Tina Adcock
Biographic Data
| ID | 3786037 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tina Adcock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tina |
| FAMILY NAME | Adcock |
| SIGNATURE | ADCOCK T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Making Muskoka
For more than 150 years, people within and beyond Canada have characterized and sought out Muskoka as an archetypical space of wilderness tourism. Typical representations of this land of lakes, rocky outcrops, and conifers, today two hours north of Toronto by car, derive from objects and practices of summertime leisure. Yet the views of visitors, from the depths of Muskoka chairs or aboard various watercraft, have often overridden and obscured th…
Made Modern
Science and technology have shaped not only economic empires and industrial landscapes, but also the identities, anxieties, and understandings of people living in modern times. Made Modern: Science and Technology in Canadian History draws together leading scholars from a wide range of fields to enrich our understanding of history inside and outside Canada’s borders. The book’s chapters examine how science and technology have allowed Canadians to …
The Maximum of Mishap
Directly after the Second World War, at a time when most North American governments were clamouring for tourist dollars, the Northwest Territories Council sought to discourage pleasure-seeking visitors from heading north of 60. A small but troublesome group of travellers who straddled the boundary between exploration and tourism, whom the author terms “adventurous” tourists, may help to explain northern officials’ unusual antipathy toward tourism…
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The Maximum of Mishap
Directly after the Second World War, at a time when most North American governments were clamouring for tourist dollars, the Northwest Territories Council sought to discourage pleasure-seeking visitors from heading north of 60. A small but troublesome group of travellers who straddled the boundary between exploration and tourism, whom the author terms “adventurous” tourists, may help to explain northern officials’ unusual antipathy toward tourism…
Made Modern
Science and technology have shaped not only economic empires and industrial landscapes, but also the identities, anxieties, and understandings of people living in modern times. Made Modern: Science and Technology in Canadian History draws together leading scholars from a wide range of fields to enrich our understanding of history inside and outside Canada’s borders. The book’s chapters examine how science and technology have allowed Canadians to …
Making Muskoka
For more than 150 years, people within and beyond Canada have characterized and sought out Muskoka as an archetypical space of wilderness tourism. Typical representations of this land of lakes, rocky outcrops, and conifers, today two hours north of Toronto by car, derive from objects and practices of summertime leisure. Yet the views of visitors, from the depths of Muskoka chairs or aboard various watercraft, have often overridden and obscured th…
Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Tourism (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 works) · Antipathy (1 works) · Arable land (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Ethnology (1 works) · Foothills (1 works)