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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The Technological Imperative in Canada

An Intellectual History

by (author) R. Douglas Francis

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2010
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774816519
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774816502
    Publish Date
    Jun 2009
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

From the mid-nineteenth century onward, advocates argued that technology, as a moral force, would strengthen the ties that bound Canada to Britain and Western civilization, while opponents saw technology as a source of American power that threatened Canadian independence. The Technological Imperative in Canada offers new insights into the ideas of influential and lesser-known theorists of technology and morality that will appeal to anyone who wants a Canadian perspective on a critical subject.

About the author

R. Douglas Francis is a professor of history at the University of Calgary. He has published extensively in the areas of Canadian and western Canadian intellectual and cultural history.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, Canadian Historical Association