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Farming in a global economy : a case study of Dutch immigrant farmers in Canada / by Frans Schryer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schryer, Frans.
- Series:
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 101.
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 101
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Farmers--Ontario.
- Farmers.
- Dutch--Ontario--Social conditions.
- Dutch.
- Agriculture--Ontario.
- Agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (388 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book describes how Dutch immigrants became commercial farmers in the Canadian province of Ontario. It addresses the broader question of why the Dutch have an international reputation as successful farmers, and the critical implications of such positive stereotyping.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Farming, culture, and migration : the Netherlands and Ontario
- pt. 2. Dutch farm immigrants after World War II
- pt. 3. The Dutch presence in Ontario agriculture.
- Notes:
- Errata sheets inserted.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-341) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-39939-6
- 9786611399399
- 90-474-0977-9
- OCLC:
- 290556647
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