The politics of population: state formation, statistics and the Census of Canada ; 1840 - 1875

"The Politics of Population provides a detailed account of the political and social context in which census making developed in Canada. It discusses census making as a political project, investigating its place in and impact on party politics and ethnic, religious, and sectional struggles. It a...

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Main Author: Curtis, Bruce (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto [u.a.] Univ. of Toronto Press 2001
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Summary:"The Politics of Population provides a detailed account of the political and social context in which census making developed in Canada. It discusses census making as a political project, investigating its place in and impact on party politics and ethnic, religious, and sectional struggles. It also looks closely at census making as an administrative practice, identifying the main census managers and outlining the organization of five attempts at census making between 1842 and 1850, before describing how census making finally unfolded between 1852 and 1871."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:X, 385 S.
ISBN:0802048536

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