Uniting in measures of common good : the construction of collective liberal identities in central Canada, 1830-1900 / Darren Ferry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferry, Darren, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Associations, institutions, etc--Canada, Central--History--19th century.

Common good--Case studies.

Community organization--Canada, Central--History--19th century.

Liberalism--Canada, Central--History--19th century.

Social change--Canada, Central--History--19th century.

Canada, Central--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ferry examines a wide selection of voluntary societies - mechanics' institutes, mutual benefit organizations, agricultural associations, temperance societies, and literary and scientific associations. He reinterprets the history of these organizations in terms of their own internal tensions over liberal doctrines and the effect of social, cultural, and economic change and compares the effects of liberalism on rural and urban associations and on societies in both English and French Canada.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

For a More Enlightened Citizenry

Small-Town Mechanics’ Institutes

Continuity and Change in Temperance Societies

A Spirit of Candour, Moderation, and Open Generosity

Elevating the Cultivators of the Soil

The Dominion Grange and Patrons of Industry

A Feast of Popularized Science and Literature

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612864575

9780773578616

0773578617

9781282864573

1282864572

9780773574670

0773574670

OCLC:

607204397