ABSTRACT Examinations of the historical economic geography of the Prairie Provinces have tended t... more ABSTRACT Examinations of the historical economic geography of the Prairie Provinces have tended to emphasize the significance of "raw" wheat over "manufactured" flour when studying "staple" production. However, the present cultural landscapes of this region might have been quite different if the production of milling quality wheat had not been successfully developed. In this paper the spatial and economic evolution of the flour milling industry in the Prairie Provinces of Canada is examined. It is argued that two distinct aspects of the flour milling industry should be distinguished. First, a few major extra-regionally owned and controlled flour milling companies came to dominate the export industry of the Prairies, and also influence much of the development of the cultural landscapes of the region. Second, a much larger number of locally owned flour mills were established that basically served their tributary areas, by manufacturing flour for sale or by gristing, although occasionally also producing flour for export. Although of critical significance locally, they were less important in developing regional landscapes. They thrived as a result of the evolution of the Prairie Provinces. As the economics of flour milling have changed most of these smaller enterprises have fallen by the wayside.
ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canad... more ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canada,Dfollowing the negotiation of an agreement between the leaders of the groups and the Belizean government. The Mennonites subsequently proved to be a valuable economic addition to the country. Within a decade, however, internal divisions led to migrations within Belize, and some individuals and groups left the country. The individuals returned for the most part to one of their earlier homes or to homes of their immediate families in Mexico and Canada. The groups moved to more isolated environments in Central and South America. This study presents the results of an investigation of these Mennonite migrations and outlines the various reasons for the moves. It also considers the reasons for the lack of movement by most Mennonites who are content with their present lifestyle. Most of the moves are of a “conservative” type with the migrants continually trying to avoid aspects of the outside world which they feel are encroaching upon their ability to practice their religion in the way they choose.
The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien, 1980
ABSTRACT Selected behaviour patterns of Hutterite and non-Hutterite farmers were investigated, us... more ABSTRACT Selected behaviour patterns of Hutterite and non-Hutterite farmers were investigated, using objective and subjective techniques, to test the contention of the French school of social geographers that subcultural groups have their own specific social space, which reflects their values, preferences, and aspirations. The objective data indicated that behavioural differences exist in a hierarchy of spaces ranging from small scale ‘familial’ space to a larger ‘recreational’ space. Similar subcultural variations were shown by a cognitive mapping procedure. This revealed a different rural knowledge space for the two study groups, which can be taken as a surrogate for their overall social space.Des aspects choisis de comportement d'un groupe de Hutterites et d'autres fermiers ont été examinés. Des méthodes objectives et subjectives ont été utilisées pour éprouver l'hypothése de l'école francaise de géographie sociale que des groupes culturels aient leurs propres espaces sociales réfletant leurs valeurs, préférences, et aspirations. Les données objectives démontrent que des différences de comportement existent dans une hierarchie spatiale variant de l'espace restreint de « famille» jusqu'à l'espace étendu de « récréation ». Des variations culturelles semblables ont été montrées par la méthode de cartographie cognitive qui a décelé pour chacun des deux groupes un espace de familiarité rurale différent qui peut se subsister à l'espace social général.
... a few merchant houses of considerable economic and political importance.25 The town that was ... more ... a few merchant houses of considerable economic and political importance.25 The town that was to become Belize City was by ... for the settlers' 'places of abode while the settlement at the mouth of the Belize River contained their warehouses, docks, business places etc ...
ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canad... more ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canada,Dfollowing the negotiation of an agreement between the leaders of the groups and the Belizean government. The Mennonites subsequently proved to be a valuable economic addition to the country. Within a decade, however, internal divisions led to migrations within Belize, and some individuals and groups left the country. The individuals returned for the most part to one of their earlier homes or to homes of their immediate families in Mexico and Canada. The groups moved to more isolated environments in Central and South America. This study presents the results of an investigation of these Mennonite migrations and outlines the various reasons for the moves. It also considers the reasons for the lack of movement by most Mennonites who are content with their present lifestyle. Most of the moves are of a “conservative” type with the migrants continually trying to avoid aspects of the outside world which they feel are encroaching upon their ability to practice their religion in the way they choose.
