Minetown, Milltown, Railtown : Life in Canadian communities of single industry / Rex Lucas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, Rex, Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community life--Canada.

Community life.

Company towns--Canada.

Company towns.

Resource-based communities--Canada.

Resource-based communities.

Canada--Social conditions--1945-.

Canada.

Canada--Economic conditions--1945-.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 431 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores links between economic resources, industrial structure and social patterns in Canada. 600 communities from coast to coast used in study, several north of 60 degrees, and many in mid-Canada development corridor.

Contents:

Cover; Introduction; 1 The community of single industry; 2 Stage I Construction of the community; 3 Stage II The recruitment of citizens; 4 Stage III Transition; 5 Stage IV Maturity; 6 The organization of work; 7 Occupation, stratification, and association; 8 Interpersonal relationships; 9 Recreation; 10 Goods and services; 11 Healing arts; 12 The school; 13 Churches; 14 Social conflict and social control; 15 Marriage and migration of youth; 16 Some social implications; Notes on data and sources; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

"Reprinted in 2018"--Title page verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-7635-8

OCLC:

1129208314