Canada's rural majority : households, environments, and economies, 1870-1940 /

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"Before the Second World War, Canada was a rural country. Unlike most industrializing countries, Canada's rural population grew throughout the century after 1871--even if it declined as a proportion of the total population. Rural Canadians also differed in their lives from rural population...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sandwell, R. W. (Ruth Wells), 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Series:Themes in Canadian history ; 13.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Agriculture > Canada > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Canada > History > 20th century.
Land use, Rural > Canada > History > 19th century.
Land use, Rural > Canada > History > 20th century.
Community life > Canada > History > 19th century.
Community life > Canada > History > 20th century.
Sociology, Rural > Canada.
Agriculture > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Agriculture > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Utilisation agricole du sol > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Utilisation agricole du sol > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Communauté > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Communauté > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sociologie rurale > Canada.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
HISTORY / Canada / General
Agriculture
Community life
Land use, Rural
Rural conditions
Sociology, Rural
Canada > Rural conditions.
Canada
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • CANADA'S RURAL MAJORITY: HOUSEHOLDS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND ECONOMIES, 1870-1940
  • 1. Introduction: Rediscovering Canada's Rural Majority, 1870-1940
  • 2. The Canadian Shield
  • 3. The St. Lawrence Valley and Southern Great Lakes Region
  • 4. The Canadian Central Plain
  • 5. The Mountains
  • 6. The Coast
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References and Further Reading
  • Index

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