The Nurture of Nature

Childhood, Antimodernism, and Ontario Summer Camps, 1920-55

Nonfiction, History, Reference, Study & Teaching, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations
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Author: Sharon Wall ISBN: 9780774858847
Publisher: UBC Press Publication: January 1, 2010
Imprint: UBC Press Language: English
Author: Sharon Wall
ISBN: 9780774858847
Publisher: UBC Press
Publication: January 1, 2010
Imprint: UBC Press
Language: English

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 Nature of Nurture will also appeal to anyone who has been packed off to camp and wants to explore why.

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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 Nature of Nurture will also appeal to anyone who has been packed off to camp and wants to explore why.

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