ABSTRACT It is because social relations are so frequently and so inevitably correlated with spati... more ABSTRACT It is because social relations are so frequently and so inevitably correlated with spatial relations; because physical distances so frequently are, or seem to be, the indexes of social distance, that statistics have any significance whatever for sociology. And this is true, finally, because it is only as social and psychical facts can be reduced to, and correlated with, spatial facts that they can be measured at all.1
ABSTRACT Examinations of the historical economic geography of the Prairie Provinces have tended t... more ABSTRACT Examinations of the historical economic geography of the Prairie Provinces have tended to emphasize the significance of "raw" wheat over "manufactured" flour when studying "staple" production. However, the present cultural landscapes of this region might have been quite different if the production of milling quality wheat had not been successfully developed. In this paper the spatial and economic evolution of the flour milling industry in the Prairie Provinces of Canada is examined. It is argued that two distinct aspects of the flour milling industry should be distinguished. First, a few major extra-regionally owned and controlled flour milling companies came to dominate the export industry of the Prairies, and also influence much of the development of the cultural landscapes of the region. Second, a much larger number of locally owned flour mills were established that basically served their tributary areas, by manufacturing flour for sale or by gristing, although occasionally also producing flour for export. Although of critical significance locally, they were less important in developing regional landscapes. They thrived as a result of the evolution of the Prairie Provinces. As the economics of flour milling have changed most of these smaller enterprises have fallen by the wayside.
ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canad... more ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canada,Dfollowing the negotiation of an agreement between the leaders of the groups and the Belizean government. The Mennonites subsequently proved to be a valuable economic addition to the country. Within a decade, however, internal divisions led to migrations within Belize, and some individuals and groups left the country. The individuals returned for the most part to one of their earlier homes or to homes of their immediate families in Mexico and Canada. The groups moved to more isolated environments in Central and South America. This study presents the results of an investigation of these Mennonite migrations and outlines the various reasons for the moves. It also considers the reasons for the lack of movement by most Mennonites who are content with their present lifestyle. Most of the moves are of a “conservative” type with the migrants continually trying to avoid aspects of the outside world which they feel are encroaching upon their ability to practice their religion in the way they choose.
The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien, 1980
ABSTRACT Selected behaviour patterns of Hutterite and non-Hutterite farmers were investigated, us... more ABSTRACT Selected behaviour patterns of Hutterite and non-Hutterite farmers were investigated, using objective and subjective techniques, to test the contention of the French school of social geographers that subcultural groups have their own specific social space, which reflects their values, preferences, and aspirations. The objective data indicated that behavioural differences exist in a hierarchy of spaces ranging from small scale ‘familial’ space to a larger ‘recreational’ space. Similar subcultural variations were shown by a cognitive mapping procedure. This revealed a different rural knowledge space for the two study groups, which can be taken as a surrogate for their overall social space.Des aspects choisis de comportement d'un groupe de Hutterites et d'autres fermiers ont été examinés. Des méthodes objectives et subjectives ont été utilisées pour éprouver l'hypothése de l'école francaise de géographie sociale que des groupes culturels aient leurs propres espaces sociales réfletant leurs valeurs, préférences, et aspirations. Les données objectives démontrent que des différences de comportement existent dans une hierarchie spatiale variant de l'espace restreint de « famille» jusqu'à l'espace étendu de « récréation ». Des variations culturelles semblables ont été montrées par la méthode de cartographie cognitive qui a décelé pour chacun des deux groupes un espace de familiarité rurale différent qui peut se subsister à l'espace social général.
... a few merchant houses of considerable economic and political importance.25 The town that was ... more ... a few merchant houses of considerable economic and political importance.25 The town that was to become Belize City was by ... for the settlers' 'places of abode while the settlement at the mouth of the Belize River contained their warehouses, docks, business places etc ...
ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canad... more ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s groups oftMennonites migrated to Belize from Mexico and Canada,Dfollowing the negotiation of an agreement between the leaders of the groups and the Belizean government. The Mennonites subsequently proved to be a valuable economic addition to the country. Within a decade, however, internal divisions led to migrations within Belize, and some individuals and groups left the country. The individuals returned for the most part to one of their earlier homes or to homes of their immediate families in Mexico and Canada. The groups moved to more isolated environments in Central and South America. This study presents the results of an investigation of these Mennonite migrations and outlines the various reasons for the moves. It also considers the reasons for the lack of movement by most Mennonites who are content with their present lifestyle. Most of the moves are of a “conservative” type with the migrants continually trying to avoid aspects of the outside world which they feel are encroaching upon their ability to practice their religion in the way they choose.
ABSTRACT It is because social relations are so frequently and so inevitably correlated with spati... more ABSTRACT It is because social relations are so frequently and so inevitably correlated with spatial relations; because physical distances so frequently are, or seem to be, the indexes of social distance, that statistics have any significance whatever for sociology. And this is true, finally, because it is only as social and psychical facts can be reduced to, and correlated with, spatial facts that they can be measured at all.1
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