The Spirit of Industry and Improvement
：Liberal Government and Rural-Industrial Society, Nova Scotia, 1790-1862
Publication subTitle ：Liberal Government and Rural-Industrial Society, Nova Scotia, 1790-1862
Publisher： McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9780773574960
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780773533530
Subject： K711.41 英国殖民地时期（1763~1791年）
Keyword： 历史、地理
Language： ENG
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Description
The notion of improvement permeated social and political discourse in colonial Canadian society. From agriculture to building roads and mills to defining correct habits and behaviour, Nova Scotia's improvers embraced the ideals of innovation and progress and promoted modern programs of government.