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Technology & Engineering Forestry

Green Gold

The Forest Industry in British Columbia

by (author) Patricia Marchak

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Forestry, Trees, General, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Natural Resources
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774845076
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774801836
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $32.95

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A comprehensive analysis of the social, political, and economic role of forests as one of the principal single-staple industries in British Columbia, this book explores the history of forestry in the province, legislation and governmental control, labour unions, community and industry structure, employment conditions for men and women, job security, and “boom or bust” ideologies.

About the author

Patricia Marchak, former dean of arts and professor emerita, University of British Columbia, is the author of several books including Logging the Globe, The Integrated Circus, God's Assassins, and Reigns of Terror.

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Editorial Reviews

A remarkably comprehensive analysis of the social, political, and economic role of forests as one of the principal single-staple industries in British Columbia ... deals particularly with the susceptibility of the forest industry in the Pacific Northwest to external economic conditions and export markets. ... [It] should appeal to a broad audience of political scientists, economists, sociologists, natural resource specialists, and regional planners.

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