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<p>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 i

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Author

Murton, James Ernest , 1969-

Publisher

University of British Columbia Press; UBC Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780774840712

Category

business

Subjects

History, Management, Business

Updated

2026-03-25