The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in Postindustrial Places
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0774834935 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 382 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Part 3 reveals the ongoing impact of deindustrialization on working people and their place in the new global economy.Together, the chapters open a window on the lived experiences of people living at ground zero of deindustrialization, revealing its layered impacts and examining how workers, environmentalists, activists, and the state have responded to its challenges.. In Part 1, they explore the ruination of former workplaces and the damaged health and injured bodies of industrial workers. Part 2 brings to light disparities of experiences between rural resourc
Contributors: Andy Clark, Jackie Clarke, Sylvie Contrepois, Andrew Hurley, Arthur McIvor, Tracy Neumann, Seamus O'Hanlon, Andrew Parnaby, Jim Phillips, Cathy Stanton, Robert Storey, and Lucy Taksa . Lachlan MacKinnon holds a PhD in history from Concordia University. Steven High is professor of history at Concordia University. Andrew Perchard is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Business in Society at Coventr
Together, they open a window on the lived experiences of people living at ground zero of deindustrialization, revealing its layered impacts and examining how workers, environmentalists, activists, and the state have responded to its challenges.. Scholars from five nations share personal stories of ruin and ruination and ask others what it means to be working class in a postindustrial world. Since the 1970s, the closure of mines, mills, and factories has marked a rupture in working-class lives. The Deindustrialized World interrogates the process of industrial ruination, from the first impact of layoffs in metropolitan cities, suburban areas, and single-industry towns to the shock waves that rippled outward, affecting entire regions, countries, and beyond