The Nurture of Nature
Childhood, Antimodernism, and Ontario Summer Camps, 1920-55
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2010
- Category
- Social History, General, Ontario (ON), Study & Teaching, General, Children's Studies, Post-Confederation (1867-), Discrimination & Race Relations
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774858847
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $125.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774816403
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774816397
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
Thousands of children attended summer camps in twentieth-century Ontario. Did parents simply want a break, or were broader developments at play? The Nurture of Nature explores how competing cultural tendencies – antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity – shaped the development of summer camps and, consequently, modern social life in North America. A valuable resource for those interested in the connections between the history of childhood, the natural environment, and recreation, The Nature of Nurture will also appeal to anyone who has been packed off to camp and wants to explore why.
About the author
Awards
- Winner, Clio Prize (Ontario), Canadian Historical Association
- Winner, Floyd S. Chalmers Award in Ontario History, The Champlain Society
Contributor Notes
Sharon Wall is an assistant professor of history at the University of Winnipeg.