Matthew Evenden

Allied Power

Mobilizing Hydro-electricity during Canada's Second World War

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Produktbeschreibung

Allied Power examines the mobilization of Canadian hydro-electricity during the war and the impact of that wartime expansion on Canada's power systems, rivers, and politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781442626256
• ISBN-10: 1442626259
• Artikelnr.: 41855927

Autorenporträt

Matthew Evenden is a professor in the Department of Geography as well as the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Seeking Control
3. C’est la Guerre
4. Keepers of the Light
5. Wartime Conservation
6. The Prairie Ruhr
7. Wringing the Last Kilowatt
8. Conclusion