After the Famine - The Irish Family Farm in Eastern Ontario, 1851-1881

In what began as an inquiry into the migration of his Irish ancestors to Canada, Edward J. Hedican tells the sweeping story of how Irish farmers came to settle in Eastern Ontario.

List of contents

List of Maps and Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Farm and Family
3. The Agricultural Conditions of Renfrew County
4. Land Use and the Allocation of Resources
5. Measuring Agricultural Performance
6. Population and Family in Transition
7. The Irish Family and Household
8. Conclusions
Notes
References
Index

About the author

Edward J. Hedican is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Guelph. He is the author of Ipperwash: The Tragic Failure of Canada's Aboriginal Policy and Applied Anthropology in Canada: Understanding Aboriginal Issues.

Summary

In what began as an inquiry into the migration of his Irish ancestors to Canada, Edward J. Hedican tells the sweeping story of how Irish farmers came to settle in Eastern Ontario.

Product details

• Authors: Edward J Hedican, Edward J. Hedican
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781487523848
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-2384-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Irland, Kanada, Amerikanische Geschichte, History - General History, HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / Canada / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland