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In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort to manufacture a modern countryside. The government wished to reward veterans of the Great War with new lives: soldiers and other settlers would benefit from living in a rural community, considered a more healthy and moral alternative to urban life. But the fundamental reason for the land resettlement project was the rise of progressive or "new liberal" thinking, as reformers advocated an expanded role for the state in guaranteeing the prosperity and economic security of its citizens.

This ideological shift pushed the government to intervene directly in the management of not only society but also the natural environment. As most arable, accessible land in British Columbia was already being farmed by 1919, the state had to undertake environmental engineering projects on a scale not yet attempted in the province. Creating a Modern Countryside examines how this process unfolded, identifies its successes and failures, and demonstrates how the human-environment relationship of the early twentieth century shaped the province we live in today.

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James Murtonis an assistant professor of history at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario.
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"Exceptionally well―written. This book makes a very significant contribution to environmental history, BC history, and intellectual history."―Barry Ferguson, author of Remaking Liberalism

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  • PublisherUBC Press
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0774813385
  • ISBN 13 9780774813389
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  • Number of pages280

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