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Autore |
Acheson Thomas William <1936-> |
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Titolo |
Saint John : the making of a colonial urban community / / T.W. Acheson |
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Toronto ; ; Buffalo ; ; London : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1985 |
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©1985 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5967-X |
1-4426-5509-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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HISTORY / Canada / General |
History |
Saint John (N.B.) History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- MAP -- Introduction -- 1 The Urban Economy -- 2 The Common Council -- 3 The Merchant and the Social Order -- 4 Bone and Sinew: The Artisans and the Social Order -- 5 Irishmen and Bluenoses -- 6 The Evangelical Movement -- 7 Temperance -- 8 Education -- 9 Anatomy of Political Reform -- 10 Private Capital and Public Resources -- 11 Policing the City -- 12 The People of a Loyalist City -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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T.W. Acheson traces the events that led to Saint John, New Brunswick's character change and analyses their impact on the community. |
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