TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clarke,John
TI  - Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper Canada
T2  - Carleton Library Series
SN  - 9780773568501
AV  - HD319.O5 C57 2001 
U1  - 333.3097133 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Montreal
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Land settlement patterns-Ontario-Essex (County)-History-19th century
KW  - Essex (Ont. : County)-Historical geography
KW  - Electronic books
N2  - Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper Canada examines Ontario's formative years, focusing on Essex County in Ontario from 1788 to 1850. Upper Canadian attitudes to land and society are shown to have been built on contemporary visions of the cosmos. John Clarke examines the actions of individuals from the perspective of the political culture and its manifestations, doing so within the constraints of geography and the cultural baggage of the settlers. Placing human action in the context of economics and laissez-faire capitalism, Clarke shows how almost unbridled acquisitiveness, and its concomitant land speculation, could promote or hinder development
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