A History of the Edmonton City Market 1900-2000: Urban Values and Urban Culture Contributor(s): Merrett, Kathryn Chase (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552380521 ISBN-13: 9781552380529 Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2001 Click for more in this series: Legacies Shared |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Retailing - History | Canada - General - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General |
Dewey: 381.180 |
LCCN: 2001536416 |
Series: Legacies Shared |
Physical Information: 247 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 56 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Kathryn Chase Merrett celebrates 100 years of the Edmonton City Market in this groundbreaking local history. Richly textured with archival photographs, drawings, maps, and anecdotes by vendors and customers of the city market, this book reveals how the market managed to thrive in the heart of a city that grew from a frontier outpost to a high-rise metropolis. In this original study, Merrett sheds light on the turbulent relationship between a city's cultural and agricultural values and the civic aspirations of the city's officials. A History of the Edmonton City Market brings a comprehensive study of a long-lived and much-loved institution to life by seamlessly integrating details of the city market with wider contexts of urban, economic, and cultural studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Merrett, Kathryn Chase: - Kathryn Chase Merrett obtained her master's degree in history from the University of Alberta in 1992. She is editor of the architectural, dance, film, and theatre articles in the Canadian Encyclopedia. She has been a resident of Edmonton since 1967. |
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