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Allied Power examines the mobilization of Canadian hydro-electricity during the war and the impact of that wartime expansion on Canada's power systems, rivers, and politics.

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'Eminently readable, engaging, and well supported with ample maps and images, this book will be useful not only for scholars of the Canadian home front and wartime mobilization, but also for those looking at other countries in the context of resource development during the Second World War.' -- Daniel Macfarlane H-Environment, September 2015

Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Seeking Control 3. C'est la Guerre 4. Keepers of the Light 5. Wartime Conservation 6. The Prairie Ruhr 7. Wringing the Last Kilowatt 8. Conclusion

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/06/2015
      ISBN13: 9781442648500, 978-1442648500
      ISBN10: 1442648503

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Allied Power examines the mobilization of Canadian hydro-electricity during the war and the impact of that wartime expansion on Canada's power systems, rivers, and politics.

      Trade Review
      'Eminently readable, engaging, and well supported with ample maps and images, this book will be useful not only for scholars of the Canadian home front and wartime mobilization, but also for those looking at other countries in the context of resource development during the Second World War.' -- Daniel Macfarlane H-Environment, September 2015

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. Seeking Control 3. C'est la Guerre 4. Keepers of the Light 5. Wartime Conservation 6. The Prairie Ruhr 7. Wringing the Last Kilowatt 8. Conclusion

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