| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Nature, history, and society series,
1713-6687
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Nature, history, society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the wet prairie -- Drains and cultural communities : the early years of Manitoba drainage, 1870-1915 -- Juridictional quagmires : dominion authority and prairie wetlands, 1870-1930 -- Drains and geographical communities : experts, highlanders, and lowlanders assess drainage -- Internaional bioregions and local mementum : the International Joint Commission, Ducks Unlimited, and continued drainage -- Permanence, maintenance, and change : watershed management in Manitoba -- Conclusion : chequer board squares in a dynamic landscape -- Appendices. |
| Summary |
This in-depth exploration of surface water management in southern Manitoba reveals how coping with environmental realities has altered both residents' relations with each other and their ideas about the role of the state. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Manitoba -- History.
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Agriculture. |
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Manitoba. |
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History. |
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Drainage -- Manitoba -- History.
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Drainage. |
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Watershed management -- Manitoba -- History.
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Watershed management. |
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Agriculture and state -- Manitoba.
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Agriculture and state. |
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Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Manitoba.
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Agriculture -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stunden Bower, Shannon, 1977- Wet Prairie. Vancouver : UBC Press, 2011 9780774818520 (DLC) 2011290546 (OCoLC)700678064 |
| ISBN |
9780774818544 (electronic book) |
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0774818549 (electronic book) |
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1283245485 |
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9781283245487 |
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9780774818520 |
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0774818522 |
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9780774818537 (paperback) |
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9780774859929 (epub) |
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