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History Post-confederation (1867-)

Moved by the State

Forced Relocation and Making a Good Life in Postwar Canada

by (author) Tina Loo

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2019
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), Social History

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774861038
    Publish Date
    Jun 2019
    List Price
    $29.99

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774861007
    Publish Date
    Jun 2019
    List Price
    $89.95

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774861014
    Publish Date
    Nov 2019
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

From the 1950s to the 1970s, the Canadian government relocated people living in rural and urban communities, often against their will, in order to alleviate the all-too-common lack of social services and economic opportunities. Moved by the State offers a completely new interpretation of this undertaking, focusing on the bureaucrats and academics who designed and implemented these relocations – and on the larger development project they were pursuing. Tina Loo’s finely crafted history reveals the optimistic belief underpinning postwar relocations: the power of the interventionist state to do good.

About the author

Tina Loo is Associate Professor at the Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, and author of Toronto's Girl Problem: The Perils and Pleasures of the City, 1880-1930.

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Awards

  • Winner, Best Book in Political History, Canadian Historical Association
  • Short-listed, Best Scholarly Book in Canadian History, Canadian Historical Association
  • Short-listed, J.W. Dafoe Book Prize, J.W. Dafoe Foundation

Editorial Reviews

…the book is thought-provoking and will inspire discussion among those looking to Canadian social and political challenges of the past, as well as those considering them in the future.

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