The nurture of nature : childhood, antimodernism, and Ontario summer camps, 1920-55 / Sharon Wall ; foreword by Graeme Wynn.
By: Wall, Sharon
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BookSeries: Nature, history, society: Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, [2009]Description: xx, 369 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780774816397; 9780774816403.Subject(s): 1900-1999 | Geschichte 1920-1955 | Camps -- Ontario -- History -- 20th century | Camps -- Social aspects -- Ontario | Outdoor recreation for children -- Ontario -- History -- 20th century | Outdoor recreation for children -- Social aspects -- Ontario | Camping -- Ontario -- History -- 20th century | Camping -- Social aspects -- Ontario | Colonies de vacances -- Histoire -- 20e siècle | Colonies de vacances -- Aspect social -- Ontario | Loisirs de plein air pour les adolescents -- Histoire -- 20e siècle | Loisirs de plein air pour les adolescents -- Aspect social -- Ontario | Camping -- Ontario -- Histoire -- 20e siècle | Camping -- Aspect social -- Ontario | Camping | Camps | Camps -- Social aspects | Outdoor recreation for children | Ferienlager | Freiluftunterricht | Ontario | KanadaGenre/Form: Electronic books. | History.DDC classification: 306.4/8 Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-354) and index.
Back to nature: escaping the city, ordering the wild -- Socialism for the rich: class formation at the private camp -- "All they need is air": building health, shaping class at the fresh air camp -- Making modern childhood the natural way: the camp experiment with psychology, mental hygiene, and progressive education -- Shaping true natures in nature: camping, gender, and sexuality -- Totem poles, tepees, and token traditions: "playing Indian" at camp.
"Thousands of children attended summer camps in twentieth-century Ontario. Did parents simply want a break, or were broader developments at play? The Nurture of Nature explores how competing cultural tendencies - antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity - shaped the development of summer camps and, consequently, modern social life in North America. A valuable resource for those interested in the connections between the history of childhood, the natural environment, and recreation, The Nurture of Nature will also appeal to anyone who has been packed off to camp and wants to explore why."--Jacket.
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