Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. Introduction 3
7. The Administrative Capacities of the Quebec State: Specialized Personnel and Technoscientific Interventions 20
8. The Invention of a Mining Space: Geological Exploration and Mineralogical Knowledge 43
9. Soil Classification and Separation of Forest and Colonization Areas: Scientific Forestry and Reforestation 71
10. Surveillance and Improvement of Fish and Game Territories: Conservation of Wildlife Resources 95
11. Regionalization and Specialization of Agricultural Production: Disseminating Agronomic Knowledge 124
12. Conclusion 156
13. Identification of Technoscientific Activities in the Public Accounts (1896–1940) 159
14. Notes 161
15. Bibliography 188
16. Index 200
17. Nature History Society 209