Canada, 1896-1921 : a nation transformed
by Robert Craig Brown, Ramsay Cook
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The age of Laurier and Borden in Canada spanned a quarter of a century of dramatic growth, during which the burgeoning dominion altered radically in size and quality. A population increase of over three million, the creation of two western provinces, the opening of the north and the northwest, new levels of foreign trade and foreign investment-these advances constituted the tangible aspects of the transformation. But the Canada that burst forth during this period was new as well in spirit show more and outlook. Increased immigration from Europe added an ethnic dimension which challenged both the old Canada and the immigrants themselves to part with the patterns of the past and join forces to create a new society. The young nation also endured the grim test of the First World War and steeled itself to cope with the quieter battles of linguistic and religious differences, traditional tensions to which were now added sectional conflicts. Most striking of all was the waning of Canada's agrarian character, as the populace became more and more dependent for its livelihood on industry, natural resources, and service occupations, causing fundamental shifts in the nation's lifestyle. The transformation occurred against a backdrop of global changes, world-wide urban industrial growth, and new balances of power creating an international climate that affected Canada more profoundly than she could affect it. In surveying this period of history, professors Brown and Cook have examined the relevant writing and research, including the exciting work-much of it as yet unpublished - of a new generation of historians. Thorough, accurate, and up to date, Canada, 1896-1921 is an incisive and mature work of scholarship on a crucial phase in the history of Canada. show lessTags
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Ramsay Cook is adjunct professor, history, University of Toronto, and professor emeritus, York University.
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- Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government, Travel, General Nonfiction
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- 320.971 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political situation and conditions North America Canada
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- F1033 .B87 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Canada General
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