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Farming in a Global Economy : A Case Study of Dutch Immigrant Farmers in Canada.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology SeriesPublisher: Boston : BRILL, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (388 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789047409779
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Farming in a Global EconomyDDC classification:
  • 338.1086/91209713
LOC classification:
  • HD8039.F32C275 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures &amp -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE FARMING, CULTURE, AND MIGRATION: THE NETHERLANDS AND ONTARIO -- Chapter 1: The Netherlands: The Country of Origin -- Chapter 2: Ontario: A Province of Immigrants -- Chapter 3: Dutch Farm Immigrants Prior to World War Two -- PART TWO DUTCH FARM IMMIGRANTS AFTER WORLD WAR II -- Chapter 4: The Netherlands-Canada Settlement Scheme -- Chapter 5: Becoming a Canadian Farmer -- Chapter 6: Learning and Getting Ahead -- Chapter 7: Dutch Farmers in Different Regions -- Chapter 8: Forming Communities and Institutions -- Chapter 9: Getting Politically Involved -- Chapter 10: A Profile of Dutch-Canadian Farmers -- Chapter 11: Three Generations of Farmers: Continuity and and Discontinuity -- PART THREE THE DUTCH PRESENCE IN ONTARIO AGRICULTURE -- Chapter 12: Demographics and Spatial Distribution -- Chapter 13: Crop Specialization and Agribusiness -- Chapter 14: The European-Dutch Corporate Connection -- Chapter 15: The Newcomers -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix (dual scaling) -- Index.
Summary: This book describes how Dutch immigrants became commercial farmers in the Canadian province of Ontario. It addresses the broader question of why the Dutch have an international reputation as successful farmers, and the critical implications of such positive stereotyping.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures &amp -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE FARMING, CULTURE, AND MIGRATION: THE NETHERLANDS AND ONTARIO -- Chapter 1: The Netherlands: The Country of Origin -- Chapter 2: Ontario: A Province of Immigrants -- Chapter 3: Dutch Farm Immigrants Prior to World War Two -- PART TWO DUTCH FARM IMMIGRANTS AFTER WORLD WAR II -- Chapter 4: The Netherlands-Canada Settlement Scheme -- Chapter 5: Becoming a Canadian Farmer -- Chapter 6: Learning and Getting Ahead -- Chapter 7: Dutch Farmers in Different Regions -- Chapter 8: Forming Communities and Institutions -- Chapter 9: Getting Politically Involved -- Chapter 10: A Profile of Dutch-Canadian Farmers -- Chapter 11: Three Generations of Farmers: Continuity and and Discontinuity -- PART THREE THE DUTCH PRESENCE IN ONTARIO AGRICULTURE -- Chapter 12: Demographics and Spatial Distribution -- Chapter 13: Crop Specialization and Agribusiness -- Chapter 14: The European-Dutch Corporate Connection -- Chapter 15: The Newcomers -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix (dual scaling) -- Index.

This book describes how Dutch immigrants became commercial farmers in the Canadian province of Ontario. It addresses the broader question of why the Dutch have an international reputation as successful farmers, and the critical implications of such positive stereotyping.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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