Industrialization

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Chapter 3: The Merger Movement and its Masterminds Capital Concentration, 1890-1929 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces how mergers, banks, and foreign investment reshaped Canadian industry after 1900, along with expansion in pulp and paper and automobile manufacturing.	Bryan D. Palmer	15	2025	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Chapter 4 New Frontiers and the Post-War Mining Boom From: Mining Country View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses shifts in Canada’s mining industry in the past-war era. Topics discussed in this chapter include the history of asbestos mining in Quebec, the growth of mining in the …	Arn Keeling; John Sandlos	40	2021	$4.00 Add
From NEW! Chapter 4: The Steel Industry, Hydroelectric Power, and Wartime Profits, 1890-1929 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter chronicles the rise of Ontario’s steel and hydroelectric industries and the role the state assumed in development, such as in the case of Ontario Hydro and wartime …	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 5 Rough Terrain, 1973-2016 From: Mining Country View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses mining in Canada at the end of the 20th century, and into the early 21st century. Topics discussed in this chapter include increasing resistance to new mines from …	Arn Keeling; John Sandlos	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Chapter 5: The West and the Wheat Economy, 1890-1929 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines development across Canada including the vast amounts of immigration that fuelled the resource-based economy in British Columbia and the wheat economy of the Prairies.	Bryan D. Palmer	9	2025	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Chapter 6 Heritage, History, and Zombie Mines From: Mining Country View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses abandoned mines throughout Canada and efforts to contain pollution and reclaim devastated land.	Arn Keeling; John Sandlos	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Chapter 6: Urbanization and Immigration, 1890-1929 From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter looks at urban growth between 1901 and 1931, during which immigrant workers experienced widening wage gaps, slum conditions, and extreme inequality in access to public-health.	Bryan D. Palmer	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Conclusion The History and Future of Mining in Canada From: Mining Country View James Lorimer and Company	Conclusion	Arn Keeling; John Sandlos	4	2021	$0.40 Add
From Conclusion From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books	The conclusion reiterates the key role of women in the establishment and development of Canada’s cotton textile industry.	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	10	2018	$1.00 Add
From Great White Hope The Myth of North From: National Dreams View Arsenal Pulp Press	There have been writers, politicians, intellectuals who believed that it was its northernness which made Canada distinct. The "cult of the North" gained coherent expression for the …	Daniel Frances	46	1997	$1.84 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Mining Country View James Lorimer and Company	Introduction	Arn Keeling; John Sandlos	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From Introduction From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books		Gail Cuthbert Brandt	7	2018	$0.70 Add
From Making Tracks The Myth of CPR From: National Dreams View Arsenal Pulp Press	The myth of the CPR as creator of the country is, in fact, as old as the railway itself, which is not surprising given that it was the railway itself which created the myth. The mundane act of …	Daniel Frances	39	1997	$1.17 Add
NEW! Mining Country A History of Canada's Mines and Miners	Mining has had a significant presence in every part of Canada — from the east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of those who built Canada’s mining industry. …		226		View
National Dreams Myth, Mystery, and Canadian History Arsenal Pulp Press	As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National …	Daniel Frances	217	1997	View
From Northwestern Ontario Since the 1980s From: North of Superior View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at the change in perception in the late 1980s to a worry of jobs leaving the region. Analyzes the decline of industrialism, post-industrial changes and the rise of Aboriginal Influence.	Chris Southcott; Michel S. Beaulieu	8	2010	$0.80 Add