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Quebec HydropoliticsThe Peribonka Concessions of the Second World War |
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An examination of the effects of dams on the environment, Aboriginal peoples, and the war effort.
The construction in the 1940s of hydroelectric dams and reservoirs, Lakes Manouan and Passe Dangereuse, were enormous projects that had consequences not only on the environment but also on international affairs. Built by the Aluminium Company of Canada (Rio Tinto Alcan), the project helped meet the American and Allied Forces demand for electrical power and aluminium ingot during the Second World War but also forced Innu/Montagnais hunter-trappers from their ancestral lands.
Examining sources as varied as the papers of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and interviews with Montagnais elders, Quebec Hydropolitics presents a compelling synthesis of business and social history as well as wartime politics. David Massell reconstructs the story of a changing landscape through the perspectives of corporate executives, government officials, and Aboriginals to show the effect that war had on Canadian resource extraction and energy policy as well as its indigenous peoples.
A narrative that flows from the Saguenay watershed to the centres of political power, Quebec Hydropolitics is an informative look at the costs and benefits of large-scale industrialization.
Examining sources as varied as the papers of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and interviews with Montagnais elders, Quebec Hydropolitics presents a compelling synthesis of business and social history as well as wartime politics. David Massell reconstructs the story of a changing landscape through the perspectives of corporate executives, government officials, and Aboriginals to show the effect that war had on Canadian resource extraction and energy policy as well as its indigenous peoples.
A narrative that flows from the Saguenay watershed to the centres of political power, Quebec Hydropolitics is an informative look at the costs and benefits of large-scale industrialization.
Details
Part of the Études d'histoire du Québec / Studies on the History of Quebec (number 24 in series)
264 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773537828
January 2011
Formats: Paperback, Cloth, eBook
"Quebec Hydropolitics sheds important new light on just how vital the Peribonka concessions were for the development of both the Quebec economy and the province's regulatory state." Laurence B. Mussio, Department of Communications and Multimedia, McMaster University
"A rich and nuanced text that forces the reader to think again not only about the war and its immediate effects but also its enduring legacies in Quebec and beyond." Matthew Evenden, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
"A rich and nuanced text that forces the reader to think again not only about the war and its immediate effects but also its enduring legacies in Quebec and beyond." Matthew Evenden, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
David Massell is associate professor of history at the University of Vermont and the author of Amassing Power: J.B. Duke and the Saguenay River, 1897-1927.
Maps and Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 3
Chapter 1
Hydraulic Hinterland, Native Home: A Prehistory 15
Chapter 2
Lac Manouan 35
Chapter 3
Passe Dangereuse 77
Chapter 4
Beyond Quebec: the Shipshaw-Massena Bargain 99
Chapter 5
“Do we live in the province of Aluminum or in the Province of Quebec?” 133
Chapter 6
Bersimis and Beyond 142
Chapter 7
Conclusion 154
Notes 173
Bibliography 219
Index 231
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 3
Chapter 1
Hydraulic Hinterland, Native Home: A Prehistory 15
Chapter 2
Lac Manouan 35
Chapter 3
Passe Dangereuse 77
Chapter 4
Beyond Quebec: the Shipshaw-Massena Bargain 99
Chapter 5
“Do we live in the province of Aluminum or in the Province of Quebec?” 133
Chapter 6
Bersimis and Beyond 142
Chapter 7
Conclusion 154
Notes 173
Bibliography 219
Index 231
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$43.95 CAD
Paperback
Shortlisted
Canadian Political History Prize
(2012)
Canadian Political History Prize
(2012)
