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Harold Innis and the North
William J. Buxton
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Description for Harold Innis and the North
Paperback. Harold Innis is widely understood as the proponent of the "Laurentian school" of historiography, which mapped Canadian development along an East-West axis. This book examines Innis' intense and abiding interest in the North, and providing new perspectives on this seminal figure in Canadian political economy and communication studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Harold Innis is widely understood as the proponent of the "Laurentian school" of historiography, which mapped Canadian development along an East-West axis. Harold Innis and the North turns the axis North-South by examining Innis's intense and abiding interest in the North, and providing new perspectives on this seminal figure in Canadian political economy and communication studies. This collection reveals that Innis's advocacy of the North was closely bound up with his vision of northern Canada as the site of a second industrial revolution based on mining, hydro-electric power, pulp and paper, and enabled by new forms of transportation. Long ... Read more
Harold Innis is widely understood as the proponent of the "Laurentian school" of historiography, which mapped Canadian development along an East-West axis. Harold Innis and the North turns the axis North-South by examining Innis's intense and abiding interest in the North, and providing new perspectives on this seminal figure in Canadian political economy and communication studies. This collection reveals that Innis's advocacy of the North was closely bound up with his vision of northern Canada as the site of a second industrial revolution based on mining, hydro-electric power, pulp and paper, and enabled by new forms of transportation. Long ... Read more
Product Details
Number of pages
432
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773541672
SKU
V9780773541672
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About William J. Buxton
William J. Buxton is professor of communication studies at Concordia University and co-editor of Harold Innis in the New Century.
Reviews for Harold Innis and the North
"Innis recognized the central importance of the north to the Canadian nation, and climate change debates and contemporary geo-politics have given us fresh reasons to revisit his perspectives. This book is a useful contribution to a range of discussions about nature, the nation, and development." Kerry Abel, Department of History, Carleton University "Buxton and his fellow authors reveal how large ... Read more