Description
Book SynopsisAgainst the Tides tells the compelling story of the rehabilitation of the Maritime marshlands, a project that reshaped not only the landscape of the Bay of Fundy region but the communities that depended on it.
Trade ReviewAgainst the Tides is a skillful examination of distinctive landscapes and histories...[it] is also an illustration of the potential of community-involved scholarship and a powerful reminder of how audiovisual materials can enrich research dissemination efforts. -- Shannon Stunden Bower * NiCHE *
"Concise, perceptive, concrete yet conceptual, Against the Tides comes ready for use."
-- Edward MacDonald * American Review of Canadian Studies *
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Against the Tides] is a timely read with climate change and rising sea levels tilting waters back into the marshlands. -- Claire Campbell, Bucknell University * The Canadian Historical Review *
"An articulate and readable contribution to the literature on postwar environmental engineering by the Canadian state, the book highlights compelling local stories and perspectives, placing them into national and international context."
-- Sara Spike * Journal of New Brunswick Studies *
“… accounts such as Rudin’s are important. They highlight how easy it is to lose sight of long-term goals, and how challenging it can be to still make different choices despite knowing past history. And it calls forth the real underlying question: whose knowledge matters?” -- Bryn Robinson * The Miramichi Reader *
Table of ContentsPart 1: Second Nature
1 Out to Sea
2 Reconstruction
Part 2: Third Nature
3 Dam Projects
4 Legacies
Epilogue: Meet the Grand Pre Marsh Body
Notes; Bibliography; Index
