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Through five diverse episodes of forced relocation across Canada, Moved by the State offers a new look at the power of the welfare state and the political culture of postwar Canada.

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…the book is thought-provoking and will inspire discussion among those looking to Canadian social and political challenges of the past, as well as those considering them in the future. -- C. J. Taylor, Parks Canada * Prairie History *

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 “No More Canadians Will Starve!”: Development, Discipline, and Decolonizing the North

2 “The Governmentality Game”: Problematizing, Resettling, and Democratizing Newfoundland

3 “Artisans of Their Destiny”: Participation, Power, and Place in Quebec’s Backcountry

4 “Deviating from the Strict Letter of the Law”: Race, Poverty, and Planning in Postwar Halifax

5 “A Fourth Level of Government”? Urban Renewal, State Power, and Democracy in Vancouver’s East Side

Conclusion

Notes; Bibliography; Index

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2019
      ISBN13: 9780774861007, 978-0774861007
      ISBN10: 0774861002
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Through five diverse episodes of forced relocation across Canada, Moved by the State offers a new look at the power of the welfare state and the political culture of postwar Canada.

      Trade Review
      …the book is thought-provoking and will inspire discussion among those looking to Canadian social and political challenges of the past, as well as those considering them in the future. -- C. J. Taylor, Parks Canada * Prairie History *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 “No More Canadians Will Starve!”: Development, Discipline, and Decolonizing the North

      2 “The Governmentality Game”: Problematizing, Resettling, and Democratizing Newfoundland

      3 “Artisans of Their Destiny”: Participation, Power, and Place in Quebec’s Backcountry

      4 “Deviating from the Strict Letter of the Law”: Race, Poverty, and Planning in Postwar Halifax

      5 “A Fourth Level of Government”? Urban Renewal, State Power, and Democracy in Vancouver’s East Side

      Conclusion

      Notes; Bibliography; Index

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