributed to the transformation of the La Grande River into...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Desbiens, Caroline, 1969- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wynn, Graeme, 1946- (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2013.
Colección:Nature, history, society.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • Foreword : Ideas of North / by Graeme Wynn
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction : Looking North
  • Part 1. Power and the North
  • 1. The nexus of hydroelectricity in Quebec
  • 2. Discovering a new world : James Bay as Eeyou Istchee
  • Part 2. Writing the Land
  • 3. Who shall convert the wilderness into a flourishing country?
  • 4. From the 'Roman de la Terre' to the 'Roman des Ressources'
  • Part 3. Rewriting the Land
  • 5. Pioneers
  • 6. Workers
  • 7. Spectators
  • Conclusion: Ongoing stories and powers from the North
  • Notes
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index.