The People and the Bay - A Social and Environmental History of Hamilton Harbour

Klappentext Nancy B. Bouchier is an active member of the North American Society for Sport History and the author of For the Love of the Game: Amateur Sport in Small-Town Ontario! 1838?95. An associate professor of history and an associate member of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University! she teaches courses in Canadian! sport! and exercise history.Ken Cruikshank is an active member of the Network in Canadian History and Environment! a past editor of the Canadian Historical Review! and author of Close Ties: Railways! Government! and the Board of Railway Commissioners! 1851?33. A professor of history and the dean of humanities at McMaster University! he teaches courses in Canadian! environmental! and business history. Zusammenfassung This engaging history brings to life the personalities and power struggles that shaped how Hamiltonians used their harbour and! in the process! invites readers to consider how moral and political choices being made about the natural world today will shape the cities of tomorrow.

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• Authors: Nancy B. Bouchier, Nancy B./ Cruikshank Bouchier, Nancy Barbara Bouchier, Ken Cruikshank
• Publisher: University Of British Columbia
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780774830423
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-3042-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Nature | History | Society; Nature - History - Society
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography