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Autore |
Otter A. A. den (Andy Albert den), <1941-> |
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The philosophy of railways : the transcontinental railway idea in British North America / / A.A. den Otter |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997 |
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©1997 |
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1-282-02558-9 |
9786612025587 |
1-4426-7846-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Railroads - Canada - History |
Livres numeriques. |
History |
e-books. |
Electronic books. |
Britisch-Nordamerika |
Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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; 1. Technological Nationalism: The Backdrop -- ; 2. The Guarantee Act: Signpost for an Era -- ; 3. Nova Scotia: Railways and the New Economy -- ; 4. The Grand Trunk Railway: The New Imperialism -- ; 5. Saint John: Fulcrum Metropol -- ; 6. The Pacific Scandal: Nationalism and Business -- ; 7. The National Policy: Defining a Nation -- ; 8. The Philosophy of Railways: Conclusions and Conjectures. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"When, in the late 1980s, the federal government initiated a plan to deregulate the Canadian railway system, lobby groups protested the betrayal of a national mandate. They asserted that the railway was founded to promote a sense of national identity, to provide access to isolated regions of the country, and to ensure a transnational exchange of goods and ideas. In The Philosophy of Railways, A.A. den Otter considers the relationship between nationalism and technology, and |
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