ISBN: 0802006191 9780802006196

Category: History / Canada / General

Page count: 505

A comprehensive account of the professions in 19th-century Ontario, examining the three traditional "learned professions," law, divinity, and medicine. Explores the effects of political, economic, and social change on professional men's privileges and place in society, and the development of a number of occupations aspiring to professional status, including dentistry, engineering, and teaching. Canadian call number: C94-931189-8. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR